Should concerns arise regarding a student’s academic difficulty and/or academic and professional conduct, a Student Success meeting may be called. Such meetings typically involve the student, the MSW program director (or designee), the assistant dean for enrollment management (or designee), office of field education director (or designee), as well as the student’s academic advisor and field faculty. The goal of the student success meeting is to develop a plan of action to address the concerns. A technical advisor, academic advisor and other relevant people may be added to these support meetings. Students are welcome to include a support person of their choosing.

Students may be identified by any number of SSW personnel (faculty, advisors, field agencies, various School offices etc.) or the students themselves as potentially benefiting from additional support. Examples of such cases include, but are not limited to: • Challenges in field placements • Student identified behavioral health, health, or mental health issues • Difficulties in classes (e.g., missing classes, grades, learning/writing challenges, interactions with others) • Questions regarding the student’s ability to adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics or meet the School of Social Work Technical Standards

Student success meetings may result in a variety of outcomes. These outcomes will differ by the specific situation that led to the success meeting. Outcomes of success meetings include but are not limited to:

• A written plan for future steps to be taken to address the academic success challenges noted • A modification of a student’s field placement or course plan • Recommendations for follow up, including future meetings and/or available resources

If issues cannot be adequately resolved or addressed with this process, the matter will be referred to the ADEP, who may refer the matter to the Academic Concerns Committee.