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Call for nominations

ASWB is accepting nominations for the Sunny Andrews Award, recognizing outstanding commitment to social work regulatory board service and the Board Administrator Award, recognizing outstanding commitment to social work regulatory board service. Learn more about the awards and download the nominating forms. The deadline for nominations is June 24, 2013.

New zoom feature added to exam software, effective May 6, 2013

ASWB is very pleased to announce a new software feature available at Pearson VUE test centers for the social work licensing examinations. As of May 6, candidates taking an ASWB exam have the option to display a magnified view of the screen.

Test-takers can select from preset zoom levels for viewing the exam at any point during the test. These zoom levels will magnify the text on the screen for all exam content.

This feature has minimal impact on other functions of the testing software for those who use it. Test-takers who opt not to use the zoom feature will see no impact at all from this change. Review the feature tutorial.

See what you missed at the 2013 Spring Education Meeting

Session presentations from the 2013 Spring Education Meeting on continuing competence are now available online.

Hot off the presses!

ASWB announces the newly published “Contemporary Clinical Social Work Supervision: A Mentoring and Monitoring Model” by Carlton E. Munson, Ph.D., professor of clinical social work at the University of Maryland. This new edition, which replaces Dr. Munson’s “Clinical Supervision Curriculum Guide,”  has been updated to meet the current demands for clinical supervision. Order a copy online or call ASWB at 1-800-225-6880, option 5.

The DSM-5 and the ASWB Exams

The planned fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is due for publication in May 2013 and will supersede the DSM-IV-TR, which was last revised in 2000. The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) will be reviewing and evaluating the implications of DSM-5 for the social work licensing examinations before making any needed changes. 

The current ASWB examinations reflect the content contained in the DSM-IV-TR. ASWB is always committed to providing sufficient information to social work candidates to prepare for ASWB examinations. No changes to the ASWB examinations that reflect only DSM-5 will be made before January 2015.

Online Practice Test

Note: The online practice test software is not compatible with Google Chrome. Please use Internet Explorer or Firefox for the practice test.

To purchase access to the online practice test, call 800-225-6880.

Group Practice Exam

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SOCIAL WORK LICENSING EXAMS

SOCIAL WORK LICENSING

FAQs
Candidate Handbook (PDF)
Exam security
Candidate rules agreement (PDF)
Score transfers
Disability accommodations
Pass rates
School reports

TAKING THE EXAM
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Testing appointment information (PDF)
Test sites
Video tour of a test center
NEW! Zoom function tutorial (PDF)
Non-interactive tutorial screens (PDF)
Customer service
After the exam

EXAM CONTENT
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Exam development
Item writing program
Practice analysis
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Knowledge, skills and Abilities (KSA) statements (PDF)

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