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ASWB Nominating Committee seeks suggestions for 2013 election slate

ASWB delegates, members of regulatory boards and regulatory board staff members are invited to submit names for consideration. Read more.

ISO: Licensed social worker for Board Services senior management position

ASWB is conducting a search for a Board Services Senior Manager who will provide oversight to several areas of the association’s activities including the ACE program, the Social Work Registry and Contract Services, and all association meetings. The Board Services Senior Manager will track and provide information on developments in legislative and other issues affecting the ability of member licensing boards to carry out their missions. The position will staff select meetings and serve as a liaison with member boards. The Senior Manager also represents the association as a public speaker when needed. Qualifications include five or more years of prior experience in direct social work practice and supervision of staff; knowledge and experience with social work regulation; and excellent communication skills, including public speaking. Experience with academic groups and the legislative process at the state level is preferred.

A job description is available here.

A Master’s degree in social work and a social work license in good standing are required. Interested and qualified applicants must submit a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to resumes@​aswb.​org EOE/​M/​D/​V

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.

 

 

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.

 

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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.

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