ASWB Publications
ASWB is committed to keeping its members informed on important matters ranging from the governance of the association to the broad challenges facing professional regulation. To help boards stay on top of these issues, ASWB has produced a number of publications, most of which are available to member boards at no cost.

Publications Available (publications that appear underlined are available for downloading on this site)

Association News. The bi-monthly newsletter that helps keep members up to date on meetings, pertinent legal decisions, legislative activities, and individual board news.

Social Work Licensing 101. This online presentation is also available as a PowerPoint slide show that can be used by ASWB members and others interested in educating social workers and the public about the issues surrounding social work licensing.

Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice. This document was developed by a working group of representatives of ASWB and the National Association of Social Workers. The standards apply to the use of technology as an adjunct to practice, as well as practice that is exclusively conducted with technology.

The Exam Blue Book. This 45-page booklet contains information on the ASWB Social Work Examination Program, from how exams are given to the issues that govern such concepts as validity and reliability

Clinical Supervision Curriculum Guide (CSCG). This material was prepared for the Virginia Board of Social Work under a contract with Dr. Carlton Munson. The purpose of the curriculum is to prepare LCSW supervisors for supervision of candidates for licensure. The CSCG includes Volume 1, Volume 2, and a companion videotape. Volume 1 is the core of the CSCG and contains the 12 units that are the content areas of the curriculum. Volume 2 supplements Volume 1 and contains review questions, answer key, unit exercises, and a clinical supervisor journal index.

Guide for Social Work Ethics Course Development. This guide can be used by continuing education providers to develop courses, and by boards of social work to evaluate them.

Manual for New Board Members. Designed to assist new appointees to boards of social work examiners in becoming acclimated to the tasks and responsibilities of their office. (For board members only.)

Social Work Licensing Works for Everyone. This brochure gives straightforward information to social work students and others about the importance of social work licensing.

Study Guides. Study guides are available for each of ASWB's examinations Clinical, Advanced Generalist, Masters, and Bachelors. Each guide is designed to help you prepare for the social work licensure examination that was developed by ASWB. The study guides include a description of the examination development process and the administration procedures as well as suggestions on how to prepare for the examination. There are also 50 sample questions and an answer sheet so that you can score your own answer sheets and use the test for self-assessment.

Sunset: How to avoid having your board ride off into it. This booklet is intended to give boards of social work an overview of sunset and other potentially damaging legislative activities. It provides instructions for positioning social work regulation in your jurisdiction to withstand attempts to eliminate or weaken legislation or funding, and how to react in an emergency.