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December 28, 2023Reenvisioning competence assessment:
Looking forward to 2024As we enter 2024, the ASWB examination program is looking forward to realizing many long-anticipated changes and initiatives. We are transitioning out of a year of planning and preparation and into a year of goals completed. Read more for details on what’s coming in the new year! -
December 28, 2023Leadership in conversationAs a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, the former chair of the Michigan Board of Social Workers and a CEO who employs approximately 50 social workers, ASWB President Brian Philson sees the profession and the importance of regulation from multiple angles.
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December 28, 2023Concepts in regulation:
You’ve got questions, we’ve got … questions, tooThe need for informed regulators is paramount. The questions identified in this article merely scratch the surface of those in need of discussion and debate. -
A team of researchers led by Cole Hooley, Ph.D., LCSW, is going to find out. Hooley; Katherine Marcal, Ph.D., MSW; and Gabby Cunningham, Ph.D., MBA, are embarking on a research project funded by ASWB to apply system dynamics to a model of the social work workforce pipeline. They hope their model will help analyze and […]
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October 31, 2023What it means to be an ASWB member boardFirst and foremost, ASWB is a membership organization. Simply stated, the member boards are ASWB.
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July 5, 2023The journey so farMy first anniversary as ASWB’s CEO is an opportunity for deep reflection. While I am looking back on a year unprecedented in ASWB’s history — and the social work profession’s history — I am also focused on the future of social work regulation.
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As part of our ongoing investment in creating competence measures for the future of social work, ASWB has invited social workers to share their experiences with social work licensing and the licensing exams via two independent research efforts.
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July 5, 2023Board composition: We are all public membersIn a sense, all regulators are public members, but some bring social work expertise to the table.
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Social Work Licensure Compact bills were introduced in 10 states in 2023. The bill was passed by both houses in one state, and bills are pending in several others.
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June 21, 2023Systems thinkerCollaborating across disciplines and navigating complex systems are familiar to licensed clinical social worker Endsley Real, who emphasizes the importance of clinical supervision and ongoing professional development for social workers.