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As of June 2025, all states, provinces, and territories that use the social work licensing exams allow nonstandard testing arrangements for test-takers whose first language is not English.

Recently, coinciding with the vendor transition for exam administration, ASWB implemented a policy that provides the social work licensing exams in two distinct sections of 85 questions with a break in between the two sections. Each section has a time limit of two hours, and there are no structural differences in content distribution, content order, or difficulty between the sections.

Twenty-eight states have adopted the Social Work Licensure Compact as of June 2025. Compact Commission committees are meeting regularly to develop proposed rules, consider financial resources and needs, and plan next steps for implementation.

“Our new code of ethics comprises core values, and it also has guidelines guiding the practice of social work,” said Barb Whitenect, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW, of the Canadian Association of Social Workers. “It is aspirational.” Whitenect was the leadoff speaker at ASWB’s 2025 Education Meeting in early May, leading a dynamic discussion with Dale […]

During the 2025 ASWB Education Meeting in Portland, Oregon, the association presented awards for the Contributor Award and the inaugural Educational Excellence in Regulation Award.

As part of ASWB's continuing efforts to improve the testing experience, test-takers now have a scheduled 10-minute break during the social work licensing exams.

Last month, ASWB moved it's largest dataset into ASWBCentral, the web-based system that serves as the backbone of the association's online operations.

In celebration of Social Work Month 2025, ASWB developed a series of social media cover images for use on Facebook and LinkedIn.

The changes made to the licensing exam blueprints based on feedback from more than 25,000 social workers who participated in the practice analysis include structural and editorial modifications for comprehensiveness and currency.

ASWB will return to Pearson VUE for examination administration and development beginning in March 2025. During this transition, ASWB will ensure the continued delivery of the very highest quality testing experience to candidates. To facilitate the change in testing administration, there will be a two-week pause in testing between March 16 and March 30. This […]