Clinical social worker Dr. Onoriode Evwaraye explains how supervision, growth mindset, and psychoeducation about stereotype threat can support early-career social workers as they pursue clinical licensure.

Susan Reay, Ed.D., LICSW, invited social work regulators at ASWB’s 2026 Education Meeting to think differently about supervision — especially telesupervision — by distinguishing between the “floor” of regulation and the “ceiling” of professional excellence.

The Association of Social Work Boards, the Clinical Social Work Association, and the National Association of Social Workers have ex officio members on the Executive Committee of the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission. At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee, representatives from the three organizations drafted an update on the progress and current status […]

Sixty-five social workers from across the United States and Canada recently gathered in San Antonio, Texas, to participate in a standard setting workshop for the 2026 social work licensing exams.

Ultimately, workforce data empowers us to guide students through the complexities of social work, helping them articulate their long-term career goals and navigate the challenges ahead.

Have you ever wondered about the connection between the knowledge learned in a social work program and the applied knowledge tested by the social work licensing exams? The Association of Social Work Boards recently explored answers to this common question by conducting an alignment study that found significant overlap, strengthening evidence for the connections among education, licensure, and professional practice.

The 2024 Social Work Workforce Study Series provides hard data about the social work workforce that employers can use to advocate for the resources they need to serve their communities.

Achieving substantive change for our profession – for any system or institution – will require collaborative discussions and decision-making that is driven by data, not by conjecture, opinion, or personal agendas. This holds true regardless of the topic at hand.