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The Association of Social Work Boards today announced charitable donations totaling $23,965 to 13 nonprofit organizations in connection with the Social Work Census. As part of its efforts to encourage participation in the Social Work Census, ASWB — along with members of the Social Work Workforce Coalition — identified 13 nonprofit organizations to receive donations on behalf of individuals who completed the survey.

Field education is described as the "signature pedagogy" of social work, and Scott Wilkes, Ph.D., JD, LCSW, sees the importance of concurrent learning in both classroom and internship placements.

The development of the next iteration of competence assessments for social work licensing, slated for launch in 2026, took a major step forward when the 2022–2024 Practice Analysis Task Force held its final meeting on September 6 and 7 in Reston, Virginia.

Enforcement, while sometimes viewed as limited to administrative prosecutions, is a broad term that describes all aspects of social work regulation. Understand it and use it to fulfill the public protection obligations of social work regulators.

ASWB celebrated the outstanding service of two leaders in social work regulation at the association's 2024 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly in November.

ASWB delegates elected seven members to the ASWB Board of Directors and three members to the Nominating Committee at the organization’s 2024 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly in San Diego, California, on Saturday, November 9, 2024.

From child welfare to housing security to substance use, social workers are at the forefront of serving our communities’ most vulnerable residents. Michiganians deserve social workers who are not only competent, ethical and safe in their practice, but who also reflect the culture and experiences of the communities they serve. To ensure this is the […]

ASWB is pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 edition of the Examination Program Yearbook, highlighting the individuals who serve as Examination Committee and Form Review Team volunteers, item writers, and exam development consultants.

Twenty-two delegates convened via Zoom for the first meeting of the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission on Tuesday, September 17. The meeting focused on governance of the Commission itself, with commissioners discussing bylaws, data systems, ex officio members, and initial operating funds.

The goal of the exam report series, based on additional analyses of data on ASWB exam pass rates and those of other professions, is to inform ASWB’s and the social work profession’s approach to addressing the complex individual, institutional, and community factors influencing the testing experience and exam results.