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Each year at the Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly, ASWB publicly acknowledges the contributions of members and staff of social work regulatory boards.

Delegates at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly elected four members to the association’s Board of Directors on Saturday, November 20.

ASWB’s new strategic framework positions the social work licensing examination program as a central focus, directing the association to expand understanding and acceptance of the necessity for assessing social work competencies through valid and reliable competence measures.

Building understanding about social work regulation and promoting consistency in standards are dual goals of a recent collaboration between ASWB’s Member Engagement and Regulatory Services department and marketing staff. A new resource, Spotlight on Regulation, is now available on aswb.org. It features graphically presented information and interactive maps that supplement the dynamic laws and regulations […]

The introduction of government into the licensure, renewal, and enforcement of social work practice includes a fairness component. This fairness doctrine is referred to as due process or fundamental justice. In short, fairness in the process is required because the government mandates that practitio

News and updates from ASWB member jurisdictions and volunteers

ASWB publicly acknowledged the outstanding service of ASWB member board members and member board administrators at the organization’s 2021 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly in November. Sunny Andrews Award Philip C. Koehl IV of Illinois and Carol Payne of Minnesota received the 2021 Sunny Andrews Award for Outstanding Commitment to Regulatory Board Service. The […]

ASWB delegates elected four members to the 2021–2022 ASWB Board of Directors and two members to the Nominating Committee at the organization’s 2021 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly in November. Board of Directors Reelected to the ASWB Board of Directors: Brian D. Philson of Michigan as treasurer and Thomas H. Brooks of Minnesota as […]

On November 9, ASWB’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to gather, analyze, and release examination performance data. The motion directs ASWB staff and its consultants to develop a plan to implement this important information-sharing initiative. ASWB anticipates that the new analysis will include performance data broken down by demographic group for our member jurisdictions […]

As many of you know, I am employed at a large academic medical center in Arkansas. 2021 has been a year of transition for my department. Earlier this year, a beloved employee who was the heart and soul of our department decided to retire. In honor of her years of dedicated service, I hosted a […]