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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the first-ever Licensure Portability Grant Program investment in a multi-state social worker licensure compact. ASWB is one of four organizations that will receive a grant to support the compact’s effort in working with state licensing boards to increase access to care.

Ubuntu is a great example of “AI,” the ancient intelligence of interdependence that can help us understand pass rate disparities on the social work licensing exams while simultaneously offering guidance for closing outcome gaps.

"Being a part of both the item writing program and the Exam Committee have really informed my practice... It makes those parts of our practice — the evidence-based, the best practice, the Code of Ethics — less abstract," says Paul Perales, LCSW.

A social work education and supervised experience are critical to preparing social workers for licensed practice. When combined with a uniform, validated competence assessment, they can provide a fuller picture of a candidate's fitness to practice safely and competently.

ASWB is redeveloping the Laws and Regulations database to increase the accessibility of regulatory data to member jurisdictions, the social work community, and the public.  The system will offer an enhanced array of resources to be published on the ASWB website.

ASWB President Brian Philson of Michigan has appointed Tobi Zavala of Arizona as director at large on the 2024 Board of Directors.

As social workers navigate the changing landscape of the profession, many structural, ethical, and legal questions arise. Supervision is at the heart of many concerns in areas as diverse as supervisor availability, qualifications, and performance.

In January 2023, ASWB began partnering with FifthTheory, a minority-owned firm with expertise in high-stakes testing and occupational assessment. ASWB has decided to expand the offering all registered candidates.

One highlight of the 2024 ASWB Education Meeting was playing FACTUALITY, an interactive board game created and facilitated by keynote speaker Natalie Gillard. This two-part immersive experience was designed to enhance attendees’ awareness of how race, class, gender, faith, sexual orientation, ability, and age can affect outcomes in people’s lives.

By combining existing software programs into a single web-based tool, ASWBCentral now provides a single sign-on for multiple functions and a simpler user experience for regulatory board staff. Each member jurisdiction can assign roles and permissions to its own staff members, meaning that individual users access only the tools they need for their work. For […]