Now having passed 2 of them, I'm even more convinced that the ASWB exams need to be eliminated entirely. Unfixable. They don't protect the public or strengthen the skill or integrity of the field. Social work is not a multiple choice/one best answer profession #stopASWB
Thank you @NASWIL for lending us @JoelLRubin for Maryland's Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure today! Exams do not equal licensure.
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An incredible article about the antiquated ASWB exams standing in the way of getting social services to people in need! #StopASWBwashingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
They are experts on maintaining the current system we are questioning, not independently evaluating that system in an unbiased manner or determining appropriate means of assessing social workers for licensure.
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State Boards of Social Work are members of the ASWB. Boards are tasked with regulating social workers under the current licensure requirements that include the ASWB exams.
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The Committee on Health has heard from various stakeholders about the need to improve the process to ensure that individuals who are fully prepared to practice social work under supervision,
@CMCHenderson#StopASWB
Well look at that. States that trust data can safely increase their workforce and increase access to services all while addressing an inequitable barrier. Well deserved benefits @NASWIL !
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The verdict is in: removal of the ASWB test for LSWs was a massive victory for Illinois providers and social workers - doubling the state’s total LSWs in one cycle. naswil.org/post/illinois-bre…
Please read this powerful new op-ed from @TrustGoodwill about the desperate need to #StopASWB and the exciting steps that we took in Illinois to create an alternate pathway to licensure for those who have been harmed by this racist exam.
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Thankfully @MentalWoke & @HolmbergBrit created a bill in response to the racial bias in the ASWB exam. Now those who do not pass the test the first time can take an alternative path to licensure. Illinois Gov. signed this into law last year and it just went into effect Jan 1st
Dr. Goodwill, thank you for bringing light to this important new law and pathway to LCSW licensure.
Your op-ed is exactly we we advocated so hard for the new pathway and why we need to #StopASWB
Hoping other states follow suit I'm 2024
I am hopeful that other states follow suit. We are in the middle of a suicide crisis and we need more Black clinical social workers to be fully licensed so that they can work independently, supervise, and earn higher salaries. Please read more and stay up to date about #StopASWB
None of this would have happened without the leadership and advocacy of clinical social workers @MentalWoke @HolmbergBrit@SSWUChicago and all the *many* other social workers leading the #StopASWB efforts. We owe so much to them. THANK YOU all for everything.
You probably missed the quiet release of 2022 ASWB pass rates in July 2023. Instead of building on data released in 2022, it's less descriptive and shows decreased passing on every exam.
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Ya'll want @profmattdecarlo to present on that? @ASWB already presented at the January 2023 MD BSWE meeting when they asked for questions ahead of time and abruptly ended the meeting after their presentation without answering any questions. youtube.com/watch?v=WRk1wbNF…#StopASWB
The Maryland Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure is finally starting at 3 pm on October 24th. You can watch it through a livestream on this YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCXIjS1Y…#StopASWB
There is a plan in progress to implement & mandate a racist entry to practice exam for social workers in Ontario. An exam they know is a racist exam!
This must be stopped. Please help us share this letter & sign on if you support it. #stopaswb#stopaswbONdocs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…