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Association of
Social Work Boards
Volume 21, no. 4
July/ August 2011

Association business

 

ASWB now recruiting item writers

ASWB seeks qualified social workers to write test questions for the North American licensing examinations. Visit www.aswb.org for application information.

 

Board of Directors summary

The ASWB Board of Directors met in August and addressed issues including the 2012 ASWB budget. Read more. 

 

Regular features

 

NEW IN THIS ISSUE!

Member boards share stats, challenges and questions. ASWB Profiles.

 

The CLEAR International Congress and our shared vision. From the staff.

 

Familiarity breeds sanctions. Counsel's column.

 

Shaken, not stirred. Asides.

Regulation and testing in the news

 

Iowa--Supreme Court rejects attorney discipline deal to get around reporting sanctions.

Illinois--Automatic revocation law being challenged in court.

Missouri--New law bars teachers from social media interactions with students.

North Carolina--Dentist board decision trumped by federal agency.

UK--Consumer watchdog group alleges problems in optician regulation.

India--Bill to regulate legal profession meets with resistance.
Related Links
ASWB Annual Meeting November 3 through 5 Same old same old? How refreshing

The 2011 ASWB Annual Meeting agenda contains the usual list of business items for delegates, plus a change that may help bring run-off elections to a more efficient resolution--something that was definitely not the case last year. Read more.

 

Disciplinary action guidebook ready to debut

The ASWB Regulations and Standards Committee has a lot to show for a busy year--namely, a new resource guidebook for boards and a set of proposed changes to the model law around doctoral social work degrees. Read more.

 

ASWB 2.0

As ASWB settles into its 30s, the association's Bylaws Committee considers how best to ensure governance keeps pace. Read more.

Exam program news 

If the job's worth doing, it's worth doing over and over and over

The newest members of the ASWB Examination Committee have nearly completed their first year of service, and guess what? They're actually having a good time. Read more.

                                         

New examination committee members

From left: Elizabeth KimJin Collardey, Stacey Pelton, and Brent Meyer made the move from item writers to Exam Committee members this year.

Other ASWB News

Newest research grant recipients announced

The British Columbia College of Social Workers and Boston University School of Social Work are this year's winners of grants from the association's research foundation. Look forward to two very different--and fascinating--projects. Read more.
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