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Association of
Social Work Boards
Volume 21, no. 5
September/October 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.

 

Regular features

 

Member boards share stats, challenges and questions.
 

 

Social media for the antisocial From the staff. 

 

Beck deductible inventory? Counsel's column.

 

Nadine Bean--lifetime achiever! Asides.

Regulation and testing in the news

 

Colorado--Department of Regulatory Agencies announces results of sunset review

Florida--Unlicensed interior designers take regulation to Supreme Court

Illinois--Autism Dr. faces discipline for unconventional treatment

Ireland--Legal services to be regulated in Ireland

Ontario--Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine to be regulated

South Carolina--Governor orders workers to be cheerful
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Incoming President Pat Heard
She's Heard it all

Incoming ASWB President Pat Heard has lived a rich and varied professional life, and with all that experience, is more than ready to take on the role of ASWB President. Read more. 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Treasurer, two board members and nominating committee up for election 

Delegates to the 2011 Annual Meeting will once again decide the leadership of the association. Read more.

 

What's happening when

Lots of business taking place at the 2011 annual meeting. Want a quick run-down of the agenda? Read more.

 

There's a museum for that?

The convergence of all things pigeon, banjo, skeletal, ASWB and a pretty amazing range of other things await annual meeting attendees in OKC next month. Read more. 

Licensing, Regulation and ASWB


Dr. Licensee? Maybe not 

The rise in DSW and Ph.D. programs that accept non-MSWs puts social work boards in a difficult situation--whether to issue licenses to graduates of unaccredited programs. Read more.

 

Supervision, the next steps

Representatives from ASWB and NASW are working together to revise standards for social work supervision. Read more.  

Supervision task force
ASWB/NASW supervision task force members, from left, Hal Lipton, Dorinda Noble, Brenda Shepherd-Vernon, and Alison MacDonald are part of the group that will revise practice standards around social work supervision.

 

Exam program news
ASWB and its Examination Committee honored the work of members who have completed their terms on the group during a year of significant program changes and transitions.
Exam committee members
ASWB President Amanda Randall, far left, congratulated members of the ASWB Examination Committee for completing years of hard work on the exams. Next to Amanda, from left, are Kristi O'Dell (MO), Debby Jones (BC), Keeva Hartley (MN), Julie Niven (VA), Jay Memmott (KS), Trevor Gates (MI), and Carl Hokanson (MN).


New Advanced Generalist exam for 2012
ASWB spent 2011 gathering the data to support the release of a new Advanced Generalist exam, with more emphasis on administration and macro practice--a change that will affect several member boards. Read more.

From the CLEAR conference  

 

Tickets, please 

In Pennsylvania, some licensed professionals receive on-the-spot citations for licensure violations, saving board time and money. Read more.

 

Who KAREs about reporting

A Kentucky program for nurses with substance abuse problems mandates an extensive rehabilitation program but allows licensees to avoid disciplinary reporting. Read more. 
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