Some have called the social worker licensing exam racist because of the racial disparities seen in first-time pass rates. White test takers are far more likely to pass the licensing exam than people ...

About Agents of Change Social Work Test Prep Agents of Change is for social workers preparing for the ASWB Bachelors (BSW), Masters (LMSW), and Clinical (LCSW) licensing exams. The program includes ...

The way forward is not to drop anti-racism or DEI but to teach them with intellectual honesty, humility and dialogue anchored ...

When Emanuel Wilkerson sat for the exam to become a licensed master social worker, he had nine job offers lined up. All he had to do was pass. Starting in May, Wilkerson, 24, took the exam three times ...

ALBANY — Social workers and state lawmakers are again at odds over legislation that would eliminate the controversial social worker licensing test. Currently, prospective social workers are required ...

The program begins in the summer term. Depending on your specific program track, you will enroll in either one or two summer classes. The modality of summer courses includes three face-to-face ...

Senate Bill 24-115 has one goal in mind: address the hiring crisis in the mental health and social work fields. Now a law, its sponsors and advocates say that it can be a game changer for filling open ...

The Association of Social Work Boards administers tests typically required for the licensure of social workers. Apparently, this amounts to a kind of racism that must be reckoned with. There is a ...

In its July 21 editorial, “Tragedies highlight caregiver shortages,” the Globe states that we must increase access to caregivers in Massachusetts, a sentiment we can all agree with. However, one ...

Jamia Millia Islamia on Tuesday suspended a professor from its Department of Social Work after a controversial question in a semester examination triggered widespread outrage and protests on campus ...

The D.C. Council is considering doing away with the exam requirement for certain types of social workers over concerns of racial bias. Citing a need to fill social worker positions in the District, a ...

Mayor-elect Zohram Mamdani wants to deploy social workers instead of police officers to respond to 911 calls — but the controversial plan has already been operating in the Big Apple and is failing.