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 ...

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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 ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.— A faculty member in Mississippi State’s Department of Sociology is addressing social work challenges as part of a task force charged with providing expertise and analysis for the ...

A Maryland Senate committee voted Friday to pass legislation that would temporarily waive the national exam requirement for nonclinical social workers under certain circumstances. The bills were ...

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 ...

The Association of Social Work Boards’ own data revealed a significant racial disparity in their licensing exam pass rates, with Black test-takers passing at a much lower rate than their white ...

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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 ...

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 ...