Licensure

To prepare:

Review the Learning Resources on social work licensure.

Search on the two Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) webpages to find your state’s licensure requirements.

Main Assignment

Describe the benefits of getting licensed as a professional social worker.

Briefly summarize your state’s licensure requirements for social workers. In your summary, answer the following questions:

oAre social workers licensed in your state—if so, at what levels?

oWhat must social workers do to achieve licensure in your state?

oHow does someone contact the licensure board in your state?

Reflection:

Compare the licensure requirements in your state to either North Carolina or Texas.

Then, address whether you think there should be national licensure for social workers. How might this reconcile differences between your colleague’s state requirements and yours?

*****My licensure state is Maryland*****

These are the required Resources…. Please try to work within the resources provided.

Association of Social Work Boards. (n.d.). Laws and regulations databaseLinks to an external site.. https://www.aswb.org/regulation/laws-and-regulatio…

Note: On this site, scroll down to “Licensing Requirements” and follow the prompts to “view requirements for a single jurisdiction.”
Association of Social Work Boards. (n.d.). Licensing requirements by state or provinceLinks to an external site.. https://www.aswb.org/licenses/how-to-get-a-license…

Note: On this site, select your state to get a brief summary of licensing requirements.

Weinstein, S. (2022, October 13). A robust licensure system benefits the social work profession—and the publicLinks to an external site.. Views From the Field. Association of Social Work Boards. https://www.aswb.org/a-robust-licensure-system-ben…