State Definitions of Social Work Practice: Implications for our Professional Identity

Hill, Katharine; Fogel, Sondra J.; Donaldson, Linda Plitt; Erickson, Christina L.

doi:10.1080/23761407.2017.1319775

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“…Social work values include being mindful, sensitive, and knowledgeable of cultural and ethnic diversity, individual differences and oppressions; discourage discrimination through change efforts; and acknowledge the importance of partnerships with others to drive change (NASW, 2017). By examining the use-of-force policies, social workers uphold their commitment to enhance their knowledge (NASW, 2017) and engage in effective interventions with the community they serve (Hill, Fogel, Donaldson, & Erickson, 2017). For example, social workers Archibald, Daniels, and Sinclair (2017) hosted a training session regarding cultural competency with their local police department that was under a DOJ investigation for excessive force, and subsequently held a conference with community members to inform them of the policing agenda where both groups believed in the necessity of cultural competency training.…”

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A Decade's Tale

Rhodes

Robinson

Archibald

et al. 2020

ASW

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According to the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ, 2016), African Americans have experienced disproportionate instances of police use of excessive force as a result of discriminatory practices and insufficient training. Officers are permitted to use appropriate force in specific situations; however, when force is excessive and deemed unnecessary, it then becomes an issue of concern. The U.S. Department of Justice was invited to investigate police departments that participated in the use of excessive force and a consent decree was developed with those departments to remedy the DOJ's findings. The researchers conducted a consent decree analysis examining government investigations of police practices throughout the U.S. between 2008 and 2018 comprising the following terms: police reform, consent decrees, settlement agreement, investigation reports, use-offorce, and policy to determine how prevalent excessive force was used towards African Americans. Findings indicated that within the decade, 14 cities were investigated, 12 were identified as using excessive force, with nine having their use-of-force policies available, and four municipalities using excessive force against African Americans. Social work values, advocacy, and cultural training were also identified to aid in the decrease of excessive force complaints.

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A Decade's Tale

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Robinson

Archibald

et al. 2020

ASW

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“…However, due perhaps to an emerging view that employer oversight was inadequate as a regulatory proxy, by the 1970s all states moved toward regulation and licensure of social workers and by 1992 all states and D.C. established legislation regulating social work (Bibus and Boutte-Queen, 2011). In addition, each of the 50 states and D.C. have developed their own definitions of social work (Hill et al, 2017). One reason for the varied definitions is the extent to which social work in the US covers a wide range of tasks spanning from micro (e.g., work with individuals and families often referred to as "clinical" social work) to macro practice (e.g., work involving leadership, management, community organising, and policy development) (Gitterman, 2014).…”

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“…One reason for the varied definitions is the extent to which social work in the US covers a wide range of tasks spanning from micro (e.g., work with individuals and families often referred to as "clinical" social work) to macro practice (e.g., work involving leadership, management, community organising, and policy development) (Gitterman, 2014). An examination of the 51 state and D.C. definitions identified more emphasis on micro or clinical practice over macro practice (Hill et al, 2017). Therefore, not only is there a lack of a single definition of social work practice within the US, but also a lack of a consistent, national regulatory body or set of guidelines of the profession of social work across the US, which is argued to have implications for solidarity within the profession, public perception of social work, and identification as a social worker (Lightfoot et al, 2016).…”

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Regulation, Registration and Social Work: An International Comparison

Worsley

Beddoe

McLaughlin

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The British Journal of Social Work

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The anticipated change of social work regulator in England from the Health and Care Professions Council to Social Work England in 2019 will herald the third, national regulator in seven years for the social work profession. Social Work England will be a new, bespoke, professionally specific regulator established as a non-departmental public body with a primary objective to protect the public. Looking globally, we can observe different approaches to the regulation of the social work profession—and many different stages of the profession’s regulatory journey between countries. Using a comparative policy analysis approach and case studies, this article looks more closely at three countries’ arrangements and attempts to understand why regulation might take the shape it does in each country. The case studies examine England, the USA (as this has a state approach, we focus on New York) and New Zealand, with contributions from qualified social work authors located within each country. We consider that there are three key elements to apply to analysis: definition of role and function, the construction of the public interest and the attitude to risk.

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“…Definitions for training, supervision, and continuing education for social workers and even how to define “social work” vary across boards (Boland-Prom et al, 2018; Donaldson et al, 2014; Hill et al, 2017). In some places, bachelor's level social work licenses are available; in others, licensure begins only at the master's level (ASWB, 2022).…”

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Evaluating Professional Misconduct: The Effects of Licensure State and Board Membership

Gricus

2022

Research on Social Work Practice

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By further analysis of a subset of data collected from licensed social workers from six selected states, this article explores the effect of respondents’ licensure state and board membership on their perceptions of professional misconduct vignettes. Using a simplified factorial survey design, 5,388 licensed social workers evaluated versions of vignettes involving social worker misconduct. Respondents rated the vignettes as serious and important to discipline and assigned sanctions to the vignette they viewed as most troubling. The licensure state was a factor in the seriousness and importance of discipline ratings, board membership less so. Results indicated that some factors involved in misconduct are more relevant than others. Respondents generally agreed on the most troubling vignettes and sanctions appropriate to the action. These results may serve as preliminary support for the formation of national licensure standards and processes.

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State Definitions of Social Work Practice: Implications for our Professional Identity

Abstract: Implications for state licensing laws, are considered, along with how this impacts education, the work force, and professional identity.

Cited by 13 publications

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A Decade's Tale

A Decade's Tale

Regulation, Registration and Social Work: An International Comparison

Evaluating Professional Misconduct: The Effects of Licensure State and Board Membership

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