Attitudes Toward Advanced Licensing for Macro Social Work Practice

Trends in clinical licensing and a renewed energy to strengthen macro practice are raising questions about the appropriateness of licensure for macro social work practice. This article presents findings from an online survey of macro social work educators and macro social work practitioners explorin...

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Published inJournal of community practice Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 77 - 93
Main Authors Plitt Donaldson, Linda, Fogel, Sondra J., Hill, Katharine, Erickson, Christina, Ferguson, Sarah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
College faculty
Curriculum
Internet
Licenses
Licensing
macro
Social work
Social work education
social work practice
Social workers
Teachers
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Summary:Trends in clinical licensing and a renewed energy to strengthen macro practice are raising questions about the appropriateness of licensure for macro social work practice. This article presents findings from an online survey of macro social work educators and macro social work practitioners exploring their attitudes toward an advanced-level macro social work license. Faculty and practitioner responders agreed that there is a role for advanced-licensing of macro social work practice; however, the lack of a collectively strong response reflects a current state of ambivalence toward advanced-level licensing for macro practice. Implications from these findings on contemporary social work are discussed.
ISSN:1070-5422
1543-3706
DOI:10.1080/10705422.2015.1127864