Licensure and gatekeeping in the helping professions. A comparative study of social work and counseling in South Carolina.

Autor/inn/en	Sejuit, Aubrey Lynne; Hill, Anthony James; DeWitt, Katherine Howell
Titel	Licensure and gatekeeping in the helping professions. A comparative study of social work and counseling in South Carolina.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 25 (2025) 2, S. 594-619 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen; Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/28624
Schlagwörter	Soziale Ungleichheit; Prüfungsordnung; Bildungsabschluss; Rassismus; Ausbildung; Sozialarbeiter; Studium; Soziale Arbeit; Richtlinien; Zulassung; USA
Abstract	Since the early 1900s, the regulation of social work practice has been a contested topic of discussion and debate in the social work profession. One of the ways in which social work and other helping professions can be regulated is through obtaining a license. Oftentimes, a license for social work, as well as for other helping professions, includes a licensure examination. Due to racial disparities found in licensure passage rates, researchers have asked questions of importance and relevance to the social work profession. This article examines the accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) social work programs alongside the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) counseling programs. It also addresses the licensure policies and procedures for social workers and counselors in South Carolina, providing a comparative and contrasting analysis. Recommendations include streamlined licensure processes for SW and Counseling, greater transparency in exam passage by demographic and training specializations and supporting social work and counseling students and alumni effectively.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2026/3