Implementation of a Social Work Jurisprudence Exam in Texas BEYOND CE: Regulating Competency in a Dynamic Profession

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1 Implementation of a Social Work Jurisprudence Exam in Texas BEYOND CE: Regulating Competency in a Dynamic Profession ASWB 2017 Education Conference April 2017

2 Background for Jurisprudence Exam Sunset Commission Review 2005 Licensees reported not knowing Statute and Rules that govern their practice and hope to reduce the number of complaints against social workers Senate Bill 415 requires applicants to pass a jurisprudence exam as a condition of licensure.

3 Jurisprudence Exam? A test of your state s laws and rules. Familiarizing Social Workers with the practice act (statute) and rules under which they are allowed to work.

4 AN EXAM!

5 Considerations Question creation No funds Style of questions Matching, t/f, fill-in-the blank, short-answer, essay, multiple-choice. Who creates / who controls Reliable and valid No funds Who determines validity and reliability of question How to establish Format of exam: pass/fail or other method Licensees anxiety If pass/fail, what happens if a licensee fails? Stakeholders help You don t know how to write a question What are your credentials? We ll take care of this

6 Example Licensees and the Board (a) Any person licensed as a social worker is bound by the provisions of the Act and this chapter. (b) A social worker shall report alleged misrepresentations or violations of this chapter to the board. (c) The licensee shall report any and all name changes, address changes, or employment setting changes to the board within 30 days. Coordinating question A social worker shall report to the board within 30 days which of the following: a. name changes b. a, c & d c. employment setting changes d. address changes

7 Implementation Third party administers the exam 3 hour session timed Can t fail format Counts toward ethics CEU requirement

8 Question Type Results Sample Size Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Survey (2017) 09/01/ /31/2017 Gender 1. Male = 11.53% (37) 2. Female = 88.47% (284) 321 Please Select Your Age Group High Level of Education Level of Licensure = 44.24% (142) = 30.22% (97) = 14.33% (46) = 7.48% (24) = 3.1% (10) = 0.62% (2) 1. Bachelor s Degree = 26.4% (85) 2. Master s Degree = 72.67% (234) 3. Ph.D. = 0.93% (3) LBSW = 12.66% (40) 2. LMSW = 57.28% (181) 3. LMSW-AP = 0.32% (1) 4. LCSW = 7.91% (25) 5. Other = 21.84% (69)

9 Question Type Results Sample Size Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Survey (2017) 09/01/ /31/2017 How would you rate the Jurisprudence Training in terms of the contents of questions? How would you rate the Jurisprudence Training in terms of the relevance to TSBSWE Law and Rules How would you rate the Jurisprudence Training in terms of the number of questions? What do you feel is the overall rating of the Jurisprudence Training? How important do you feel it is to know the TSBSWE law and rules? 1. Excellent = 45.96% (148) 2. Good = 47.52% (153) 3. Fair = 5.9% (19) 4. Poor = 0.62% (2) Excellent = 57.19% (183) 2. Good = 39.69% (127) 3. Fair = 3.12% (11) Poor = 0% (0) 1. Excellent = 28.35% (91) 2. Good = 42.68% (175) 3. Fair = 23.36% (37) 4. Poor = 5.61% (18) Excellent = 37.07% (119) 2. Good = 54.52% (175) 3. Fair = 8.41% (27) 4. Poor = 0% (0) Very Important = 95.05% (307) 2. Somewhat Important = 4.33% (14) 3. Neither Imp./Not = 0.62% (2) 4. Somewhat Unimp. = 0% (0) 5. Very Unimportant = 0% (0) 323

10 Question Type Results Sample Size Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Survey (2017) 09/01/ /31/2017 How would you rate the Jurisprudence Training in terms of the contents of questions? How would you rate the Jurisprudence Training in terms of the relevance to TSBSWE Law and Rules How would you rate the Jurisprudence Training in terms of the number of questions? What do you feel is the overall rating of the Jurisprudence Training? How important do you feel it is to know the TSBSWE law and rules? 1. Excellent = 45.96% (148) 2. Good = 47.52% (153) 3. Fair = 5.9% (19) 4. Poor = 0.62% (2) Excellent = 57.19% (184) 2. Good = 39.69% (127) 3. Fair = 3.12% (10) Poor = 0% (0) 1. Excellent = 28.35% (91) 2. Good = 42.68% (175) 3. Fair = 23.36% (37) 4. Poor = 5.61% (18) Excellent = 37.07% (119) 2. Good = 54.52% (175) 3. Fair = 8.41% (27) 4. Poor = 0% (0) Very Important = 95.05% (307) 2. Somewhat Important = 4.33% (14) 3. Neither Imp./Not = 0.62% (2) 4. Somewhat Unimp. = 0% (0) 5. Very Unimportant = 0% (0) 323

11 Question Type Results Sample Size Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Survey (2017) 09/01/ /31/ Much too Difficult = 0% (0) 2. Somewhat Difficult = 5.28% (17) 3. Just Right = 76.71% (247) 4. Somewhat Easy = 15.22% (49) How difficult was the Jurisprudence Training? 5. Much Too Easy = 2.8% (9) Strongly It Will = 65.73% (211) 2. It Will = 28.04% (90) 3. Might or Might Not = 4.36% (14) 4. Doubt It Will = 1.56% (5) 5. Will Not at All = 0.31% (1) 321 How much do you feel the Jurisprudence Training course will help you as you practice social work? Would you take the Jurisprudence Training again as means to obtain part of your Ethics CEU requirements? 1. Yes = 92.26% (298) 2. No = 7.74% (25) 323 Do you know how to access TSBSWE laws and rules on the web? Has there ever been a complaint filed against you? Has disciplinary action ever been taken against your license? 1. Yes = 96.58% (311) 2. No = 3.42% (11) Yes = 1.55% (5) 2. No = 97.83% (316) 3. Unknown = 0.62% (2) Yes = 1.24% (4) 2. No = 98.14% (317) 3. Unknown = 0.62% (2) 323

12 Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Survey (2017) 09/01/ /31/2017 Question: Additional Comments Answer 126 questions seemed like a lot, and I felt that I did not absorb all the information. I had a bit of test anxiety as well, even though I knew I could not fail. Great information necessary for social work practice. I found the test to be very helpful and informative. I like that I could click on source and read more information to better prepare to answer questions. I prefer NOT waiting for the full 26 seconds to elapse before entering my response. The exam would more quickly completed as a consequent. Probation completed. Case closed Very user-friendly exam.

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