Unforeseen Implications of Regulation to Authenticity in Clinical Practice

Floyd, Melissa; Rhodes, Daniel

doi:10.1007/s10615-011-0314-9

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“…Some have criticized social work licensing boards for overreach, specifically placing too much of a focus on creating a single image of who a social worker is and what a social worker does, creating an unnecessary fear of liability or sanctioning (Floyd & Rhodes, 2011). Board members act as investigators and judges and may lack training in maintaining objectivity in adjudicating cases, which can lead to biased decisions (Gunther, 2014).…”

Section: Licensing Board Complaintsmentioning

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Social workers’ perceptions of their peers’ unprofessional behavior

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Wysiekierski

2021

Journal of Social Work

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Summary This article explores social workers’ perceptions of their colleagues’ professional mistakes, and the influences of those opinions. Vignettes in a factorial survey helped to determine whether certain variables related to the social worker or the situation influenced the perception of others’ professional errors and ethical violations. The changed variables included personal characteristics of the offending social worker such as perceived race, gender, and sexual orientation of the social worker, and characteristics of the situation, such as the length of time involved in unprofessional behavior. Findings Licensed social workers in six U.S. states ( n = 5596) read vignettes based on real cases brought before licensing boards ( n = 22,127) and assigned levels of seriousness and importance to discipline. The vignettes rated most highly involved perceived harm to a client or other vulnerable individual. Those on the lower end of seriousness and importance to discipline were those violations against the profession of social work. Analysis of changed variables indicated respondents’ ratings were influenced by several situational factors, but not by personal characteristics of the social worker involved in the vignette. Applications Our findings provide some insight into the decision-making factors important to social workers. The results may be helpful to licensing boards considering the contextual factors of unprofessional behavior and whether to discipline certain actions.

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Section: Licensing Board Complaintsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social workers’ perceptions of their peers’ unprofessional behavior

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Wysiekierski

2021

Journal of Social Work

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“…With no mandated standards established for the inclusion of licensure information in social work and OMHP curriculum and each state having different requirements, it is possible that there is much variability about what social workers learn about licensing and what they need to know. Developing one-size-fits-all licensing curriculum seems futile due to the complexity and variability of licensing between states and the differing requirements (Floyd & Rhodes, 2011). However, as previously stated, all jurisdictions have the same general three-prong approach to determining the minimum practice standard before entry-to-practice.…”

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Start Where the Social Worker Is: Social Workers’ Perceptions of Clinical Licensure in Nebraska

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D'Souza

Tevis³

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Research on Social Work Practice

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This study aims to evaluate the perceptions of clinical social workers compared to other mental health professionals (OMHPs). This exploratory survey research evaluates the perceptions of clinical licensure from social workers ( N = 519) and OMHPs ( N = 624) in a midwestern state. The results indicate that most respondents believe that universities should be evaluated based on whether students pass licensing exams, and that faculty should be licensed. Many social workers feel ill-prepared to take a licensing exam. There are significant differences between social workers and OMHP in several areas. Additionally, differences are distinct between social workers who are people of color and White in their perception of universities’ ability to prepare them for licensing exams. This research serves as a prototype for a more extensive study exploring social workers’ perceptions of licensure's three main components: examination, supervision, and education.

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“…Some have criticized social work licensing boards for overreach by focusing too much on creating a single image of who a social worker is and what a social worker does, creating an unnecessary fear of liability or sanctioning (Floyd & Rhodes, 2011). This fear can create an environment of “over-vigilance” (Gunther, 2014).…”

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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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Unforeseen Implications of Regulation to Authenticity in Clinical Practice

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Social workers’ perceptions of their peers’ unprofessional behavior

Social workers’ perceptions of their peers’ unprofessional behavior

Start Where the Social Worker Is: Social Workers’ Perceptions of Clinical Licensure in Nebraska

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

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