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This is not a complicated process, but it is important that you follow the registration steps carefully. Missing a step, or making a mistake during registration, can delay your examination, or prevent you from taking it entirely.  \nTake the time to read through this handbook before you start to register—it will make the examination process easier for you and for the people who will be helping you along the way. If you have any additional questions, you can call the Association of Social Work Boards at 1-888-579-3926 or 1-800-225-6880. You may also find it useful to visit our website, [www.aswb.org](www.aswb.org).  \nFinally, congratulations on your efforts to become a licensed social worker. In the midst of the paperwork involved in applying for and receiving your jurisdiction’s license, it’s easy to forget that what you’re doing is very important—not only to you, but to the people you will be serving.  \nAbout ASWB  \nYou will be taking one of the examinations developed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) . Incorporated in 1979, ASWB is the association of regulatory boards that oversee social work. The association owns and maintains the social work examinations used across the U.S. and in some Canadian provinces, and is a central resource for information on the legal regulation of the social work profession.  \nASWB is an organization devoted to consumer protection, which is the purpose of licensing and professional regulation. Licensing exists to provide state and provincial governments with a way to verify that a social worker has the skills and knowledge necessary to provide a safe level of practice. Licensing also establishes social work practice as a separate and distinct branch of mental health services, and gives governments a way to monitor the professional conduct of social workers.  \nAbout the examinations  \nThe ASWB examinations are one of the elements used by boards in making licensing decisions (other factors, such as education, and often, supervised experience, are also included in licensing requirements) . The examinations themselves were developed from surveys of social work practitioners conducted by ASWB in 1979, 1988, 1996, 2003 and 2010. The results of those surveys shape not only the actual questions that appear on the examinations, but the very need for a particular examination within a specific scope of practice.  \nThe examinations are carefully developed and maintained by ASWB and its Examination Committee, following standards developed jointly by the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. There are five categories of examination—Associate, Bachelors, Masters, Advanced Generalist, and Clinical—based on education and practice experience. Complete content outlines and sample questions for four examinations (the Associate and Bachelors exam share the same content outline) can be found beginning on page 14.  \nEach ASWB examination contains 170 multiple choice questions; 20 of these questions are non-scored items that are being pretested for possible inclusion as a scored question on a future ASWB examination. Your performance on the pretest items will not affect your score on the examination—only the 150 remaining items will count toward your score. The pretest and scored items will be mixed together on the examination. You should try to answer all 170 question","cbCaimNi96QXjBkq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimNi96QXjBkq","pdf",994831,35,"English","# Introduction\n## About ASWB\n## Preparing to take the ASWB Examination\n## Content outlines\n## Sample Questions\n## School codes\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"How does the handbook advise candidates to prepare before registering for the ASWB exam?\",\"answer\":\"Read through the entire handbook before starting registration. 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