Soc Work. 2022 Sep 12;67(4):381-390. doi: 10.1093/sw/swac031.
COVID-19 highlights the need for portability of social work licensure to be a priority. The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) spearheaded some initiatives, such as the creation and promotion of the Social Work Registry and Model Social Work Practice Act, with the hope that these efforts would enhance the ability of social workers to be licensed in multiple states. Neither has solved the portability problem. Licensure endorsement, an approach historically supported by ASWB, does not have the advantages of mutual recognition that is being supported by other professions to facilitate interstate practice. This article, the first written on licensure portability in the social work scholarly literature, examines existing licensure portability models and supports the establishment of a social work interstate compact to overcome barriers to social work mobility and access to client care.
新冠疫情凸显了将社会工作执照的可携性作为优先事项的必要性。社会工作董事会协会（ASWB）率先采取了一些举措，例如创建和推广社会工作注册处和示范社会工作实践法案，希望这些努力将增强社会工作者在多个州获得执照的能力。但这两个举措都没有解决可携性问题。执照背书是 ASWB 历来支持的方法，它没有相互承认的优势，而其他专业正在支持相互承认，以促进州际实践。本文是社会工作学术文献中首次撰写的关于执照可携性的文章，探讨了现有的执照可携性模式，并支持建立社会工作州际契约，以克服社会工作流动性和获得客户护理的障碍。
