Session: Preparing and Sustaining the Social Work Workforce: Licensure, Identity, and Well-being (Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference Anniversary)

Schedule:

Sunday, January 18, 2026: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Liberty BR I, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)

Cluster: Research on Social Work Education

* noted as presenting author

Evaluating a Group-Based Intervention to Enhance Test-Taking Confidence and Reduce Licensure Exam Anxiety Among Black MSW Students
Sandra Jeter, PhD, Howard University; Kyaus Washington, MSW, Paving the Way MSI; Gloria Cain, PhD, Howard University

Helping the Helpers: Social Work Students Have More Economic Hardship and Loan Reliance Than Other Graduate Students
Megan Gilster, PhD, University of Iowa; Kendra Rooney, MSW, University of Iowa; Aislinn Conrad, PhD, University of Iowa; Andrea Wilson, University of Iowa

Institutional Factors Affecting Social Work Masters Licensure Exam Pass Rates
Tae Kuen Kim, PhD, Adelphi University; Eun Kyung Lee, PhD, Adelphi University

One Year after MSW Graduation: A Sensitive Window for Burnout and Workforce Retention
Janet Liechty, PhD, MSW, LCSW, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Jung Hu Im, MSW, JD, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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