Effect of Race/Ethnicity on the 2018–2022 Social Work Clinical License Exam Outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6448699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeounghee Kim (0000-0001-9305-7142, School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA), Myungkook Joo (0000-0002-6736-930X, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Michael M Joo (School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 908-924 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497315251333373 |
| OpenAlex | W4409405763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Purpose: We examined the effect of race and ethnicity on first-time passage of the ASWB Clinical exam using a person-in-environment conceptual framework. Method: We conducted descriptive and regression analyses using the 2018–2022 Clinical exam data ( N = 88,678), merged with zip code-level income data from the US Census Bureau and institutional characteristics data from the US Department of Education. Results: Results indicated that if examinees from minoritized groups had individual, institutional, and community characteristics similar to those of White examinees, the Black-White disparity in exam pass rates could decline by approximately 20%, and the Hispanic-White disparity by around 27%. With 58% of Black examinees interacting with lowest-income areas, their outcomes were influenced more by socioeconomic status. However, Hispanic examinees’ outcomes were affected more by their educational backgrounds. Conclusion: Findings call for further research that explores the crucial determinants of exam outcomes not included in this study due to data constraints
Ethnic group · Political science · Race (biology · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Innovations in Medical Education · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |