West Virginia Board of Social Work BIENNIAL REPORT FY 2020 July 1, 2018-June 30, 2020 The purpose of the Board of Social Work is to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training and experience for those who seek to engage in the practice of social work and to promote high standards of professional performance for those engaged in the profession of social work. Mailing Address: PO Box 5459, Charleston, WV 25361 Physical Location: 1124 Smith St., B 200 Charleston, WV 25302 Phone: 304-400-4980; Fax: 304-400-4976 Email: [email protected] 2 3 I do hereby certify that the information contained within the following 2020 Biennial Report of the WV Board of Social Work is true and correct to the best of my knowledge Patricia O’Reilly, Chair Date Christine Maniskas, Secretary Date 4 5 6 Table of Contents Board Members and Staff …………………………………………….………………………….…….……….………. 7 Financial Receipts …………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 8 Categories of Licensure and Trends ….………………….…………………………………….………….…....... 11 Age of Licensees……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13 License Statistics ………………………………………………….……….………………………………………………. 17 Examination Pass Rates ………………………………………….…………….….………………….………………… 18 Licensed Social Workers by County …………………….………………….……………………………………… 19 Complaints and Disciplinary Actions ……………….……………….…………………………………….……... 21 Board Agendas/Minutes 2020 ……………………….…………………………………………………………….… 25 Board Agendas/Minutes 2019 ………………………………………………………………………...….………… 56 Roster of Licenses issued in FY 2019 and 2020 Regular Licenses …………………………………………………………………………………......89 Social Work Permits.…………………………………………………………………….…………102 Provisional Licenses …………………………………………………………………….…….…. 113 7 BOARD MEMBERS WV Code §30-30-4 PATRICIA O’REILLY, Ph.D., Board Staff: Consumer Representative, Chair VICKIE JAMES, ACSW, LCSW 885 McQueen Blvd. Executive Director St. Albans, WV 25177 [email protected] KATE CARTER, BSW, LSW Administrative Assistant CHARLES SCOTT INGHRAM, Ed.D., LGSW, Vice Chair Affiliations PO Box 1074 The Board is a member of the Athens, WV 24712 Association of Social Work Boards and [email protected] the WV Association of Licensing Boards. CHRISTINE MANISKAS, LCSW 120 North Altamont Rd Huntington, WV 25701 [email protected] BARBARA HEASLEY, MSW, LICSW Disciplinary Committee Chair Box 155 Beverly, WV 26253 [email protected] JOANNE BOILEAU, MSW, LSW PO Box 24 Ghent, WV 25843 [email protected] NATALIE BUSKIRK-MURPHY, MSW, LSW 23 Idle Acres Huntington, WV 25701 [email protected] ROBERT D. MUSICK, MSW, LCSW 256 Normandy St. Morgantown, WV 26505 [email protected] Pursuant to the WV Code §30-30 members continue to serve pending reappointment or other nomination as determined by the Governor. 8 FINANCIAL REPORT ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 The Board is self-supporting by the collection of fees. Expenditures and Revenue: July 1, 2018-June 30, 2020 Obj Obj/Svc Name FY 2020 FY 2019 Code 1200 PERS SERV PERM POS(W/ PR DEDUC) 98,439.88 70.650.77 1201 PERS SERV TEMP POS(W/O PR 15,962.50 DEDUCT) 8,946.00 1203 OVERTIME 0 0 1206 ANNUAL INCREMENT 240.00 180.00 2200 PEIA FEES 436.00 1,235.40 2202 SOCIAL SECURITY MATCHING 8,054.68 6,481.31 2203 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INS 7,915.80 4,413.00 2205 WORKERS COMPENSATION 300.00 0 2207 PENSION AND RETIREMENT 9,868.12 7,105.42 2208 WV OPEB CONTRIBUTION 4,032.00 2,745.00 3200 OFFICE EXPENSES 2,604.53 2,177.40 3201 PRINTING AND BINDING 577.19 84.74 3202 RENT EXP (REAL PROP) BLDG 14,484.00 12,070.00 3203 UTILITIES 0 0 3204 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3,903.30 845.82 3205 INTERNET SERVICE 0 2807.60 3206 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 0 0 3207 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 33,490.35 12,048.25 3211 TRAVEL EMPLOYEE 2,444.72 3,076.45 3213 COMPUTER SERVICES INTERNAL 2,856.78 4,817.50 3214 COMPUTER SERVICES EXTERNAL 8,819.74 5,472.90 3217 RENTAL (MACHINE & MISC.) 0 0 3218 ASSOC DUES & PROF MEMBERS 250.00 1,700.00 3219 FIRE/AUTO/BOND/ & OTHR IN 2924.00 2,924.00 3220 FOOD PRODUCTS 14.80 59.51 3222 SUPPLIES-HOUSEHOLD 21.34 0 3229 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS 335.80 300.00 3233 HOSPITALITY 536.73 423.59 3241 MISCELLANEOUS 115.50 0 3242 TRAINING & DEV - IN STATE 325.00 447.00 3244 POSTAL 6,642.22 5.939.94 3246 SUPPLIES-COMPUTER 143.00 82.90 3247 SOFTWARE LICENSES 48.12 0 3248 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT 4,152.00 1,143,82 3252 MISC EQUIPMENT PURCHASES 0 4,760.63 3272 PEIA RESERVE TRANSFER 989.00 942.00 3324 STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE FEES 0 60.00 Total Expenditures 223,910.60 $170,957.45 Total Revenue 225,645.00 240,598.00 Total Fund: 8513 1,734.40 $69, 640.55 Year End Operating Cash Balance 388,938.76 $387, 204.36 9 Revenue Source Continuing Education 1,880 Late Fees 18,725 Social Work Permits 14,550 License Renewal 125,160 New Licenses 24,100 Provisional Licenses 29,095 Miscellaneous Fees 9,345 Service Worker Registry 2,790 Total $225,645 10 CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE IN WEST VIRGINIA Licensed Social Workers W Va. Code §30-30-8, §30-30-10, §30-30-12, §30-30-14 WV has four levels of licensure A-Licensed Social Worker B-Licensed Graduate Social Worker C-Licensed Certified Social Worker D-Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker SUPERVISION ASWB EXAM TITLE INITIALS EDUCATION POST-GRAD EXPERIENCE REQUIRED REQUIRED Level A - Social Worker LSW BSW* N/A N/A Bachelors Level B - Graduate Social LGSW MSW N/A N/A Masters Worker Level C - Certified Social Advanced- LCSW MSW 2 years N/A Worker Generalist 2 years full Level D - Independent 2 years / 100 LICSW MSW time/3,000 hours Clinical Clinical Social Worker hours clinical *Individuals with related degrees as specified in legislative rule may obtain licensure as a LSW by complying with all the terms of a four year provisional licensure period. The beginning letter of the license number will denote what level of licensure and scope of practice an individual is practicing. For the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020, 383 new licenses were issued. As of June 30, 2020, there were 3,636 individuals who were actively practicing with a regular license, meaning they have successfully passed the exam commensurate with their licensure level. Temporary Social Work Permits WV Code §30-30-22 Social Work Permits are issued to new graduates of BSW or MSW programs. Individuals in their last semester of coursework may also make application for a temporary permit. The permit is issued for six months, which allows the individual to seek employment and practice while he/she prepares to sit for the Bachelors or Masters exam. The individual must test within the six-month period, but may obtain additional up to three additional permits if necessary, before a petition needs to be made to the Board for additional considerations. For the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020, 365 permits were issued for both BSW and MSW graduates. 11 WV Licensure Trends TOTAL LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS FY 2014-FY 2020 3700 3642 3650 3636 3600 3554 3551 3550 3532 3500 3481 3467 3450 3400 3350 TOTAL FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 Licensure Trends By License Type FY 2014-FY 2020 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 LSW LGSW LCSW LICSW 12 Age by License Type FY 2020 LSW LGSW LCSW LICSW All Licensees >30 years 121 164 3 10 298 30-39 308 250 33 116 707 40-49 598 210 50 202 1060 50-59 510 129 52 116 807 60-65 198 49 52 72 371 <65 yrs. 193 16 86 97 392 Total 1928 819 276 613 3636 Age By License Type 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 >30 years 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-65 <65 yrs Age by License Type LSW Age by License Type LGSW Age by License Type LCSW Age by License Type LICSW Average and Median Age by License 70 60 50 40 30 57 59 49 49 51 49 48 47 20 40 39 10 0 LSW LGSW LCSW LICSW All Licensees Average Age Median Age 13 Provisionally Licensed Social Workers WV Code §30-30-16 A Provisional License is an alternative pathway for individuals desiring to practice social work but who do not have a degree in social work. A Provisional License permits individuals with a degree related to social work to practice with a Board approved employer under the supervision of a degreed and licensed social worker. Within the four-year period of supervised employment, the individual must complete four core classes in social work (either online or at the social work program of choice) and successfully sit for the Bachelor’s exam. The individual will then be able to convert his/her provisional license to become a Licensed Social Worker. The Bureau for Children and Families had a special category of licensure as a result of SB 559 which permitted the Bureau to hire individuals with any Bachelor’s degree; these individuals were not subject to the academic course requirement of a Provisional Licensee. This category of licensure-Provisional License Restricted to DHHR was eliminated with SB 312, which created a Service Worker Registry For the past two fiscal years, 431 individuals were issued Provisional Licenses. This number is 63 or 17% more than the previous biennial period. As of June 30, 2020, 630 individuals were practicing with a Provisional License. That number is expected to decrease substantially as employees of the WV Department of Health and Human Resources within the Bureau for Children and Families are expected to move to the Service Worker Registry. Service Worker Registry SB 312, which was signed by the Governor on March 26, went into effect on June 3.