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BSRB reports technology, licensing growth and begins guidance review; advisory committee completes statutory training
Summary
BSRB staff updated the Social Work Advisory Committee on a CE Broker agreement, a new website, licensing trends, ongoing regulation reviews and training on open‑meetings and records law; committee reviewed ASWB research on exam pass‑rates and discussed a draft supervision manual.
Staff for the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board told the Social Work Advisory Committee about operational changes, licensing trends and ongoing regulation work, and the committee completed the second half of its annual training on open‑meetings and records law.
David Fye, BSRB executive director, said the agency launched a new website last summer and has implemented an agreement with CE Broker to allow licensees free accounts for uploading continuing‑education documentation. "We have a new website that we launched in the summer of last year… implemented an agreement with CE broker for all ... licensees that have not already gone ahead and activated a free account with CE broker to go ahead and do that," Fye said. Staff said the free account option was secured as part of the agreement, though paid services remain optional.
Fye presented licensing trends covering July 2015 through January 2025 and said the number of permanent licenses overseen by BSRB increased from 12,152 to 16,111 during that period. "As of January 2025, that number has increased to 16,111," he said, noting growth in master’s‑level and clinical social work licenses and growth in fields such as professional counseling and behavior analysis.
Nut graf: The meeting also included a review of board regulatory work (including planned updates to unprofessional conduct rules), an update on a proposed expedited application review, the status of a supervision manual under legal review, and the committee’s training on the Kansas Open Meetings Act (COMA), Open Records Act (CORA) and the Kansas Administrative Procedures Act (CAPA).
During the training, staff walked committee members through distinctions between statutes, regulations and policy, what constitutes a public meeting under COMA and the legal exceptions for executive sessions. Fye emphasized that advisory committees are covered by COMA and that committee members should avoid discussing committee business in gatherings that meet the statutory test for a quorum and interactive communication.
The advisory committee also discussed three ASWB‑commissioned reports on social‑work licensing exam outcomes. Staff highlighted findings that longer delays between graduation and first exam attempt, older age at first attempt, and institutional factors correlate with lower pass rates for the clinical exam. Committee members suggested mentorship and exam‑preparation supports as possible interventions.
On business items the committee approved its meeting agenda and minutes by voice vote and later moved to adjourn. The committee received the supervisory manual draft, which the board’s legal counsel is reviewing; staff said the final draft will be distributed to committee members before the next meeting.
Ending: Staff asked members to review posted materials on the BSRB website, and the committee scheduled its next meeting for April 8.
