The Regulatory Education and Leadership (REAL) Committee employs a diverse range of regulatory and professional perspectives to facilitate planning of the Association of Social Work Board’s (ASWB) annual education meeting as defined by the Board of Directors. The committee develops education meeting content relating to social work regulation, leadership, issues faced by licensing boards, association developments, and products, the ASWB examinations, and other relevant topics identified by the Board of Directors. There are six members of the 2023-2024 REAL Committee:
- Alverta Muhammad, LSW, chair
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board - Lynnet Keeley, LBSW
Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners, former member - Jared Ferguson, MSW, LCSW
Utah Social Work Licensing Board - Ebon Freeman-James, MSW, LCSW
North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board - Amy Rosborough, RSW
British Columbia College of Social Workers - Walter Orellana, LICSW
Rhode Island Board of Social Work Examiners - Dionne Brown-Bushrod, MSW, LCSW-C, staff
ASWB Director of Education Programs