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2010 Meeting Dates

For an issue to be placed on an agenda the OSBLSW office must have all documentation two weeks prior to the meeting date. This date is indicated in parenthesis after the meeting date.

January 22  (1/8)
March 26  (3/12)
May 7  (4/23)
July 16  (7/2)
September 24  (9/10)
December 3  (11/19)

All meetings start at 10am and are held in the Medical Board Conference Room, 101 NE 51st Street, Oklahoma City

ATTENTION LICENSEES:

The ReNewsletter and Renewal form will not be mailed in 2009.  We will post both documents for your convenience on our website.  You will receive a reminder to renew your license via post card on or around October 1, 2009.  

You may renew online by using the "Renew License" link (in red) at the upper right-hand corner of the website or by printing the Renewal form from the website and submitting it to the office.  

Urgent - Attention all licensees: please fill out the Affidavit of Legal Status. If you have previously submitted this form, you will not need to submit it again.

Welcome to the Oklahoma Board of Social Workers

We are pleased to be able to offer access to our law, rules, disciplinary actions, roster of licensed social workers, and other useful information for professionals and consumers. We hope you will visit the site often to update and refresh your understanding of the various levels of licensed social workers and our standards of practice.

What does a social worker do? The "practice of social work" means the professional activity of helping individuals, groups or communities enhance or restore their capacity for physical, social and economic functioning and the professional application of social work values, principles and techniques in areas such as clinical social work, social service administration, social planning, social work consultation and social work research. Social workers help people obtain tangible services; counsel with individuals, families and groups; help communities or groups provide or improve social and health services; and participate in relevant social action.

The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior; of social, economic and cultural institutions and forces; and of the interaction of all of these factors. Social work practice includes the teaching of relevant subject matter and of conducting research into problems of human behavior and conflict.

The Board and staff welcome your input, comments, concerns, and suggestions by letter, telephone, email, or fax. We want to hear from you on all issues of concern to you as a consumer, stakeholder, or provider of social work services. If you hope to become licensed as a social worker in Oklahoma, we welcome you! We hope to be available to facilitate a smooth transition from student to licensed professional social worker.

General: socialwork@oswb.state.ok.us
Board Chair: socialworkchair@oswb.state.ok.us