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Gatekeeping: Why Shouldn't we be Ambivalent?

Lynda R. Sowbel

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An increase of 88% in programs from 1990 through 2004, low GRE scores, low entry- level wages, declining pass rates in licensing tests, and an increase in ethical violations reported all support the contention that there are higher enrollment rates and decreased gatekeeping selectivity in today's graduate MSW programs. This article discusses four factors that are important in distinguishing a uniform, transparent gatekeeping stance for the profession, to begin to resolve the intrinsic dilemmas of those factors.

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An increase of 88% in programs from 1990 through 2004, low GRE scores, low entry- level wages, declining pass rates in licensing tests, and an increase in ethical violations reported all support the contention that there are higher enrollment rates and decreased gatekeeping selectivity in today's graduate MSW programs. This article discusses four factors that are important in distinguishing a uniform, transparent gatekeeping stance for the profession, to begin to resolve the intrinsic dilemmas of those factors.

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An increase of 88% in programs from 1990 through 2004, low GRE scores, low entry- level wages, declining pass rates in licensing tests, and an increase in ethical violations reported all support the contention that there are higher enrollment rates and decreased gatekeeping selectivity in today's graduate MSW programs. This article discusses four factors that are important in distinguishing a uniform, transparent gatekeeping stance for the profession, to begin to resolve the intrinsic dilemmas of those factors.

Key concepts: Gatekeeping, Ambivalence, Social psychology, Psychology, Public relations, Medical education, Demographic economics, Sociology

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