#ExamFairness hashtag - Bluesky

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1 month ago

Board debates exam bias language and keeps review work for action planning Board members debated stakeholder evidence that licensure exams contain bias and whether to state that in the strategic plan; after legal risk concerns, members agreed to remove direct 'bias' language from an objective and address exam fairness and subject‑matter recruitment in action plans.

The board’s heated debate over potential bias in national licensing exams has sparked critical discussions on equity, recruitment, and the future of licensure pathways.

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Citizen Portal News California

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1 month ago

Board debates exam fairness, alternative pathways and oversight of coaches; adds protection for marginalized communities to priorities Stakeholder criticism that national licensing exams contain cultural and linguistic bias surfaced at the Board of Behavioral Sciences strategic session, prompting a commitment to workshop objectives and place bias assessment and alternative pathway review into the action plan. Board members also raised concerns about unregulated 'coaches' and electronic health-record privacy for vulnerable clients, and proposed a new goal to protect marginalized groups.

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences is taking bold steps to address concerns over bias in licensing exams and protect marginalized communities from unregulated mental health services.

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