Sec. 103. Duties
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The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive study to examine and assess— the professional capacity of the social work workforce to successfully serve and respond to the increasing biopsychosocial needs of individuals, groups, and communities in areas related to— aging; child welfare; military and veterans affairs; mental and behavioral health and disability; criminal justice and correctional systems; health and other issues affecting women and families; and other topics identified by the Commission; workforce challenges facing the profession of social work, including high educational debt, lack of fair market compensation, the need to translate social work research to practice, the need to improve social worker safety, the need to develop State-level social work licensure policies and reciprocity agreements for social workers providing services across State lines, the lack of diversity in the social work profession, and any other issue determined by the Secretary to be appropriate; the effect of such challenges on the recruitment and retention of social workers; the effect of such challenges and of social worker shortages on the needs of clients served by social workers; and the advisability of establishing grants to provide direct assistance to local governments to encourage the engagement of social workers in social service programs.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the Commission's first meeting, the Commission shall submit a report to the Secretary and to Congress containing specific findings and conclusions regarding the need to recruit and retain social workers, to conduct research on the social work profession, and to reinvest in the profession. The report shall include recommendations and strategies for corrective actions to ensure a robust social work workforce capable of keeping up with the demand for services.
The Commission may provide to the Secretary and to Congress any additional findings or recommendations considered by the Commission to be important.