社会工作团体敦促美国国务院。 教育将临床社会工作保留为专业学位,以保护精神保健标准和获得服务的机会。 Social work groups urge the U.S. Dept. of Education to keep clinical social work as a professional degree to protect mental health care standards and access.

2026年2月28日, 社会工作组织敦促美国教育部维持临床社会工作的专业学位分类, 警告拟议改变会削弱标准, 减少接触合格精神保健提供者的机会, 并危害公共安全。 On February 28, 2026, social work organizations urged the U.S. Department of Education to maintain the professional degree classification for clinical social work, warning that proposed changes could weaken standards, reduce access to qualified mental health providers, and harm public safety. 移植社会工作学会还支持将社会工作重新分类为专业学位,并列举了高级培训和关键保健作用。 The Society for Transplant Social Work also supported reclassifying social work as a professional degree, citing advanced training and critical healthcare roles. 与此同时，美国自杀学协会反对更广泛的解密护理、社会工作和咨询学位提案，认为这可能危及心理健康服务和联邦支持。 Meanwhile, the American Association of Suicidology opposed a broader proposal to declassify nursing, social work, and counseling degrees, arguing it could jeopardize mental health services and federal support. 教育部正在审查这一问题,有待作出最后决定。 The Department of Education is reviewing the issue with final decisions pending.