A Long-Running Dispute Over Social Work Licensure Heads to the Texas Supreme Court. A bitter battle between two women, Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson, is set to reach its highest point as they take their fight to become licensed master social workers to the Texas Supreme Court. The two individuals have been locked in a years-long dispute with the Texas Board of Social Worker Examiners, claiming that the state's licensing process is unfair and discriminatory. At stake is not only their own careers but also the future of social work licensure in Texas, with implications for the state's most vulnerable populations.


Now Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson are taking their fight to become licensed master social workers to the Texas Supreme Court.