Exam Prep Blog: July 2011

Many people who I coach ask me, "How much should I study for the LCSW exam, the MFT Exam?", and my response is "How are you studying?" Many people spend countless hours memorizing DSM flashcards and reading dry material from expensive workbooks. They know the "facts" but they fail the test. Why? Because they studied ineffectively. So how should you study? First, you should limit your studying to 90 minutes a day, preferably in two different sittings. Why? Because the average person stops learning after 90 minutes, the brain just can't soak up more than that. Many people tell me they spend "all

First, you're going to pass the LCSW exam. You will. Many people have sat where you're sitting, feeling hopeless and traumatized, after failing the LCSW exam. It is hard to regroup after failing, especially if feel like you studied and hard as you could have and even worse, if you spent a lot of money on expensive test prep services that didn't work. Social Work Exam Prep Programs The best thing you can do for yourself is to take some time off from studying. Give your brain a break. Don't even THINK about studying for the LCSW exam for at least a month. Why? Because you just got beat up by

Are you preparing to take your LCSW exam or MFT Exam and feeling overwhelmed? Join the club! Many therapists experience panic at the thought of tackling this test. Most of us aren't used to being in study mode and haven't taken a multiple choice exam since the GRE! Social Work Exam Prep Programs So where do you start? We suggest that the first thing you do is to pick a test date. You don't have to sign up for the test just yet, but look at the calendar and pencil in a date you'd like to take the test. Why is this important? Because without this, you have no sense of direction. Imagine training