Exam Prep Blog: August 2011

Many people I coach for these tests don't realize that HOW you study for your licensing exams is just as important as WHAT you study. Overwhelmed with a lot of content that people think they have to stuff into their heads, many people I talk to report "studying all day" on their weekends. Some even take the whole week off before the exam to study! What's wrong with this picture? Research shows that our brains stop learning after 90 minutes -- so if you study more than that in any one sitting, you are essentially wasting your time. (The one exception to this rule is when you are sitting to take

So what's the biggest secret to passing the LCSW or MFT Licensing exam? Managing your anxiety. How do you manage your anxiety? Have clear strategies. All the people I've spoken with who have failed the LCSW or MFT exam report similar things:"I was really anxious, I couldn't focus. I spent the first 30 minutes of the test freaking out. All the answers looked the same. It was so vague. The real test was nothing like the LCSW/MFT mock exams I had practiced on." When I ask these people what strategies they used, there is silence on the phone. Strategies? Yes, strategies, game plan, tools. More