ASWB Exam Study Guide

It's Hot Topics Tuesday and we have another practice question to add to your social work exam study guide. This week we'll be looking into substance abuse. Regardless of what setting you work in or the population that you work with, you will come across clients who are dealing with the ill effects of substance use, abuse or dependence. If you're studying for the social work exam, here's a study guide question to get you started!

This week we have another practice question to help you prepare for your the social work exam. At my last job, I was fortunate to be trained in crisis intervention and treatment, an extremely useful skill in the world of clinical practice. Regardless of where you work or what population you work with, encountering a client in crisis is inevitable. It’s also inevitable on the social work exam – it’s important for licensing bodies and test administrators to ensure that you know the basics of crisis intervention so that you can keep clients safe and help them through this critical juncture. Here’s how it might come up in a test item:

If you’re getting ready to take the social work exam (or MFT exam!) this blog is for you! This week, we’re taking a closer look at the topic of Suicide/Self Harm. This is an extremely important topic, not only because it’s bound to come up on the social work exam, but also because it’s so critical to client safety. Here’s one way it might appear in a test item:

It’s Hot Topics Tuesday! We’re going to continue the LCSW/MFT Exam Hot Topics Blog with a review of Abuse and Neglect of Elderly/Dependent clients. Let's get started with a LCSW practice exam question!

Are you preparing for the LCSW exam? Well, you've come to the right place. Each week, we'll use this blog to explore one of our Top 50 "hot topics" and how it might appear in test items. We'll begin this week with Topic #1: Child Abuse & Neglect. Curious about our Top 50? Check out the LCSW or MFT Exam Prep tab on our website to find out more about our workshops and study tools.

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We are starting to get slim pickings for the blog terms this week. As such, this week's term is xenophobia. While it may not be at the top of the list of things to study, it still can't hurt to know it as you study for the LMSW exam. On that note, let's get started with a sample question. Sample Question: Which of the following BEST describes xenophobia? A. A persistant fear of confined spaces. B. A pattern of behavior, frequently seen in victims of spouse abuse and child abuse, in which the individual responds passively to risks of harm. C. A dislike or fear of people from other countries or