Exam Prep

Well this week we are looking at something that many of our clients may deal with or use which is welfare, and ultimately the rights to welfare. While this may seem like an obvious term it can't hurt to take a closer look at it. Let's get started with a sample question to help you prepare for the LMSW exam. Sample Question: Which of the following BEST defines welfare rights? A. The advantages or benefits one derives from a physical or mental illness, such as attention, freedom from responsibility, and disability benefits. B. An alliance of individuals and ideological groups to achieve a

What do you need to know about values for the LMSW exam? We are getting close to the end of our LMSW Exam Prep ABC's Blog! This week's term is values. I'd say values, along with self-determination, is up there in terms of their importance in the social work field. It's necessary that we keep our client's values in mind because while something may be important to us, it's not always important to our client's as well. Let's get started with a sample questions to help you differentiate between this term and others on the LMSW exam. Sample Question: Which of the following BEST describes the term

Are you looking to pass the ASWB exam for your LCSW, LiCSW, LMSW or LGSW? The Therapist Development Center is here to make that process a little easier. And we know first hand, because unlike the other companies out there, all of our study materials, blogs, and free tips are created by social workers who have actually taken these exams recently. Social Work Exam Prep Programs How to Pass the ASWB Exam Below you will find 6 easy strategies that will make a big difference in your final score on the ASWB Exam. The exam is a MARATHON. It is a really long test – 170 questions! So your brain needs

Hello, and welcome to The Therapist Development Center's LCSW & MFT Exam Hot Topics Blog! Each week, we'll use this blog to explore one of our Top 50 topics and how it might appear in test items. We'll begin next week with Topic #1: Child Abuse & Neglect. Curious about our Top 50? Check out the LCSW or MFT Exam tab on our website to find out more about our workshops and study tools. We look forward to helping you pass! Think our straightforward, sensible approach could help you PASS your social work or MFT exam? If you're preparing for a social work exam, check out our Social Work Study

ANXIETY. That is what I hear in the voices of most of the people who contact me for coaching on the LCSW and MFT Clinical Vignette Exam. Fear and anxiety. Especially if they have taken the exam before and failed. The test is like a wild animal, it can smell fear the moment you walk in that PSI testing center and it will eat you alive. Ok, let's hold on a minute, take a deep breath and remember that you PASSED the first exam. Again, let that really sink in: YOU passed the first exam. That means you have the foundation of knowledge. You don't have to go and relearn everything in a 4-day workshop

I talk to a lot of people who have taken the LCSW or MFT exam many times and complain that they had memorized everything and they still didn't pass. The word "memorize" tips me off right away -- these people weren't coached, they were trained. What's the difference? The difference is subtle but very important. Coaching builds your confidence in making clinical judgments. Training is about right/wrong thinking and a narrow minded focus on facts. This exam is not about facts, its about the practice of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is an art. We are relying on our clinical judgment that should be

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