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Social Work 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!

Social Work Exam Practice Question

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:

LCSW Study Guide: Practice Question

Practice Social Work Exam Question

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:

LCSW Practice Exam Question

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!

Our 2012 Passing Rates for the California BBS MFT exams

People always want to know: What is the Therapist Development Center's passing rate on the California MFT exams? The short answer: 96%.

Passing Rates for the California BBS LCSW Standard Written and Clinical Vignette Exams in 2012

What percentage of social workers passed the California LCSW Standard Written and Clinical Vignette exams in 2012 using the Therapist Development Center study systems?

Changes to the BBS California LCSW and MFT Exams in 2016 - Update

We announced a few months ago that the BBS was going to delay the changing of the MFT and LCSW exams in California. We are here today to confirm that the exams will not change until January 1, 2016.

Studying for the LCSW Exam?

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.

LCSW & MFT Exam Prep: TDC Passing Rates for 2011

A few days before the New Year I received this email from someone who recently took (and passed!) the MFT exam:

LCSW & MFT CV Exam Prep: Taming the Beast

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.

Getting (your brain) in Shape to Pass the LCSW and MFT Exam

Preparing to take the LCSW or MFT exam is a daunting process. Many people spend a few weeks paralyzed by the prospect of just getting started. They have logged and logged their hours, only to be faced with the reality that they have to start studying.