Exam Prep Blog
Getting Ready for the LCSW & MFT Exam? Let's Explore Mood Disorders
It’s Tuesday…late on Tuesday, but still Tuesday, so it’s Hot Topic time! Now that we’re into the diagnostic categories, it’s important to start looking at questions and thinking about differential diagnoses – what information do you need for an initial diagnostic impression? What are the features
Read MoreUnderstanding Psychotic Disorders in Preparation for the LCSW & MFT Exam
I don’t know about all of you out there, but until I interned on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit, I really had no idea what a person experiencing psychosis really looked like (clinically speaking). This category of disorders, distinguished by the primary symptoms of delusions, prominent
Read MorePreparing for the LCSW & MFT Exam: Disorders Usually Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
This week’s Hot Topic is a little different – there are many clinicians out there who have never (and will never) treat or work with an infant, child, or adolescent…so why do we have to know about disorders that are usually diagnosed duriThis week’s Hot Topic is a little different – there are many
Read MoreStudying for the LCSW or MFT Exam? Let's take a look at Substance Use, Abuse & Dependence
It's Hot Topics Tuesday and this week we're looking at 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. Here’s how it might come up in a test item
Read MoreLCSW & MFT Exam Prep: What Do You Need To Know About Crisis Intervention?
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 licensure exam –
Read MoreLCSW & MFT Exam Prep: Understanding Danger to Others
I know, I know, it's Valentine's Day, who wants to hear about Danger to Others? BUT, the Therapist Development Center loves all of the therapists out there who are making the commitment to grow professionally by becoming licensed! Danger to Others is another topic that test-makerI know, I know, it's
Read MorePreparing for the MFT & LCSW Exam: Exploring Suicide & Self-Harm
If you’re getting ready to take the LCSW 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 LCSW exam, but also because it’s so critical to client safety
Read MoreStudying for the LCSW Exam & MFT Exam: Domestic Violence
Alright Social Work Exam- and MFT Exam-Takers, it’s Tuesday, time for another Hot Topic. This week we’re taking a brief look at Domestic Violence. Let’s take a closer look at a possible test item. Sample Question: A woman is referred to her EAP for frequent absences and difficulty completing
Read MorePreparing for the LCSW Exam and MFT Exam: Abuse & Neglect of Elderly & Dependent Clients
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. Here’s how it might show up in a test item: Sample Question: A hospital social worker is called to the emergency room and asked to evaluate an 82 year
Read MoreChild Neglect - What you need to know for the MFT and Social Work Exam
Alright folks, we’re kicking off the LCSW & MFT Exam Hot Topics Blog with a review of Child Neglect. How would neglect show up in a test item? Here’s a sample question: Sample Question: During an initial assessment with a 7-year-old boy, a therapist observes that the boy is small in stature and
Read MoreLCSW & MFT Exam Prep | Welcome to the Hot Topics Blog!
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
Read MoreThe TDC Passing Rates for the LCSW and MFT Exams: 2011 in Review
A few days before the New Year I received this email: Hi Amanda! Hope you are enjoying your vacation! I just wanted to let you know that I took the MFT CV Exam today, Dec 29th, and I passed!!! Thank you so much!!! Everything that I learned from you truly helped me - especially the framing questions
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