Social Work

I passed the LCSW stand exam on my first try (7/20/15) thanks to this amazing program. I went through all the material twice, wrote a lot of notes and re-read them a few times, and reviewed the practice tests / mock exams - especially the questions I got wrong. I wasted some time studying extra information in the DSM-V. This was not necessary. Life got in the way at times and I was not able to stick to the study schedule but it was okay in the end. I scored around the low 70s on my practice exams.

Thank you for stream lining the preparation. Everything in the CV study materials was essential to passing. No extras to confuse and complicate the study and test taking process. Listen to every bit of advice Amanda gives you. Let her get into your head and her voice will be with you on test day. The test felt easy, and not because it is, rather because I was prepared and confident. And remember, "no mumbo jumbo".

This was an extremely helpful course to prepare for the first exam. I feel like I know a lot more about being a social worker from the topics covered - it's too bad graduate school was not as comprehensive.

The program worked very well for me. I didn't have a lot of free time to study between my full time career and schooled age child. I followed all of the suggestions, focused my attention on the key topics & strategies for looking at each question, down to taking a break and eating a little sugar. I passed on the first try. Thank you!

I feel so differently before and after. I passed the EXAM finally after two fails. I got 16 more questions from the last exam 5 months ago, two months with you. Thanks, I could concentrate and follow your directions with confidence. Your advice on approach to each question and each task of your program are so fantastic. I had two breaks with snacks during the 6 hours, I did not have before. I was feeling more comfortable during this exam. Thaaaank you, Amanda.

I felt extremely prepared for both the written and vignette exams thanks to Amanda and her explanations of study material. I felt like the mock exams were a good indication of what was on the real exam on test day and I liked that she gave us strategies for working through the uneasiness of not knowing how to answer certain difficult questions. Thank you Amanda for your amazing courses; I never would've been able to do this without you!

My biggest fear about the exam was my own anxiety about it. This program helped me feel prepared and confident in my knowledge base. The tips for how to take the exam were practical and really helped me feel positive as I entered the exam. Knowing how to allocate my time during the exam helped me manage my anxiety about the time and I am grateful for how well this program was organized and most importantly I was so relieved about how I did not feel overwhelmed with the material.

Ever since childhood, I have been really slow at reading comprehension, but I have always managed to be an A student by working extra hard to overcome that challenge. The exam was really hard for me and I know that if I had been able to see my score, it would not have been an A, because there were a lot of questions wherein I felt confident about the subject matter in the stem, but had trouble making sure it was the actual right answer in such a short amount of time. With this type of test, I just don't expect myself to get an A or even a B for that matter.

Utilizing the Therapist Development Center materials truly helped give me the confidence and knowledge to succeed. I have a history of terrible text anxiety and second guessing and through the use of this program I exceeded my own personal expectations and scored higher than I ever thought possible. Amanda has amazingly put together all of the most important topics and the audio clips truly help break apart the questions and help identify what the stem is asking and identifying the appropriate response. So thankful to be on the next step in my career : )

This program was great--it taught me what I need to know in sufficient depth without overwhelming me. I felt that the TDC program built my confidence as well as my knowledge where it seemed like other programs' strategy was to overprepare the user which tends to overwhelm and worry the test taker. Thanks for a great program.