I just passed the written exam. The test was amazingly similar to the study program. I especially found Amanda's advice of "sometimes the best answer is the least worst answer" extremely helpful. I will definitely be using the Therapist Development Center to study for the clinical vignette exam!
I would not have passed these LCSW exams without this program. Your clinical knowledge and style of teaching how to unpack the vignettes were key to my success. Aside from needing to pass these exams to become licensed, I will keep your study materials to use as an excellent reference source. Thank you!!!
Fifteen years ago, I was working on getting my CA license. I passed the written but was unable to pass the oral exam. I moved to Arizona and passed the AZ license exam, practicing as a clinical therapist for thirteen years. My husband was transferred to CA two years ago. My AZ LCSW didn't count. I took the CA courses I needed to but had a huge hang up regarding the written test. I followed Amanda's program. Her coaching, encouragement, rationales behind the answers, and routines helped me when I took my exam this morning. I passed!!!!
I get pretty nervous for tests, and since I had not taken any exams in years and was not sure of everything that I needed to master, I definitely wanted extra support studying. I took a poll of my licensed graduate school friends; every single person recommended TDC. I completed the program and felt like I learned everything I needed, and that the test strategies provided me with the confidence to take and pass the exam on my first try. So glad I did the program to help me get licensed!
Thank you for your support. Your program helped reduce feelings of anxiety related to retaking the test. I felt confident with the tools you provided to cut through the chase. Once again, thank you for creating a frame of attack to help decipher the test as it helped reduce feeling overwhelmed when preparing for the test.
Thank you! The provided study material helped me organize the material in manageable pieces. I have used other study systems, which seemed to give way too much information. I passed my ASWB LCSW exam the first time and scored an 88%!
I am so impressed with this program and the amount of support that it provides you. I often e-mailed with questions for which I did not understand the rationales that were provided and I always got a quick and very detailed response from Bethany, which helped me to understand things better. I questioned my confidence many times when I did not feel as though I knew certain content and got tremendous reassurance from Bethany, who let me know that it was okay not to be familiar with every term, strategy, medication, or solution to the questions.
Kudos to The Therapist Development Center! You have a great teaching program. I felt that the information, practical aspects, and the ability to re-take the tests, quizzes, and practice exams multiple times really helped to re-orientate myself to the format of the exam itself. Also, thank you for the extension, which I needed, at least psychologically, to be able to study/practice right up to the exam. I even felt comfortable adjusting and learning some of the nuances and changes of the DSM V during the past month.
I got my ASW number in 2009 and finally submitted my paperwork for exam eligibility January of this year. Colleagues literally scared me from wanting to take the exam. There was so much talk about months of studying and dry, boring material I would have to drudge through that I kept putting it off. My six years were up June 2015 and there was no more putting off the exam; I had to find a different way of approaching the test. I'm so thankful I found TDC! I started studying at the end of May 2015 and took my test July 25, 2015; I PASSED the first time!
I have such extreme test anxiety that I postponed taking the exam for about 2 years. I doubted my abilities and felt so overwhelmed by the idea of studying and actually taking the exam. I feel so lucky that I picked TDC, because it was the perfect study material for me. I used so many of the strategies discussed during the lectures, which made the test feel more interactive and manageable. I loved being able to think about Amanda's voice during the test. I honestly felt like scheduling my test really lit the fire that helped to motivate me.
