I cannot believe how prepared I felt for the LMSW exam compared to the first time I took it. It was a completely different experience. As you know, I used AATBS the first time and just got blown away on test day. You helped me develop the test taking skills I needed to actually pass the test. What a difference! I am telling all my friends about you!
Preparing for the LCSW exam is daunting. I found that having the guidance and support of The Therapist Development Center gave me the individualized direction I needed to know what and how to study for the exam. The workshops allowed me to break down a large amount of information into a more “doable” amount of information. I found the individual tutoring session particularly helpful. My tutor was able to assess my practice exam results allowing for a tailored session that focused on areas of the exam that was most challenging for my individual case.
Having used not one but two of the main prep companies promising pass guarantees did not help me and left me frustrated. I found TDC’s techniques for teaching strategies to pass the LCSW CV exam absolutely helpful to be successful in passing the exam!!!. Learning how to apply such strategies and not just take the same tests several times helped me to accomplish my goal. Thank you TDC!!!
A year ago I took the LCSW Standard Written Exam and ran out of time–resulting in a fail on the exam. I realized that I needed to learn some test-taking strategies specifically geared towards the LCSW exam. Upon doing some research and consulting with colleagues, they referred me to the Therapist Development Center. After speaking with the TDC over the telephone, I knew that they were the one to go to for test taking strategies. Less than a month after taking their two workshops; I sat for the LCSW Standard Written Exam for the second time and PASSED!
Thank you for sharing your exam strategies with me, it absolutely helped me pass my LCSW CV exam. The TDC framework provided clear and practical techniques to navigate the exam confidently. The on-demand conference web-based experience was perfect for my busy schedule and learning style. I found the material concise and methodical. I first saw you present at Gerry Grossman when I was studying for my written exam. It was clear to me early on that you possessed the clinical knowledge and competency to teach the content, but you did in a way that is relevant to social workers.
I wanted to first inform you that I am finally an LCSW!!! I had used AATBS and Gerry Grossman for the second part of the vignette and studied really hard, but failed in 2011. I only missed it by 1 point, but I finished barely on time and half the time I felt like I was guessing. When I heard about your program I decided to try it out especially since I knew 2 other people who reported you had helped them tremendously. After I listened to your first workshop the test made sense. I was shocked. I practiced all your techniques, I realized that AATBS makes you assume things and ther
I am telling everyone I know in Palm Springs to do your teleconferences. After the first workshop I realized what I had been doing wrong the first 3 times I took the exam. I finally passed today and even though the test was hard, I actually felt like I was passing it because I knew what to look for this time. Keep up the good work!
I got more benefit out of 5 hours with the TDC than I did from any 5 days or 5 weeks of other materials. Others pile on reams of materials that aren’t on the test, and provide online tests that we are guaranteed to fail, intimidating us into paying for weeks or months of their services to prepare for a test that we’re never going to see. Your materials and seminar were so succinct and so to the point for the type of questions we were actually going to face!
I highly recommend working with the TDC if you are taking your BBS Licensure exam. I didn't pass my exam the first time and was feeling dejected. By chance, I found the TDC and worked with them to find new study techniques and figure out where my personal deficits were. With the TDC’s help, I passed my exam and have been working as an LCSW for the past two years.
I gained my Master of Social Work degree in 2001. Since that time I have wanted to return to San Diego, CA. I put it off due to California's policy of having their own exam process versus accepting the results of the national exam I passed in 2001. I had heard how difficult the California exams were and avoided taking them to the point of moving to Arizona instead of San Diego, in 2010.
