Reviews

I used TDC to prep for the CA Law & Ethics Exam and my LCSW Clinical Exam. My experience has been nothing less than amazing. I love how structured the program is, as well as how much support is given during the program. An underrated asset of this program is the Facebook group. Hearing other people's experiences -- both of their struggles + their successes -- helped me to normalize my anxiety, and provide me with a lot of motivation and inspiration to PASS WITH CONFIDENCE. The TDC staff did an amazing job of really getting me to understand how to think about the exam, and I think that helped me ultimately pass on my first try. THANK YOU so much Amanda and the TDC staff. This program has allowed me to achieve my biggest professional goal and I am so blessed to have been recommended this program.

I will continue to use TDC as I find the material easy to process and TDC provides in simple terms rationale to the topics discussed. Hopefully 3 times is a charm!!!!!

I have talken this test 5 times using other programs but TDC made it much easier for me to study and learn the information to go and slay that beast !

This program provided me with a great structure to prepare for the ASWB at a time in my life when I was very busy and extremely nervous about being ill prepared for the exam. I had been out of graduate school for several years and was feeling overwhelmed by the idea of digging into the content and frankly not knowing where to begin. I really appreciated both the content and design of this program because I am the type of learner that likes there to be a combination of learning formats to keep me engaged. The quizzes and tests were really key for me as well! Thank you for putting your energies into creating a thoughtful preparation program. I am quite sure I would not have passed if it was not for my preparing with this program!

I am a mother of four and during my last pregnancy it was nearly impossible to study. I had planned to take the exam before my fourth daughter was born, but I just didn't have the energy or time. To make a long story short I wrote in three times to TDC to get my access extended. I listened to the lectures dozens of times and reviewed the material at my own pace (which was super slow). I had so many questions which the coaches answered right away (sometimes within hours of my messaging them) I took the exam and past it on my first try. All throughout the exam I felt confident I would pass. I'm so grateful for TDC and their team. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Passed the first time taking the exam. I bought a book previously but wasn't motivated to use it and just felt it was a textbook not a study material. During the exam, I heard one of the lecturers voice from 'The Development Center'. I would recommend this to everyone.

Thank you TDC for the thorough review materials that prepared me for my LCSW exam. I had so much hesitation taking the test having been out of school for many years, but all I can hear is Heidi's voice answering the questions. Thank you !

I passed on my first try. I needed 107 to pass and I received a score of 119. I scored a 81% and an *2% on the full mock exams. I new as soon as I sat down to the test that I was prepared. Thank you TDC for this thorough and effective training program.

I took the ASWB exam and passed first time, scoring somewhere in the 84-87% range depending if they calculate the throw away 20 questions. I have diabetes, am in my 50's, and have "focusing" issues. Here's what I learned and applied from this course:
I scored 49% on the first test coming in I progressively got better throughout the course. My Mock exams were in the high 80% and the 2 full mocks came in at 74% and 76% respectively. I took the final full mocks in 2 hours 10 minutes and felt like I was going slow.
Here's some pointers: .
1. go through the course more than once.
2. Take both full mocks.
3. Ask questions.
4. Learn from your mistakes.
5. Create a "rule sheet" if you can and study it. Eg : you FIRST refer to a physician if there are physical issues (not do a biopsychsocial).
6. REALLY LISTEN to the pep talk and strategies. The strategies work.
7. Get accommodations EARLY- I did not and had to whip through the exam so my blood sugar was OK, I brought in glucose tabs though. AND my test center (Pearson Vue) would NOT let anyone inside with coffee or anything to drink in the waiting room FYI. Get there early enough since there may be a lot of people.
8. Be friendly to the workers at the center, They are there to help you and it alleviates the tension.
9. Before the test time started: I divided my writing board into 7 sections of 10 each, and 1 section of 5, equaling 85. I underlined each section. After Q85 I wrote in big letters "TAKE A BREAK." I continued to section off the next half the same way. In each of the sections I wrote down numbers to the questions that I thought I MIGHT have incorrect and totaled them throughout. This made it far more doable. Instead of thinking of 170 questions, I thought, "OK, I just have 10 questions, then I'll stretch, or breathe deeply for a sec before going on. ) I did this 7 more times, took a break and then again for questions 86-170, and then finished in 2 hours. I calculated that by the most possible incorrect questions, I would have 26, which is totally passing. And that was close to what I got wrong. By the way, I was NOT allowed any food on my break, and I advocated loudly but it still didn't work. Just something to note.

This is an excellent course and I would highly recommend it. I have tiny critiques on it that I would personally like improved, but it's more my opinion than the content and structure of which it is formulated. Worth every penny!

The foundation that TDC provides is solid and helped greatly during the exam. I heard Amanda’s voice at times reminding where is this client, starts where client is at & also reminding me to read every word in question stem and answers. This strategy kept me focused and present.
To God be the Glory, Honor and Praise!!
Helen