Reviews

TDC's course preparation for the LCSW exam was instrumental in my ability to successfully learn the necessary information and pass the exam on my first try. I did come across some questions on the real exam that asked about things I was completely unfamiliar with; however, the skills I learned with TDC's course enabled me to isolate the two best responses and find which answer most closely addressed what was said in the stem. The program's combination of audio lectures and detailed print outs, along with the many quizzes and practice tests, makes this a stellar exam prep course! Thank you!

I had failed the clinical exam once before. I felt very lost and unsure where to start with my studying. A colleague highly recommended the TDC study program so I decided to give it a try. This program truly made studying and retaining the information so simple! Not only did it assist with the clinical knowledge, it provided tips on how to process and answer the questions. This was completely worth the investment. Don't think I would have passed without it!

I have worked long and hard on obtaining my clinical hours. I work in the medical field of social work and it's not always been easy to "count" clinical hours. Because of this, it's taken me more time than the average person to accomplish this. I was very nervous about the exam and when a friend (who also works in the medical field with me) told me she's using this program to study and recommended it to me, I was excited. I feel it gave me a base of organization to study, especially since it's been a few years since I've been in a school setting and am out of the "study habit" part of my life. I went through each of the podcasts twice and completed the study program as you have prepared them and I really do believe it helped me to have the confidence, feel and be prepared, and PASS the test. Thank you for this program.

Thank you so much I highly recommend!

TDC was helpful to guide me on where to start! That was one of the biggest hurdles. The combo of audio, handouts, practice exams and the rationales behind the answers can help with multiple learning styles. It was easy to get an extensions to how long I had access to the TDC program due to family circumstances changing my timeframe to take the exam. I didn't use any other studying materials and passed the clinical exam on my first try. I'd recommend it to anyone taking the ASWB clinical exam.

This program definitely helped me get prepared for the LCSW exam! It was a tough exam but all areas are well covered in this program which gave me the confidence I needed. Thank you!

TDC gives Therapist DEVELOPMENT! Although my exam was hard, TDC enhanced the way I went into thinking about how to answer questions. FIRST/NEXT!!!!!

I will be eligible to re-take the exam in April. Any advice? Would I be able to get an extension on the program or do I have to pay again?

I took Dr. D's two-day class prior to my first LCSW exam attempt. The class was 8 hrs each day. A study booklet was provided and contained very relevant, critical information to know for the exam. So, the material within the booklet itself was very helpful for independent studying. However, the class preparation was significantly less helpful. There was very little contextual teaching. I would say the first day and half of the class the teaching consisted of how to take the test, tricks, with lots of interjection from other class members about how they had failed the exam, which to me created a negative tone and semi-intimidating atmosphere for those who had not yet taken it and just getting started in their preparation. The feedback I gave was just very point blank--actual context and material expected to be on the exam was only minimally mentioned the last few hours of the last day of the class. Certain things also emphasized within the class created slight fear, underlying negative tone in terms of being successful, and again, an intimidation factor-ie: "Dr. D's desperation theory" which suggests that you may very well not finish the exam, and if you run out of time, guess the same letter for every question you don't get to. Also strong emphasis on order of operations ie: acknowledge/validate, assess, explore, clarify, refer, as well as encouragement to "never" refer until you've assessed the patient. The class also states clearly the client owns records.

I did not pass my first attempt by 14 questions, which was semi-alarming because that's a miss by a lot, but I thought I did everything that was recommended from Dr. D's class so perhaps the intimidation factor that I sensed got the best of me. I took a month off and slowly began independently studying the material in the book provided by Dr. D and eventually re-took the exam a second time and missed again but by 4 questions, so certainty trending in the right direction.

After the second failed attempt, I clearly needed a different, more effective approach, so I did what a social worker should do (and probably should have done after the first failed attempt) consult with a colleague, who recommended this training course. This training course was extremely beneficial for various reasons. The first, is structure. The structure provided holds you accountable to progress from start to finish and allows for self-assessment with the quizzes and practice tests offered throughout. Second aspect that made a meaningful difference, was having actual context and having the context taught in a way that fully and clearly translated to how it would likely appear on the exam. Third, the very clear breakdown of how to best approach the first/next questions as well as the best/most/primary, etc questions. This was critical. This was a perspective that allowed me to really absorb and understand how to best answer these questions. Given the amount of these types of questions on the exam, this is truly what I think helped me pass. These are questions I can confidently say I got right this third time, which I probably missed a lot of the first two times (difference between truly understanding and applying knowledge vs going off an order of operations).

Furthermore, I reached out to a coach about a week out from my exam for any last recommendations or guidance (and probably a little reassurance). I received a very quick reply that was very thorough and personal to my question (s) and essentially reiterated how to approach the first/next questions and the best/most/primary, etc. questions. Having this in writing as well as what had been included in previous lectures, really cemented in how to tackle this exam. The last thing I did before going in to take my exam was re-read the e-mail from the coach and listen to the final pep-talk again. I needed 102 questions and I got 111.

Thank you for the ongoing support and accessibility throughout the course. Thank you for the positive tone and upbeat lectures. Thank you for instilling confidence that was continually emphasized from start to finish. Thank you for the guidance and helpful insight.

I started TDC after failing the exam for the second. At that point, I was not sure where to begin with altering my studying strategy. The content of TDC was so helpful. My main issue was not knowing why I got the questions wrong as this is never provided anywhere. Through the coaching feature, I was able to reach out and obtain strategies on how to answer the questions in a slow and concrete manner. I needed 103 and got 112 on my third attempt.