Well, I am a career change person. I returned to grad school in my 40s, got my MSW, and LSW right away. Then someone immediately said, 'Now you need to go right for your LCSW.' The supervision was great since I was new to the field. My experience right out of the gate has been the highest level of at-risk adolescents, and currently the highest level of adult mental health clients. Now I am a LCSW (well, once I get the license in the mail). Regarding the LCSW exam, to be frank I took the NASW prep course and it was very misleading about what the exam was like. I failed the exam on the first try. Your homepage presentation stating that most prep course teachers have never taken the exam, and that it is more about knowing how to answer the questions than memorizing facts, was correct. Your program was excellent! I only passed by 3 points, but I passed. The reasoning questions made me ponder the reasoning by those at the ASWB who prepared it. But the journey is now over, or just beginning depending on how you look at it. Thanks for the help!
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