MFT Exam Prep Reviews
The licensing exam was REALLY hard... and if I hadn't used the Therapist Development Center I doubt I would have passed.
The licensing exam was REALLY hard... and if i hadn't taken Therapist Development Center I doubt I would have passed.
Understanding the actual question was the key to TDC success over the other programs. The other programs required a lot of memorization of material that was not on the exam and would have been a waste of time to focus on.
I purchased the Gerry Grossman package for both the written and clinical exams. I studied for 4 months for the written and passed. I studied for 4 months for the vignettes and failed by 3. The weak points were law and ethics and treatment planning. I purchased the TDC for the vignettes. Amanda's way of presenting the material was excellent. Because I had failed before, I got some extra coaching from Robin. I passed the exam today and have to say "Thank you Amanda, Robin and TDC."
The Therapist Development Center's test prep was easy to understand and extremely well written - not to mention reliably up to date with law and ethics. I learned very quickly what the test formats were going to be like and how to use various effective test-taking strategies that reflected the actual exams. The lessons were devoted to understanding how to apply our inherent knowledge and therapeutic experiences to the test questions to arrive at the correct answer. This was essentially a process of bringing the true therapist out from within.
I used TDC's materials for both MFT tests and passed on the first try each time. There was no real wait time in my case, which speaks to the efficiency and effectiveness of this exam prep program. I ordered the Standard Written Exam prep right after I finished my 3,000 hours, studied until the earliest exam date available (which at the time was about 3 months), ordered the Clinical Vignette Exam prep immediately after, and studied that only for 1 month before taking the 2nd test.