SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 20, 2009, 3:51 pm
Social Work Test Prep talked to Stan Taubman of Berkeley Training Associates via email about how he found himself in the exam-prep field, what BTA does, and how they do it: What’s your backgrou...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 20, 2009, 11:33 am
From ASWB’s press release: When will the new fees take effect? Candidates who register on or after January 1, 2010 will pay the new fees. Why are exams being offered at different fees? Th...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 18, 2009, 3:04 pm
Congratulations to SWTP reader Eva, who passed the California Clinical Vignette exam earlier this week.  Here, some emails the preceded exam time, and an explanation of how she made it happen: Hi, ...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 15, 2009, 2:34 pm
You may have had this experience–some of my tutoring clients have reported it:  You read a vignette and you get sucked in.  The heartache, the pain, the misery.  It’s all too much.  Yo...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 10, 2009, 4:25 pm
John Abess, MD has compiled and posted a glossary of psychiatric terms, from abreaction to zoophilia.  May come in handy.  (link via BTA)
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 10, 2009, 3:37 pm
A questions-and-answers page all about exam preparation sits at Berkeley Training Associates.  Maybe your burning questions are answered there.  Among the inquiries: HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I SPEND ON...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 10, 2009, 12:24 am
Haven’t talked much on these pages about the basics of taking a multiple choice test.  So…here are nine basics, from ehow’s How to Take a Multiple Choice Test. 1)  Read the questi...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 7, 2009, 2:41 pm
Here’s a multiple choice test rule of thumb that social work test preppers should keep in mind: Read the question, then, hit pause. Don’t read the answers. Think about how you would ans...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Nov 3, 2009, 1:53 pm
Just launched on the web by the NASW, Social Workers Speak.  Not test prep, but maybe will work as semi-guilt-free procrastination.  Announced this way: Social workers have been portrayed on televi...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 30, 2009, 8:51 pm
The Social Work Test Prep Blog is becoming Social Work Test Prep.com.  Please redirect your bookmarks, browsers, and feeds to: The new site: http://www.socialworktestprep.com ...and the new fe...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 30, 2009, 4:24 pm
Welcome to Social Work Test Prep.com.  Used to be The Social Work Test Prep Blog, over at blogspot. No longer.  Now:  New look, new location.  But same material, with everything prettier and hope...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 29, 2009, 1:41 pm
Inbox item: AATBS celebrates a redesigned website with a 15% off deal. Ends fast. THIS WEEKEND ONLY! SAVE an Additional 15% On All Licensing Exam Prep Purchases! Valid 10/29/2009 to 10/31/2009 w...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 29, 2009, 1:41 pm
Inbox item: AATBS celebrates a redesigned website with a 15% off deal. Ends fast.THIS WEEKEND ONLY! SAVE an Additional 15% On All Licensing Exam Prep Purchases! Valid 10/29/2009 to 10/31/2009www.aat...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 28, 2009, 11:12 pm
Difficulty getting down to it and studying?  You're in the good company of just about everyone attempting to prepare for the exam.  People get overwhelmed by it all and...just do somethi...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 25, 2009, 4:13 pm
I'm now working with people 1:1 to get them prepped for the social work licensing exam.  So far, my clients are MSWs who haven't been able to master the test, are discouraged, anxious, an...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 25, 2009, 10:14 am
There are only so many times you can listen to the AATBS or Gerry Grossman CDs over and over (helpful as that can be).  There's plenty more audio where that came from.  Here's some: ...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 21, 2009, 12:14 pm
What's on the ASWB exam? Here's one way to get a handle on it: the application to be an exam item writer. Here are the basic directions to potential exam writers: Ask a single question, or p...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 15, 2009, 4:15 pm
This new comment just popped up on an old post. Reprinted here so people actually see it. Congratulations, Eva!:Ok, so I just took the standard exam two days ago. I bought the AATBS material - bronz...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 15, 2009, 9:30 am
Now, having gotten licensed, I'm turning my attentions to building a practice and to tutoring others about how to get through their state exam. In CA, it's two exams--standard plus vignette. ...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 12, 2009, 1:16 pm
This just up: Where the Client Is. Continuing the blog-as-you-go tradition of these pages, the new site will follow the figuring out of just what to do with a newly acquired LCSW. For me, it's...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 9, 2009, 9:38 am
From my inbox--email from a social work classmate reencountered at AATBS's vignette workshop: Just read you passed the second exam....CONGRATS!!! I STILL have not taken mine yet as I have been b...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 5, 2009, 9:50 am
A new Social Work Podcast is here. Today's podcast is on Prochaska and DiClemente's (1983) Stages of Change Model. This model describes five stages that people go through on their way to chang...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Oct 2, 2009, 3:41 pm
Tinkering with ProProfs with a Hepworth, Rooney, and Larsen on my lap, came up with a few questions. May add more. For now:
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 29, 2009, 6:49 pm
Socialworkexam.com's latest(ish) offering, 150 questions to do anywhere, via an iPhone. Haven't tried, not endorsing, just saying: Social Work Exam Pro $12.99Category: EducationPublisher: L...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 26, 2009, 9:50 am
Had concerns that some posts might be creating unnecessary anxiety in test preppers by labeling as "knowledge" some obscure, deep cut social work facts, giving the impression that the test is impossib...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 26, 2009, 9:38 am
The BBS said "allow 30 days." It took less than a week. Tested Monday, licensed Friday. !
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 23, 2009, 1:57 pm
...in a bunch of not-necessarily-easy--but doable--steps. I remember as I was first looking into the profession, nothing spelled out this process in a way that made much sense. Degree--which? Intern...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 21, 2009, 6:18 pm
From my gmail inbox: Hi, I've been reading your blog while studying for the LCSW written exam and wanted to first of all say that I appreciate all the useful information, resources, and reading ab...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 21, 2009, 1:52 pm
Vignette done and done. Call me LCSW (but wait till the BBS cashes my check). Done!
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 18, 2009, 5:21 pm
Looking back over blog in final-push-vignette-prep mode, a few postings and tags stick out as extra helpful:The quick summary of teen reporting rules for CA is a winner. Also, try the flash cards tag...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Sep 6, 2009, 9:09 pm
A long page of licensing exam tips from Berkeley Training Associates is here. How to prepare, what to study, and approaches for exam day. Take a look.
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 31, 2009, 8:50 am
A new Social Work Podcast is up. looks at the relationship between theory and clinical social work practice...with Joseph Walsh, professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 18, 2009, 1:34 pm
One route through test (or other) anxiety: accepting it. Worry is just part of the package. For acceptance assistance, check out the guided meditations and other ACT-based mindfulness materials at L...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 11, 2009, 7:28 pm
For those who've cleared the first-exam hurdle and are a mere 40 vignette questions away from an LCSW, more free practice awaits: AATBS Casemaster BBS Exam Study Guide Berkeley Training Associates...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 11, 2009, 7:18 pm
For the most-of-you not prepping for LCSW clincial vignette exam, here (and on the sidebar) are links to practice questions aplenty for the standard written/national exams: AATBS (requires email) Aca...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 11, 2009, 2:46 pm
Last question of the bunch: barriers to treatment. In your first meeting with Kevin, 47, he tells you that he's been "feeling funny" lately, having trouble getting up in the morning, sleeping "to...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 11, 2009, 11:24 am
A law and ethics question. My answer and explanation are in comments. On the exam (or at least on practice questions I've seen), questions may ask exclusively about law or ethics. Different answer...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 10, 2009, 11:40 am
Next question. (The first is here.) Worth noting: Groups of answers aren't in any particular order. Your task is to rate each item and choose the answer group that best answers the question. AATBS...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 10, 2009, 11:30 am
Go meet the theorists you're supposed to be studying, see them get treated like rock stars. The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference approaches...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 9, 2009, 5:55 pm
Some test materials for the vignette exam suggest writing questions yourself to get a behind-the-scenes view of the process. So I did. Here's the first of several questions for the following exh...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 5, 2009, 2:22 pm
Hey, check it out. Here's lots of the DSM-IV Training Guide, embedded via Google Books. Exam-prep-o-riffic. Happy browsing...
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SW P. posted an article on Social Work Test Prep - Aug 5, 2009, 1:56 pm
Intermittent Explosive Disorder Intermittent explosive disorder is characterized by repeated episodes of aggressive, violent behavior in which you react grossly out of proportion to the situation. P...
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