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Practice Tests Improve Memory

So says a recent study.

“Taking practice tests — particularly ones that involve attempting to recall something from memory — can drastically increase the likelihood that you’ll be able to remember that information again later,” Rawson said.

New Look, New Location

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 hopefully easier to find. New here:

Free Practice Tests have their own page. Social Work Test Prep Tutoring gets its own space [...]

New Blog: Where the Client Is

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 adding a nighttime private practice to my daily community mental health work. The blog will cover the basics (at [...]

"Extra Knowledge"

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 impossible. I’ve weeded some of the less necessary posts out by labeling them with an extra knowledge tag. Stuff to learn just for [...]

Licensed!

The BBS said “allow 30 days.” It took less than a week. Tested Monday, licensed Friday. !

How to Get Your LCSW

…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? Internships–what? Study–how? Hopefully this will help. (Heads-up: Links are mostly for California. Elsewhere, try the ASWB and/or Google (and, if you’re feeling generous, [...]

PASSED!

Vignette done and done. Call me LCSW (but wait till the BBS cashes my check). Done!

Test Prep Greatest Hits

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 (for flash cards) and rules of thumb (for rules of thumb). Plus plus, of course, the free practice tests [...]

Revolution

Join the Social Work Test Prep revolution! @ amazon@ facebook @ blogcatalog @ mybloglog@ rss@ stumble upon@ technorati @ twitter@ your blog See you [...]

Overload

Just read a bunch about delirium, dementia, amnesia, substance abuse, so taking a blogging break. It’s a habit I’m trying to catch: blog-as-study-break rather than blog-as-procrastination-tool.

Or tools–also made these: Therapy Worksheets (submit your worksheets!) and Therapy Books (bibliotherapy!). Plus each blog has its own Amazon store (test prep, worksheets, books). Plus there are [...]