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Study Better…Nap

Sleep your way toward social work licensure.  From the New York Times:

It turns out that toddlers are not the only ones who do better after an afternoon nap. New research has found that young adults who slept for 90 minutes after lunch raised their learning power, their memory apparently primed to absorb new facts.

Other studies [...]

NASW Free How-to Course

From my inbox:  a free NASW course, “How do I obtain a LCSW in California?” is available here.  Description:

This course is designed to assist social workers in understanding the overall licensing process, i.e. the basic requirements and timeframes for obtaining a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in California. California’s licensing process has been described [...]

Welcome, DSM-V

Here’s what’s coming ’round the mountain. Posting today at dsmv.org, a new draft of the DSM. Don’t worry, it’s not on the test till it’s out of draft and between shiny covers. But, FYI, here’s a little bit of what’s new:

* The recommendation of new categories for learning disorders and [...]

Welcome, glad you found the site.  The mission here:  To help get you through the social work licensing exam process.  Among the many features, some favorites:

• A page of links to Free Practice Tests (from AATBS, BTA, Gerry Grossman, and the like).

• Tutoring for help figuring out how to pass the [...]

2010 - The Year You Get Licensed

HAPPY NEW YEAR from Social Work Test Prep!

2009 was a big one here. Lots of studying, lots of licensing (me included). SWTP went from casual study blog to full-fledged dot-com with tutoring services, a practice test page, and a shiny new look.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, commented, contributed, wrote, called, got tut or [...]

Your Success Story

Gotten through the exam already or know someone who has?  Send in words of wisdom for all those not yet there.  People want to know how to get it done.

Some questions:

How did you study content (program, hours, duration)?  What was worth it, what was wasted time?

How did you prepare for the [...]

Behind the Curtain at PSI

Not sure about the rest of the country, but in California the exam is administered by PSI.  Hadn’t spotted it before, but on their home page, PSI offers a helpful tutorial (link on the bottom right)–it’s more-or-less the same material that comes up when you first sit down in your cubicle to take the test. [...]

ASWB Fee Hike

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? The cost of creating test questions for the Bachelors and Masters examinations is lower than the cost of creating test questions for the Advanced Generalist [...]

Multiple Choice Test Basics

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 question, and close your eyes. The idea behind this technique is to see if you can answer the question yourself before looking at [...]