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The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam blog is back in action after a long hiatus. Up now, a survey about what readers are hoping for in future posts. Here’s the link:
http://lcsw.blogspot.com/
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 and Clinical examinations. Because fewer Advanced Generalist/Clinical items survive the pretest process, more items need to be created. Additionally, the lower fee for the Bachelors and Masters examination reflects the reality that social workers at these levels, having just graduated from social work programs, are not likely to make as much money as social workers who have been employed for two years.
Why are the new fees at $230 and $260?
The examination fee has not been raised since 2001. Since that time expenses have increased for ASWB, as they have for every organization. The ASWB social work licensing examinations meet the highest psychometric standards, and the cost of maintaining these standards increases as the costs of contractual testing services and travel expenses for volunteers who work on the examinations to write and review the questions rise. There are also additional test security measures that have been planned due to increased test security risks, and these measures will incur additional costs. The amounts of the new fees were designed to serve the association’s needs for at least the next five years—just like the fee increase adopted in 2000 and implemented in 2001.
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 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 the choices. Since many teachers and test makers delight in making the answers confusing, using your own brain before looking at the answers gives you confidence in a correct answer.
2) Reread the question—carefully. Sometimes the quickest test takers make mistakes because they assumed they knew the question asked. Slow down and read the question, one word at a time. It takes a little longer, but you’ll be surprised how much more you’ll understand.
3) Eliminate the obvious wrong answers. In some questions, it’s clear that one or two answers are definitely wrong, but most teachers and test makers are smarter than that. They will often put almost identical answers as choices. When you’re sure an answer does not qualify, cross it out and start on the process of eliminating another one.
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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 television and in films for decades. However, despite the positive and life-affirming work that social workers do in reality, their image in the media [...]
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 – bronze package. I took four days off of work – and studied Thursday through Monday. I took [...]
…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, [...]
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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