ASWB Exam Prep in Pictures

A quick drawing of your attention to yet another way to prep for the ASWB exam. Need a break from practice tests and podcasts? Check out Pass the ASWB Exam on Pinterest. In addition to links back here, there are collections of helpful stuff, including lots of material just right for visual learners. Freudian theory as iceberg. Personality disorders as mini-chart. That sort of thing. Check it out, follow, repin...enjoy!

LCSW Exam Prep

Once upon a time, you had to buy expensive packages full of CDs and books to hope to approach the LCSW exam with confidence. That's changed. Now, all you need is an Internet connection, some time to do some reading and take some practice exams, and maybe a touch of common, social work sense.

The web is overflowing with the very stuff that pricy exam prep CDs and books are filled with. The side bar of this blog has a short list of links to some essentials--the NASW Code of Ethics, the DSM, etc. Throw in some basics about human development and various theories and--given enough exposure to practice questions (like those at SWTP)--you can consider yourself ready to go get licensed.

That is to say, your LCSW exam prep doesn't have to wear your down emotionally or financially. Passing the exam is a big part of your career. Getting there isn't necessarily going to be half the fun, but it doesn't have to be joy-free either.  This goes for future LMSWs, LICSWs, LSWs, and all the rest too!

Here are some additional sweet spots on the web worth checking out as you head toward the licensing exam--ethics, study tips, flash cards.

• Eye on Ethics at Social Work Today
• NASW Ethical Dilemma of the Month (change the number in the URL to crawl through the series)
• Study Tips at Social Work Test Prep
• LCSW Flash Cards at Cram.com

And, because all of this still might rough you up a little, here's this:

• Self-Care Starter Kit

Take care and good luck!

NASW Code of Ethics and the Social Work Exam

The NASW Code of Ethics is central to the social work licensing exam and should probably be central to your test prep. If you're the gambling and time-wasting type, you might experiment with taking exam studying nothing but the Code of Ethics.  Whether or not you that appeals to you, here's something that might: Underway at Social Work Test Prep's blog, a section by section examination of the Code, the ways you might expect to encounter it on the exam, and strategies for getting Code questions answered right. A little bit like our KSA of the Day series. Enjoy!