Human behavior and the social environment is a major section on both the LMSW and LCSW exams. Whether you’re a case manager, therapist, or a community organizer/policy-worker, knowing human behavior and systems is a major aspect of social work’s central focus on the PIE (person-in-environment) perspective. In addition to knowing the different stages of human… Read More Human Behavior and The Social Environment
“That’s a way to see it and there is also another way to see it.” – Insoo Kim Berg“Problem talk creates problems, solution talk creates solutions.” – Steve de Shazer Practice Question: A social worker using solution-focused therapy is working with a client who is experiencing anxiety. Which of the following interventions would be MOST appropriate?… Read More Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and the Social Work Exam
Whether or not you believe in New Year’s Resolutions or think they’re arbitrary celebrations of planetary rotations around the sun, a new year often brings some voluntary (or semi-involuntary) reflection. This often involves taking inventory of where things are at in your life. This can include a relationship or a job. It may also involve… Read More Essential Steps for Passing the LMSW and LCSW Exams in 2025
Reblog Source: American Federation of Teachers. As a social worker, I knew I wouldn’t make a lot of money coming out of school, but thanks to unions I landed my first job right out of graduate school at a unionized hospital with completely-covered ($0 premium, $0 copays) healthcare, four weeks of vacation, and protected overtime.… Read More Happy Labor Day! Thank a Union Today.
Are you a recently graduated MSW student taking the ASWB exam? Or are you already an MSW in the field who’s ready to obtain your masters license? I’ll be offering a four-week LMSW exam workshop starting on July 8th at 8 pm EST. This workshop is open to all students taking the ASWB Masters Exam… Read More Four-Week LMSW Exam Workshop via Zoom Starting on July 8th at 8 pm EST!
Practice Question of the day: What is the research design most commonly used by social workers to evaluate practice? A. Quasi-experimental designB. Experimental designC. Single-subject designD. Longitudinal design Key: C. While experimental design is the most robust research design (requiring a larger sample size and random assignment), most social workers use single-subject design to evaluate… Read More Free Practice Question
One of the frustrations students face when taking the social work exam is questioning how well the exam measures how “good” of a social worker they are. After all, even if we aim to be evidence-based practitioners, much of the work we do can be highly subjective and relational–hardly something a multiple choice test can… Read More Major Changes Coming to the Social Work Licensing Exams
Practice exams are one of the best ways of preparing for the ASWB Masters and Clinical exams. That said, like any tool, practice exams will only help you if you are using them properly. Use practice exams as a way to: Do not use practice exams to: Taking this into account, how many practice exams… Read More How Many Practice Exams Should I Take Before Taking the ASWB Exam?
Since research tends to be one of social work student’s least favorite subjects, I’m dedicating a second post to it 🙂. Maybe it’s PTSD from undergrad statistics, the desire to “just do social work” and help, or boredom with just how plain dry it can be for those who did not choose it as a… Read More The “R Word”: Research Methods and the Social Work Licensing Exams
One of the most important points to drive home is that the social work licensure exam is not a memorization test. While knowing your theoretical models and four major content areas is important, the licensure exam is designed to measure for competencies as much as it is designed to measure for knowledge. All together these… Read More What Are the Three Types of Questions on the ASWB Social Work Licensing Exams?
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