I often have students who contact me for tutoring who have had frustrating experiences with the social work licensure exam—either because they missed a passing score by a couple of points, or because they just don’t feel confident about being able to score well or maintain focus during a four-hour test. If you were like… Read More Top Five Tips To Raise Your Exam Score And Confidence
There are only two weeks left to the semester across many social work schools in the country, and despite the emotional disruption of interrupting work with clients, not being able to have a traditional semester, nor even mark their achievements with the transitional ritual of commencement, many students have been tapping into their resilience to… Read More How To Apply For Your LMSW License In New York State
As an exam tutor and educator, it’s not uncommon that some of the students who come to me for support are students who feel discouraged after failing the social work exam, either on the Masters or Clinical level. There is also a lot of anxiety that can come from this since many students need the… Read More What To Do If You Failed The ASWB Exam
While telehealth (especially teletherapy) has been part of the healthcare conversation for quite some time, it has been brought to the forefront by the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic as social workers are suddenly forced to adapt by switching to remote work at a fly-by-night pace and preventing disruption of client care. However, as my… Read More Telehealth and Social Work Ethics
Many students dread studying research content on the social work exam either because they hated stats in undergrad, just “don’t do math”, or feel like it’s antithetical to the values of the profession attracting more intuitive types (looking at you, INFPs). The truth is that research is as much at the heart of social work… Read More Research and the Social Work Exam
Happy new year! If getting licensed is one of your new year’s resolutions, here are some tips that you want to be mindful of as you go into the new year. 1—Start as early as possible. If you’re still in school, it’s not too early to do your research. Look up your state’s board of… Read More Five Tips for Getting Your Social Work License This Year
Leticia Chamorro (2010). Flickr. License: Creative Commons. Next Exam Tip: (25+35) – (8^2/5) = ? What does a random math equation have to do with the social work exam? Well, if you remember the order of operations PEMDAS (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally), quite a lot. To properly solve an equation, you have to… Read More Timing and the Social Work Exam
One of the first things I always try to impart to students taking the social work exam (looking at both Masters and Clinical exam students here) is that the test is a reasoning test, not a memorization test. What does this mean? It means that reviewing your practice theories is important, since as social workers… Read More Top Tip For Reading Question Vignettes
Happy New Year, MSWs! If you haven’t heard about it yet, one of the biggest changes that’s been making a buzz has been the ASWB’s plan to change the social work licensure exams this year. What does this mean for preparing?
One of the reasons I’m passionate about helping other therapists get licensed is because of the freedom licensure provides. If you’re straight out of graduate school, it’s the gateway to your first job. If you’re further along, it’s a gateway that can potentially allow the freedom of independent practice. Freedom might look different to everyone—for… Read More The Private Practice Start-Up
