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Apr

26

Exam Day 2009

April 26, 2023 | exam day

Have been cleaning up old blog posts and encountered this. An ancient tale of exam passing, from way back in 2009, when SWTP was just a exam-study blog. For old time's sake, reposting here (with a little editing). So here's what it was like.

exam day

Feb

27

The ASWB Exam: Before, During, and After

February 27, 2023 | aswb | exam day | less stress

The ASWB exam aims to test your knowledge of key concepts and skills necessary to practice social work effectively.

aswb | exam day | less stress

Nov

29

Behind the Curtain at PSI

November 29, 2009 | misc | exam day

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-

misc | exam day

Nov

18

Eva: Vignette Success Story

November 18, 2009 | success stories | exam day | vignette

Congratulations to SWTP reader Eva, who passed the California Clinical Vignette exam earlier this week. Here, some emails that preceded exam time, and an explanation of how she made it happen: Hi, I was glad to find your site -

success stories | exam day | vignette

Sep

21

Mailbag: Exam Day

September 21, 2009 | exam day | mailbag

From my gmail inbox: Hi, I've been reading your blog while studying for the LCSW written exam and wanted to first of all say that I appreciate all the useful information, resources, and reading about your trials and tribulations.

exam day | mailbag

Mar

30

Exam Day

March 30, 2009 | exam day

So here's what it was like. What I did. Maybe helpful, maybe not.Took a few days off prior to exam day to make sure I knew stuff. Took the AATBS exam #5 in one sit-down, as suggested. Scored 76%--kind of iffy, right on the border.

exam day

Mar

01

The Perfect Social Worker

March 1, 2009 | exam day | tips and tricks

Just finished my 800th online test question (that's four of the five exams). Doing okay--not as well as I'd like--not yet test-ready. [Sigh.] On some questions, seems it's all too easy to get dragged into answers by personal experience--

exam day | tips and tricks

Feb

10

PSI Ops

February 10, 2009 | exam day

Finally went on psiexams.com to see how the sign-up process works here (I'm about a month from taking the exam, give or take). The scoop: You can book an exam up to a day in advance (though it's first come first serve).

exam day

Feb

10

Social Work Exam: The Keyboard

February 10, 2009 | exam day

Re: the keyboard pictured in the previous post. It's nice, it's got pretty colors, it seems helpful. Here's what they say: Don't use it. Don't waste time figuring it out. Go with what you know. Go with what you practiced with. Use the mouse.

exam day

Feb

02

Smile

February 2, 2009 | exam day

There's a good post-test summary from a fellow exam-prep blogger here. Passed and passing the wisdom along. One tip for the 21st century: Seems they take your picture when you arrive at the testing center (at least in CA they do).

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