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Dec

19

Happy Holidays from SWTP

December 19, 2013 | misc

Happy Holidays from Social Work Test Prep! Wishing you peace, love, and licensure in 2014 and beyond! Word from the future: 2014, you don't know how good you have it!

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Dec

16

Tough to Shop For? SWTP Gift Cards Now Available

December 16, 2013 | misc

Here's a way to ensure you're smiles are authentic when you open your gifts this holiday season: Help people give the gift of test prep by sharing this Social Work Test Prep Gift Card link with them. Want to give the gift of high-

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Dec

14

SWTP Adds ASWB Practice Exam #3

December 14, 2013 | misc

We're very pleased to announce that we've added a third practice exam to the Social Work Test Prep offerings. That means SWTP now has over 500 practice questions, rationales, and suggested study links awaiting your attention.

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Dec

08

Social Work Test Prep Reviews

December 8, 2013 | misc

A new flurry of email from pleased, now-licensed SWTP customers. Congratulations, everyone! From Karen P.: I got 127 Qs right; 101 were required to pass...I learned so much using [SWTP] that I continue using it even after I passed!

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Nov

18

SWTP Seeks Bloggers

November 18, 2013 | misc

Social Work Test Prep is looking for a few good bloggers. We're seeking both licensed and unlicensed folks, test preppers and test passers: Test Preppers: If you're preparing for the exam, blog your test prep under the SWTP banner.

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Nov

05

LCSW Exam Prep

November 5, 2013 | misc

Welcome future LCSW! Glad you found the site. You may feel dizzy with apprehension as you face down the licensing exam process. But preparing for the social work exam doesn't have to be an enormous, awful, or expensive undertaking.

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Oct

15

Social Work Licensure

October 15, 2013 | misc

Search Instagram for "LCSW" or "LMSW" and you'll come up with social worker after social worker having proudly snapped their results from the social work licensing exam. One word stands out in all caps: PASS.

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Sep

15

SWTP Referral Codes

September 15, 2013 | misc

Have you found a referral link for SWTP? Great. Use it when making your exam purchase and help get whoever posted it access to a free bonus exam. To get your own access to the bonus exam, share your unique referral URL.

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Aug

19

Social Work Exam Questions

August 19, 2013 | misc

Looking for social work exam practice questions? We've got them. Try our free practice test to sample the SWTP program. Or skip that step, sign up, and purchase full, real-time exams from your account page.

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Feb

07

SWTP Social

February 7, 2013 | misc

Connect with Social Work Test Prep for more...and more...and still more exam prep goodies. Here are the links: Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/... Facebook: www.facebook.com/... Twitter: twitter.com/... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/...

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Apr

03

Achieve

April 3, 2011 | misc | procrastination

Trying to pass the exam? Here's a researched-based how-to from PsyBlog. Eleven bullets about how to achieve anything. (described on the site): 1. Stop fantasizing 2. Start committing 3. Start starting 4. Visualise process NOT outcome 5.

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Mar

22

TM and the Test?

March 22, 2011 | misc

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Mar

04

Overcoming Exam Anxiety

March 4, 2011 | misc

Anxious about the exam? So's just about everyone else. Here's a collection of anxiety worksheets that may help. You'll be brushing up on CBT with most of them while you're at it. Enjoy. Here's a longish article and a newer blog post on the topic.

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Feb

21

Exam Prep Mentor

February 21, 2011 | misc

Write SWTP to begin work toward passing the social work exam. Get help with managing test anxiety, time management, and various test preparation strategies. More details on the Tutoring Services page. How can a mentor/tutor help?

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Jan

05

Social Work Exam Study Group

January 5, 2011 | misc

Looking to form a study group? Post in comments below: Where are you? What are you looking for? Be sure to put a best way to contact you in your comment. Good luck all.

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Feb

26

Study Better...Nap

February 26, 2010 | misc

Sleep your way toward social work licensure. From the New York Times: It turns out that toddlers are not the only ones who do better after an afternoon nap.

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Feb

24

NASW Free How-to Course

February 24, 2010 | misc

From my inbox: a free NASW course, "How do I obtain a LCSW in California?" is [no longer] available here. Description: This course is designed to assist social workers in understanding the overall licensing process, i.e.

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Feb

10

Welcome, DSM-V

February 10, 2010 | misc

Here's what's coming 'round the mountain. Posting today at dsmv.org, a new draft of the DSM. Don't worry, it's not on the test till it's out of draft and between shiny covers.

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Jan

24

Welcome

January 24, 2010 | misc

Welcome, glad you found the site. The mission here: To help get you through the social work licensing exam process. Among the many features, some favorites: • A page of links to Free Practice Tests (from AATBS, Gerry Grossman, and the like).

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Jan

15

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

January 15, 2010 | misc

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. A nice place to get focused on what really matters on the ASWB exam.

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Dec

31

2010 - The Year You Get Licensed

December 31, 2009 | misc

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.

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Dec

04

Your Success Story

December 4, 2009 | success stories | misc

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)?

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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-

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Nov

10

Multiple Choice Test Basics

November 10, 2009 | misc

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.

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Nov

03

Social Workers Speak

November 3, 2009 | misc

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.

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Sep

23

How to Get Your LCSW

September 23, 2009 | meta | misc | tips and tricks

...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.

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Aug

10

Evol of Psych

August 10, 2009 | misc

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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Jan

30

Overload

January 30, 2009 | meta | quiz | misc

Just read a bunch about delirium, dementia, amnesia, substance abuse, so taking a blogging break. It's a habit I'm trying to catch: blog-as-study-break rather than blog-as-procrastination-tool. Or tools--

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Jan

18

The Social Work Exam Prep Blog

January 18, 2009 | meta | misc

Now I tell me. Using Google's keyword tool, it becomes clear that I may have misnamed this blog (assuming I've been putting it together to be read and used and not just to divert my own test--I mean, exam--anxiety).

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Jan

12

"It's In There"

January 12, 2009 | misc

A grateful shout-out to Dr. Linton Hutchinson of socialworkexam.com who contacted TSWTPB over the weekend with a pass to check out his site.

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Jan

02

Welcome

January 2, 2009 | misc

Welcome to the Social Work Test Prep Blog. I'm an MSW in Los Angeles, about a month into my test prep. Have been slogging through a bunch of different test prep material. The idea is to collect the best of it here and help people out some.

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