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Aug

31

ASWB Practice Questions Speed Run

August 31, 2023 | video | practice

Need a jolt in your ASWB exam practice? Check out our new series of short videos, each containing a complete (fast) question, (speedy) answer, and (quick) explanation. We’re posting them semi-regularly on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

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May

23

ASWB FAQs Video

May 23, 2023 | aswb | video

New on SWTP's YouTube channel (you knew we had a YouTube channel, didn't you?), answers to some common, essential questions about the ASWB exam. Included: How do I register? How long is the test? How long till I get results?

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Jan

10

ASWB Exam Practice--Self-Determination

January 10, 2023 | practice | video

Here's a video walk-through of a question we posted a while back. Learn some content while getting the hang of ways to approach questions. For deeper practice, try our full-length practice tests.

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May

13

Social Work Exam Prep Video

May 13, 2022 | video

The SWTP YouTube Channel is back with a new, quick practice question walk-through. If you're a regular reader of these pages, you'll recognize the question, re research methods from a recent-ish post. Follow along, see you how you do.

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Jul

08

ASWB Exam Practice - PTSD Symptoms

July 8, 2019 | video | practice | DSM

How well do you know the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder? This video journey through a DSM practice question will test and strengthen your PTSD symptom knowledge. How best to narrow down to the best answer?

video | practice | DSM

Jun

28

ASWB Exam Essentials from the SWTP Study Guide

June 28, 2019 | video

Some exam essentials and study tips from the SWTP Study Guide (which you get in its entirety when you create a Social Work Test Prep account). Some questions answered: --How long is the AWSB exam? --How many questions on the ASWB exam? --

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Jun

24

ASWB Exam Practice Walk-Through: Social Worker Psych Ward Burnout

June 24, 2019 | aswb | DSM | practice | video

A new ASWB exam practice question video walk-through. This one's about social worker burnout.

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Jun

04

ASWB Exam Practice - Narcissistic Personality Disorder

June 4, 2019 | DSM | practice | video

Here's a new video walk-through all about the criteria for NPD. Follow along and see how you do. Stick around for a quick bonus question at the end of the video. For more DSM-focused practice, try our DSM Booster, available here.

DSM | practice | video

May

23

ASWB Exam Practice Question Video Walk-Through: Trauma Symptoms

May 23, 2019 | DSM | practice | video

Here's a video walk-through for a question that appeared on the SWTP blog a while back. How well do you know the Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders chapter of the DSM? Test you knowledge.

DSM | practice | video

May

06

ASWB Exam Practice - Respect Toward Colleagues

May 6, 2019 | ethics | video | practice

A client at an inpatient facility asks to be transferred from a young social worker to a veteran social worker. What should the veteran social worker do? What does the NASW Code of Ethics say? Walk-

ethics | video | practice

Apr

22

ASWB Practice Question Walk-Through: Dating Colleages

April 22, 2019 | practice | video | ethics

Here's a question buried in the SWTP blog that we've revived for this video walk-through (a growing series). Working together at a residential facility, a therapist and case manager develop a strong attraction to each other.

practice | video | ethics

Apr

15

ASWB Exam Prep: Movie Theater Anxiety

April 15, 2019 | practice | DSM | video

Take five minutes to dive into this question drawn from the anxiety disorders chapter of the DSM. A woman tells a social worker that she no longer goes to the movies. "Sitting on the aisle isn't enough," she says.

practice | DSM | video

Apr

10

ASWB Masters Exam Practice

April 10, 2019 | practice | video | LMSW

Here's a five-question mini-exam via YouTube which designed to help you get you for the ASWB Masters exam. (Of course, it will be helpful for prep at any exam level.) The questions in the video haven't appeared anywhere on SWTP yet.

practice | video | LMSW

Apr

08

ASWB Exam Question Walk-Through: The “Little Monster”

April 8, 2019 | video | practice | DSM

Here's a quick walk-through of a question that appeared on the blog once upon a time. A kindergartener is making life miserable for his mother and sister. How best to diagnose?

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Apr

01

Clinical Exam Prep

April 1, 2019 | practice | video

Here's another set of five ASWB exam questions on video set to music. How well can you stay focused and answer the questions as they roll by in the time allotted?

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Apr

01

ASWB Exam Practice: Psychosis, Mood, and the DSM

April 1, 2019 | practice | video | DSM

What's the difference between schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophreniform disorder? When do you diagnose MDD with psychotic features? Here's a walk-through of a practice question from the blog that should help clear some of that up.

practice | video | DSM

Mar

26

ASWB Exam Prep Video: Client Records and Confidentiality

March 26, 2019 | video | practice | ethics

Is it okay to talk to a client's previous therapist? What if the client doesn't want you to? Here's a walk-through of a question from the blog addressing that very scenario.

video | practice | ethics

Mar

25

ASWB Exam Question Walk-Through: Colleague Burnout

March 25, 2019 | video | practice | ethics

What to do when a colleague says she hates her clients? This practice question, pulled from an earlier post, gets you to the answer. (Spoiler: knowing the NASW Code of Ethics is a big help!) Here's the Facebook no-longer-live video.

video | practice | ethics

Mar

17

ASWB Exam Prep: Anorexia vs. Bulimia

March 17, 2019 | practice | video

Here's a video walk-through of a question we posted a little while back. (Not all ASWB exam test prep has to involve reading.) In this vignette, an apparent eating disorder. A 17-year-

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Mar

13

ASWB Exam Prep via Facebook Live

March 13, 2019 | video | practice

Hey look, it's more video! Here's an inaugural Facebook Live exam question walk-through. The first in a series. We'll probably be doing a bunch of these, so if you like A/V studying, follow SWTP on Facebook and YouTube and stay tuned.

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Mar

11

ASWB Exam Practice via Video

March 11, 2019 | practice | video

For those who want to click once, sit back, and get some ASWB exam practice, here's a video version of some free questions from the site. Includes an (optional) bouncy studying soundtrack. These are the type of tricky, close-

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Mar

09

ASWB Exam Practice Books

March 9, 2019 | video

Here's a peek inside SWTP's Practice Test for the Social Work Licensing Exam book series. Available from Amazon or get online exams by signing up here on the site.

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Nov

19

Exam Prep via YouTube

November 19, 2018 | audio | video

A visual learner is someone who absorbs information best through visual aids, such as pictures, diagrams, charts, and graphs. They rely on seeing information to understand and remember it effectively.

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Jun

22

DSM-5 Lectures

June 22, 2015 | DSM | video

Here, from the SWTP YouTube channel, is a collection of lectures about DSM-5 and the changes therein. Not a lot of bells and whistles here. Just PowerPoint slides and professorial voices.

DSM | video

Feb

25

Knowing Bowlby

February 25, 2015 | knowledge | video

How are you on John Bowlby? Knowing some basic Bowlby is wise as you approach the social work licensing exam. Good news: it's relatively simple, and probably already built in to your understanding of how people work.

knowledge | video

May

22

Bowenian Family Therapy and the Social Work Exam

May 22, 2014 | knowledge | theory | video

Murray Bowen is credited by some with generating a wholly new way of thinking about human behavior. That new way: Family Systems Theory, put into action as Bowenian Famliy Therapy.

knowledge | theory | video

Oct

02

Kohlberg and the Social Work Exam

October 2, 2013 | knowledge | video | theory

Worth reviewing for the social work licensing exam, Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development. Pick your source--they all say more-or-less the same thing: from SimplyPsych from Wikipedia from About Here's a video walk-

knowledge | video | theory

Sep

13

Freud and the Social Work Exam

September 13, 2013 | knowledge | video

Try SWTP's Freud Primer--everything you could possibly need to know on the topic for the exam. Or, via AllPsych.

knowledge | video

Jan

17

Understanding Attachment Theory

January 17, 2013 | knowledge | video | theory

Attachment in eight minutes: Find more helpful video on SWTP's YouTube channel. Too long; didn't watch?

knowledge | video | theory

Jan

13

Motivational Interviewing

January 13, 2013 | knowledge | video

Good to know for the exam: Motivational Interviewing. A definition from now-lost SAMSHA pages (use these UMASS training pages instead): [A] collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change.

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May

31

Obsessed

May 31, 2009 | video

Of note, Obsessed on A&E. It's CBT vs. OCD. A woman counts stuff, can't drive. A man washes and cleans. Therapists help. Much, much more than you'll ever need to know for the social work exam. But good to see therapy--and some recovery--

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Apr

20

Grey Gardens

April 20, 2009 | video

"Grey Gardens"--first a documentary, now an HBO movie--profiles Big and Little Edith Bouvier Beale, mother-and-daughter shut-ins, eccentrics, and Jackie O. cousins. Both a good/hard watch. Lots of strange behaviors.

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Apr

15

Social Work Test Prep: The Movie

April 15, 2009 | video

Mental health disorders may seem more common in movies and TV characters than in real-life, but the stats say something entirely different.

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Mar

25

Preoperational Stage - Lack of Conservation

March 25, 2009 | knowledge | video

Or, How to Share Crackers with a Kid If You're Mean and/or Really Hungry. Here's a whole article on Paiget's preoperational stage, if you'd like a deeper dive. On conservation: [A]well-

knowledge | video

Mar

13

Murray Bowen

March 13, 2009 | theory | knowledge | video

What do these concepts all have in common?

theory | knowledge | video

Mar

01

Defense Mechanisms

March 1, 2009 | extra knowledge | video

Encountered while making flash cards--hadn't seen this elsewhere, but seems helpful (and wouldn't fit on a card)--Vaillant's Levels of Defense Mechanisms: Level I - psychotic defences (i.e. psychotic denial, delusional projection) Level II -

extra knowledge | video

Feb

16

Quiz: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

February 16, 2009 | knowledge | quiz | video

Quick quiz: Name the three levels in Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development (via Wikipedia). Answer in Comments. Level 1: ______________1. Obedience and punishment orientation(How can I avoid punishment?)2. Self-

knowledge | quiz | video

Jan

14

Meet the Theorists: Carl Rogers

January 14, 2009 | video

Carl Rogers brought us unconditional positive regard, and more more. Get to know him in this video, "On Counseling: A Personal Perspective." Some essentials, via Wikipedia: Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 -

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Jan

14

Meet the Theorists: Albert Ellis

January 14, 2009 | video

Albert Ellis demos REBT--videos here. Some context via Wikipedia: Albert Ellis (September 27, 1913 - July 24, 2007) was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).

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Jan

14

Meet the Theorists: Fritz Perls

January 14, 2009 | video

Fritz Perls + Gloria = awareness. Series of videos on YouTube here. Fritz who? Take it away, Wikipeda: Friedrich (Frederick) Salomon Perls (July 8, 1893 - March 14, 1970), better known as Fritz Perls, was a noted German-

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Jan

02

Gestalt TV

January 2, 2009 | video

Attention "visual learners" (that is, most people): If you've got a spare 9:59, here's a Gestalt Therapy video nugget courtesy of the University of Texas. Demonstrates some basic Gestalt interventions. There's more where this came from--

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