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Aug

29

Free Practice Question: Kid Trouble and the Social Work Exam

August 29, 2018 | vignette | DSM | practice

Here's something to help you get prepared to pass the social work licensing exam. It's part of our ongoing, intermittent, free question series. Put yourself in this social worker's shoes and figure out what you would do?

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Apr

03

Vignette Prep Help

April 3, 2010 | vignette | tips and tricks

This applies only to the CA vignette exam. The thing about the vignette exam is that it's complicated. Long vignettes, groups of long, similar answers. Typical result while studying: dizziness, confusion, frustration. Solution: Slow down.

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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

Oct

09

Mailbag: Practice v. Real Exam

October 9, 2009 | vignette | mailbag

From my inbox--email from a social work classmate reencountered at AATBS's vignette workshop: Just read you passed the second exam....CONGRATS!!! I STILL have not taken mine yet as I have been busy with my new [job].

vignette | mailbag

Aug

11

Vignette Exam Practice: Kevin, Question Three

August 11, 2009 | practice | vignette | ethics

A law and ethics question. My answer and explanation are in comments. On the exam (or at least on practice questions I've seen), questions may ask exclusively about law or ethics. Different answers, so heads up.

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Aug

11

Vignette Exam Practice: Kevin, Question Four

August 11, 2009 | practice | vignette

Last question of the bunch: barriers to treatment.In your first meeting with Kevin, 47, he tells you that he's been "feeling funny" lately, having trouble getting up in the morning, sleeping "too much.

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Aug

11

LCSW Exam

August 11, 2009 | practice | vignette

Realistic online practice can help prepare you for the LCSW exam like nothing else. Try Social Work Test Prep's free practice exam to get a sense of our program. Being ready to sit for the real, four-

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Aug

10

Vignette Exam Practice: Kevin, Question Two

August 10, 2009 | practice | vignette

Next question. Worth noting: Groups of answers aren't in any particular order. Your task is to rate each item and choose the answer group that best answers the question.

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Aug

09

Vignette Exam Practice: Question One

August 9, 2009 | practice | vignette

Some test materials for the vignette exam suggest writing questions yourself to get a behind-the-scenes view of the process. So I did. Here's the first of several questions for the following exhibit. Who knows what the test really looks like?--

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Apr

15

Identity Problem

April 15, 2009 | knowledge | vignette

This came up running vignette practice questions. What exactly is an Identity Problem in the DSM? An answer: Identity Problems are characterized by severe distress and uncertainty about issues related to identity, such as long-

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Apr

05

Vignette Test Prep

April 5, 2009 | vignette

Okay, so maybe this one is simpler. Harder, but simpler. AATBS suggests reading their not-so-thick vignette strategies book then running the practice exams over and over again.

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Mar

31

Vignette: It Begins

March 31, 2009 | practice | vignette

One down, one to go. So...getting started. Looks like I'll do AATBS again. Worked for the first and no one's warned me against it. They suggest 60 days to study. I'm going to try to get it done in six weeks.

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