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Nov

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

Nov

Vignette Countertransference

November 15, 2009 | tips and tricks

You may have had this experience--some of my tutoring clients have reported it: You read a vignette and you get sucked in. The heartache, the pain, the misery. It's all too much. Your burnout meter goes into the red.

tips and tricks

Nov

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.

misc

Nov

Glossary of Psychiatric Terms

November 10, 2009 | knowledge

On Wikipedia, here's a glossary of psychiatric terms, from abreaction to zoophilia. May come in handy. Abreaction, by the way, is--says Wikipedia--a process of vividly reliving repressed memories and emotions related to a past event.

knowledge

Nov

Pause...Then Answer

November 7, 2009 | tips and tricks

Here's a multiple choice test guideline that social work test preppers should keep in mind: Read the question, then, hit pause. Don't read the answers. Think about how you would answer. Okay, now read the answers.

tips and tricks

Nov

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.

misc

Oct

New Look, New Location

October 30, 2009 | meta

Welcome to Social Work Test Prep.com. Used to be The Social Work Test Prep Blog, over at blogspot. No longer. Now: New look, new location. But same material, with everything prettier and hopefully easier to find.

Social Work Exam Procrastination

October 29, 2009 | less stress | procrastination

Difficulty getting down to it and studying? You're in the good company of just about everyone attempting to prepare for the exam. People get overwhelmed by it all and...just do something else.

less stress | procrastination

Oct

AATBS Discount

October 29, 2009 | courses | special offers

Inbox item: AATBS celebrates a redesigned website with a 15% off deal. Ends fast. THIS WEEKEND ONLY! SAVE an Additional 15% On All Licensing Exam Prep Purchases! Valid 10/29/2009 to 10/31/2009 www.aatbs.com Update: That has long-

courses | special offers

Oct

Exam Prep Audio: The Wise Counsel Podcast

October 25, 2009 | audio

There are only so many times you can listen to the AATBS or Gerry Grossman CDs over and over (helpful as that can be). There's plenty more audio where that came from.

audio

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