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Jan

Mnemonics for DSM

January 16, 2009 | materials

Memorizing the DSM in full is strictly unnecessary. Exam questions tend to be more about a small set of differentials (Schizophrenia ve. Schizoaffective D/O, PTSD v. Acute Stress). But, then again, why not get some details down?

materials

Jan

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 -

video

Jan

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

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

"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

Remain Calm

January 12, 2009 | materials | less stress

One thing repeated in all the prep materials I've come across so far is a piece of pat advice: Don't get too stressed out. "Anxiety" neared #1 in the Top Ten Reasons People Don't Pass The Test list at a recent AATBS workshop.

materials | less stress

Jan

Question: Attachment

January 9, 2009 | practice

According to John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, what are the four types of attachment in children? A) secure, insecure, anxious, and avoidantB) secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, and fearful-avoidantC) secure, anxious-

practice

Jan

Cheap CEs

January 8, 2009 | bbs | CEs

Before you get the pleasure of prepping for the LCSW exam, you've got to complete the application which means, among other things, getting supervised hours...a passport photo...and a bunch of CEs.

bbs | CEs

Jan

Question: Hamster

January 6, 2009 | practice

Your client is a hamster who reports being unable to tolerate when other people are messier than he is. The hamster reports being a "perfectionist" and getting anxious and angry when things do not go his way.

practice

Jan

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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