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The Social Work Exam Prep Blog

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).



meta  |  misc



Mnemonics for DSM

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



Meet the Theorists: Carl Rogers

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



Meet the Theorists: Albert Ellis

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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Meet the Theorists: Fritz Perls

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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"It's In There"

"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.



misc



Remain Calm

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



Question: Attachment

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



Cheap CEs

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



Question: Hamster

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.



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