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Dec

Psychoanalytic Treatment in Contemporary Social Work Practice

December 15, 2009 | audio

Always good for your test-prepping commute, here's the latest Social Work Podcast: Today's podcast, Psychoanalytic Treatment in Contemporary Social Work Practice: An Interview with Dr.

audio

Dec

Success Story: KC

December 10, 2009 | success stories | less stress | procrastination

From my inbox--KC, recent CA exam passer. Thanks and congratulations! Thanks for your website--really helpful for me in passing the California Written Clinical. Here's what worked for me (and what didn't).

success stories | less stress | procrastination

Dec

NASW Standards of Practice

December 8, 2009 | extra knowledge

You've got plenty of reading as it is. But if you want to pile on some extra, here's the collection of NASW Standards of Practice. If something jumps out at you as especially helpful for licensing test prep, let us know.

extra knowledge

Dec

Your Success Story

December 4, 2009 | success stories | misc

Gotten through the exam already or know someone who has? Send in words of wisdom for all those not yet there. People want to know how to get it done. Some questions: How did you study content (program, hours, duration)?

success stories | misc

Nov

Behind the Curtain at PSI

November 29, 2009 | misc | exam day

Not sure about the rest of the country, but in California the exam is administered by PSI. Hadn't spotted it before, but on their home page, PSI offers a helpful tutorial (link on the bottom right)--it's more-or-

misc | exam day

Nov

Interview: Stan Taubman of Berkeley Training Associates

November 20, 2009 | courses | interviews

Social Work Test Prep talked to Stan Taubman of Berkeley Training Associates via email about how he found himself in the exam-prep field, what BTA does, and how they do it: What's your background? How did you become a test-prep person?

courses | interviews

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

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