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Social Work Licensing Clinical Exam Guide

Comprehensive ASWB LCSW Exam Review with Full Content Review, 500+ Total Questions, and Practice Exams

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Social Work Licensing Clinical Exam Guide

Comprehensive ASWB LCSW Exam Review with Full Content Review, 500+ Total Questions, and Practice Exams

Fourth Edition
Print
$129.99
In stock
Author

Dawn Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW

Description

Includes 6 months' free ExamPrepConnect digital access with print purchase!

Social Work Licensing Clinical Exam Guide, Fourth Edition, provides everything you need to successfully pass the ASWB LCSW exam and become fully licensed to practice. This bestselling guide from Dawn Apgar is now updated with more practice questions and features to help you study for and pass the LCSW exam. Chapters fully cover the 4 exam content areas and all Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs), and end-of-section questions test your understanding and retention. The review concludes with 2 full-length practice exams to prepare you for exam day. With more than 500 unique questions, detailed review content and answer rationales, a glossary of key social work terms, and access to ExamPrepConnect, this guide empowers you with the tools and materials to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time, guaranteed. Follow the thousands of successful licensed social workers who have passed their exam with this essential book and online resource.

Key Features:

  • Includes full review of all KSAs for the LMSW exam.
  • Provides 3x the questions of previous editions—more than 500 in total.
  • Tests your knowledge with 2 full-length timed practice exams—1 in the book and 1 exclusively online.
  • Includes a new glossary of social work terms to solidify your knowledge both in exam preparation and into practice.
  • Prepares you with exam tips, tricks, and strategies to successfully answer questions.
  • Aligns with the updated ASWB 3-answer question format, so you'll study questions similar to those on the exam.
  • Boosts your confidence with a 100% pass guarantee.
  • Offers on-the-go digital access with ExamPrepConnect.

ExamPrepConnect

Included with your exam guide ↓

  • Review all of the high-quality content from the book.
  • Prepare by taking 2 full-length timed practice exams—one exclusively online.
  • Build custom quizzes or study by exam topic with 170 practice questions.
  • Use flashcards to quiz yourself on hundreds of key terms.
  • Sharpen your test-taking skills with interactive Q&A tools.
  • Play games to make studying fun.
  • Keep on track with your Personalized Study Plan.
  • Take notes, highlight, and bookmark content.
  • Interact with your peers in the community discussion boards.
  • Access everything on any device.

See access details inside the book.

Dawn Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW, has helped thousands of social workers across the country pass the ASWB examinations associated with all levels of licensure. In recent years, she has consulted in numerous states to assist with establishing licensure test preparation programs. Dr. Apgar has taught in both undergraduate and graduate social work programs and has extensive direct practice, policy, and management experience in the social work field.

Contents

SECTION I: ABOUT THE EXAMINATION, STUDY STRATEGIES, AND TEST-TAKING TIPS

The Licensure Examination

Studying for the Examination

Tips for Answering Questions Correctly

SECTION II: CONTENT AND PRACTICE TEST FOR THE ASWB CLINICAL EXAMINATION

Self-Assessment

Key Social Work Terms

CONTENT AREA I: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, AND BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT (24%)

Chapter 1. Human Growth and Development

Chapter 2. Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Chapter 3. Diversity and Discrimination

Content Area I: Practice Questions

CONTENT AREA II: ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT PLANNING (30%)

Chapter 4. Biopsychosocial History and Collateral Data

Chapter 5. Assessment and Diagnosis

Chapter 6. Treatment Planning

Content Area II: Practice Questions

CONTENT AREA III: PSYCHOTHERAPY, CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT (27%)

Chapter 7. Therapeutic Relationship

Chapter 8. The Intervention Process

Chapter 9. Service Delivery and Management of Cases

Chapter 10. Consultation and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Content Area III: Practice Questions

CONTENT AREA IV: PROFESSIONAL VALUES AND ETHICS (19%)

Chapter 11. Professional Values and Ethical Issues

Chapter 12. Confidentiality

Chapter 13. Professional Development and Use of Self

Content Area IV: Practice Questions

Full Length Practice Test I

Full Length Practice Test II (online exclusive)

Authors

Dawn Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW, has helped thousands of social workers across the country pass the ASWB examinations associated with all levels of licensure. In recent years, she has consulted in numerous states to assist with establishing licensure test preparation programs.

Dr. Apgar has done research on licensure funded by the American Foundation for Research and Consumer Education in Social Work Regulation and was chairperson of her state's social work licensing board. She is a past President of the New Jersey Chapter of NASW and has been on its National Board of Directors. In 2014, the Chapter presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Apgar has taught in both undergraduate and graduate social work programs and has extensive direct practice, policy, and management experience in the social work field.

Product Details
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  • Release Date: March 1, 2024
  • Paperback / softback
  • 600 Pages
  • Trim Size: 8.5in x 11in
  • ISBN: 9780826192875
  • eBook ISBN: 9780826192882
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