Stages of Change on the ASWB Exam What are the critical stages that social work clients go through during their treatment? Also, how should you respond as a clinician as a client goes through these key stages? Also, what questions
Transference vs. Countertransference on the ASWB Exam These terms often confuse LCSW, LMSW, and LSW ASWB test takers. Make sure you understand the differences between these two key terms before your test day! Transference: Redirection of a client’s feelings onto
Freud’s Psychosexual Stages on the ASWB Exam Freud is a popular topic on the ASWB exam, make sure you understand his perspective on psychological development, fixations, psychosexual energy (libido) before your LCSW, LMSW, or LSW test day. Stages of Psychosexual
Reliability vs. Validity on the ASWB Exam This difference between these two concepts often confuses LCSW, LMSW, and LSW test takers. Make sure you understand the difference before test day! These research terms are important to learn as you’ll see
The Social Work Helping Process on the ASWB Exam This process will be extremely helpful for you to know and understand for the LCSW and LMSW exams, especially for questions that end in FIRST and NEXT. What is The Helping
ASWB Program Evaluation Program Evaluation is one of the fastest-growing sections of questions on the LCSW and LMSW ASWB Social Work Licensing Exams. In this video, I cover the 6 different components of program evaluation. Additionally, I review a sample
Personality Disorders on the ASWB Exam Today’s topic is incredibly interesting: Personality Disorders! What is a personality disorder? How do personality disorders get diagnosed and when do they get diagnosed? Which personality disorders are common and which are very rare?
ASWB Defense Mechanisms What are they? How do they manifest? What do you need to know for the LMSW and LCSW ASWB exams? Also, in this video, I include 6 different practice questions to test your knowledge of Defense Mechanisms. Regardless of
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