Social Work Licensing Masters Exam Guide - Comprehensive Aswb Lmsw Exam Review With Full Content Review, 500+

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Social Work Licensing Masters Exam Guide, Fourth Edition, provides everything you need to successfully pass the ASWB LMSW 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 LMSW exam. Chapters fully cover the four 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, 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 (details inside). Join thousands of successful licensed social workers who have passed their exam with this essential 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.


• Includes a new glossary of social work terms to solidify your knowledge both in exam preparation and into practice.


• Expanded and updated descriptions of DSM-TR content.


• 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 (details inside).


• Offers on-the-go digital access with ExamPrepConnect.

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• 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.


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• Keep on track with your Personalized Study Plan.


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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.

List of contents

Preface

How to Use This Guide

Pass Guarantee

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 MASTERS EXAMINATION

Self-Assessment

Key Social Work Terms

CONTENT AREA I: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, AND BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT (27%)

Chapter 1. Human Growth and Development

Chapter 2. Concepts of Abuse and Neglect

Chapter 3. Diversity, Social/Economic Justice, and Oppression

Content Area I: Practice Questions

CONTENT AREA II: ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION PLANNING (24%)

Chapter 4. Biopsychosocial History and Collateral Data

Chapter 5. Assessment Methods and Techniques

Chapter 6. Intervention Planning

Content Area II: Practice Questions

CONTENT AREA III: INTERVENTIONS WITH CLIENTS/CLIENT SYSTEMS (24%)

Chapter 7. Intervention Processes and Techniques for Use Across Systems

Chapter 8. Intervention Processes and Techniques for Use with Larger Systems

Content Area III: Practice Questions

CONTENT AREA IV: PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, VALUES, AND ETHICS (25%)

Chapter 9. Professional Values and Ethical Issues

Chapter 10. Confidentiality

Chapter 11. Professional Development and Use of Self

Content Area IV: Practice Questions

Full Length Practice Test

Index

About the author

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

• Authors: Dawn Apgar
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2024
• EAN: 9780826192790
• ISBN: 978-0-8261-9279-0
• No. of pages: 552
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work