Interdisciplinary collaboration is one of those vague ASWB exam content outline items that it's tempting to ignore. But let's take a look. What do you need to know? An… Read More

Here's an ASWB content outline item worth a look: The impact of stress, trauma, and violence. Let's explore. A practice question is at the end of the post. The impact of stress, trauma, and… Read More

Another item on the ASWB's exam outline: feminist theory. Let's review to get you ready to handle any feminist theory questions that come up on the social work licensing exam. We'll fin… Read More

Here's another item from the HBSE section of the ASWB content outline: Systems and ecological perspectives and theories. Let's do a little learning and then top that off with a quick practic… Read More

Another item from the HBSE section of the ASWB exam content outline:  The impact of caregiving on families. Let's brush up on the topic. A free ASWB-exam style practice question fo… Read More

Continuing through the ASWB content exam outline, here's a simple seeming item: The effect of aging on biopsychosocial functioning. Just by living and knowing people--friends, fam… Read More

Here's a item straight from the ASWB content outline: Theories of racial, ethnic, and cultural development throughout the lifespan. You may know them well; they may be entirely new to you. E… Read More

Culture-bound syndromes (aka culture-bound disorders) are sets of symptoms or illnesses that are recognized and identified within a specific cultural or ethnic group but may not have a corre… Read More

A client reports experiencing recurrent, sudden episodes of intense fear, sweating, and a sense of impending doom. These episodes are often accompanied by feelings of unreality or detachment… Read More

You may not have used the Mental Status Exam (MSE) as a social worker. You may not have encountered much about it at school. But there's lots on it worth knowing as you prepare for the ASWB… Read More

Need a jolt in your ASWB exam practice? Check out our new series of short videos, each containing a complete (fast) question, (speedy) answer, and (quick) explanation. We’re posting th… Read More

Alicia passed the social work licensing exam with SWTP!  I obtained my MSW in 2002 but never sat for the exam because I did have the need for it.  I got a strong foundation from NY… Read More

Personality disorders are characterized by enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviate significantly from cultural norms, causing distress or impairment in functioning. I… Read More

Substance withdrawal and substance intoxication both come up regularly in social work practice. Don’t be surprised to find them on the ASWB exam!  Here's a breakdown of each term… Read More

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in the 1940s. The theory suggests that individuals have a hierarchy of needs that must be fulfilled to realiz… Read More

A couple has recently started dating and is in the early stages of their relationship. They have just begun to share more personal information with each other, and their interactions are bec… Read More

Erik Erikson (1902-1994) was a prominent German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development. He expanded upon Freud's psychosexual stages, emphas… Read More

Laronda got licensed!  Using Social Work Test Prep allowed me to learn the skills needed to pass the exam. I scored way over the number required to pass! Practicing the questions was th… Read More

When encountering first and next questions on the ASWB exam, it's important to approach them strategically to increase your chances of selecting the correct answer. Here are some tips on how… Read More

Preparing for the ASWB exam, it's easy to get caught up the small details of micro practice (eg, "How many weeks of depression before it can be considered a Major Depressive Episode?"). But… Read More

Social Work Test Prep started as a blog in 2009--a recording of one person's ASWB exam prep, sharing difficult concepts and online resources--helping other social workers pass the licensing… Read More

Preparing for the social work license exam requires diligent study and strategic planning. To help you make the most of your preparation time, we have compiled a list of valuable studying ti… Read More

Learning the NASW Code of Ethics is an essential part of your ASWB exam preparation. Ethics questions not only account for a large percentage of the exam, but questions from other topic area… Read More

New on SWTP's YouTube channel (you knew we had a YouTube channel, didn't you?), answers to some common, essential questions about the ASWB exam. Included: How do I register? How long is the… Read More

This morning we launched a new, faster, better, upgraded SWTP. What you might notice at first: it looks pretty much exactly the same. What you'll notice next: pages load way, way more quickl… Read More

Here’s a list of questions that Google lists out when you search for social work exam practice–questions, we assume, that people regularly ask on the search engine. We’ve a… Read More

Have been cleaning up old blog posts and encountered this. An ancient tale of exam passing, from way back in 2009, when SWTP was just a exam-study blog. For old time's sake, reposting here (… Read More

There’s an enormous amount of information to get a handle on to pass the exam. Happily, it’s divided into sections. Here, we look at the Human Growth and Development section and… Read More

One of the most common challenges that social work exam takers face is how to manage their time and pace themselves on the ASWB exam. The exam consists of 170 multiple-choice questions that… Read More

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Thank you, SWTP! Your questions helped me PASS my LCSW! I loved that the rationales were thorough yet to the point. And the fact that there were so many! Congratulations, Valeria! Yay! Reade… Read More

Nice note from Amy on Instagram. She passed, she's thankful for SWTP, she highly recommends the program.  The accompanying picture was set for one view only. The accompanying l… Read More

The ASWB exam content outline has this broad topic area: Characteristics of Perpetrators of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. We asked ChatGPT-an artificial intelligence machine--for a post… Read More

Guest blogger, Open AI, was asked to write a post about Person-in-Environment (PIE) theory. The helpful (!) response: Person-in-Environment (PIE) theory is a holistic approach to social work… Read More