Social Work Licensing Masters Exam Guide - Dawn Apgar

Social Work Licensing Masters Exam Guide

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

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Buch | Softcover
552 Seiten
2024 | 4th New edition
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-9279-0 (ISBN)
169,95 inkl. MwSt
Includes 6 months' free ExamPrepConnect digital access with print purchase!


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.



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.


Note: Social Work Licensing Masters Exam Guide, Fourth Edition, includes the same practice test that can be purchased separately as Social Work Licensing Masters Practice Test, Third Edition.



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.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 279 mm
Gewicht 1179 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-8261-9279-3 / 0826192793
ISBN-13 978-0-8261-9279-0 / 9780826192790
Zustand Neuware
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