Licensure Preparation
Full Day Workshops
National Association of Social Workers - Ohio Chapter offering full day workshops that will provide the tools and confidence you need to PASS the Bachelors, Clinical, or Advanced Generalist Exams
Participants will have the opportunity to review & take a series of "practice tests" with multiple-choice questions (most in case study format) in the areas of social work practice, human behavior, social policy, social work research, and social work ethics. Test taking and study strategies are also reviewed.
Course Instructor- Dr. Murali Nair
Credentials:
· Fulbright Scholar
· Nationally recognized expert in the area of social work licensure.
· Doctorate in Social Work from Columbia University.
· Thirty years of experience in teaching at the MSW and BSW level.
· Fifteen years of experience in conducting social work licensure examination preparation courses.
Continental breakfast will be provided. Six CEU's available! Due to the quantity of materials reviewed in the preparation course, we ask that you please BRING A COLD LUNCH.
Workshop Cost: NASW Members: $90.00 Non-Members: $120.00
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Preparing for the Licensing Exam: One Size Fits All?
By Idelle Datlof, LISW-S
Some of us are just naturally good test-takers. But for many social workers, the joy and relief which accompany the awarding of the MSW degree are followed rapidly by fear and dread of “the exam”. The bottom line: If you want your independent license (LISW), you must first pass the ASWB national exam.
What’s the best way to prepare?
Fortunately, a wide variety of resources are available, including home study workbooks, full-day review courses, online lectures, tutoring and CDs. These work well for many people, but not all. In Ohio, the pass rate is 68.8% for the clinical exam, but drops sharply (31.8%) when the exam is taken for the second time. These numbers can make you nervous if you’re a new graduate or even if you have been out of school for a year or two and can still find your class notes. Perhaps you’ve been busy working for five, ten, fifteen years, and only now find that for a better job or to keep you current job, you need that license. Or are you employed in an administrative position and haven’t been face-to-face with a client in years?
For those looking for a more individualized approach which includes working in a small group context, participating actively, and learning from your peers as well as from the teacher and the workbooks, I am offering a twelve-hour license exam preparatory course.
Currently, the course is taught “live” in Cincinnati; It will be available online anywhere in Ohio by mid-August in a multi-user format, similar to Skype but with up to six participants. Students will be able to see and talk with others in real time on the computer screen. Requirements are a high-speed connection, a webcam and a headset.
Classes are scheduled twice a week in two blocks of two-hour sessions over three weeks, for a total of 12 hours. Students’ specific learning styles and needs will be identified and a study plan to coordinate with the classwork will be recommended. Individual or group tutoring after the class is also available. A formula to help you identify the point when you are ready to take the exam will be shared. This structured format will use and integrate the substantive course materials provided through “Social Work Examination Services” (www.swes.net) a two-volume set of study guidebooks which contain the essential exam content as well as 1500 sample questions. Ohio LSWs can receive #10 CEUs upon completion of the course.
Please go to www.lisw.net for complete information including fees, schedules and registration. Questions? 513 793-4745 or idelledatlof@gmail.com.
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