The ASWB outline has changed. Some exam features (eg strikethrough and highlighting) have been added. But there hasn't been a change to how questions on social work licensing exam look for a long, long while. Until now.
The change is small, but could have meaningful impact on your exam experience and your exam result. The ASWB is introducing questions with three possible answers instead of four. That means less time to read through everything. And that means a greater chance of getting the answer right. It's as if test writers have come into the testing room at scratched one of the offered answers out for you. Where once you had ABCD to choose from, you'll now (sometimes, not usually, not always) have just ABC.
Which of the following medications is used as an antipsychotic mood stabilizer?
A. Gabapentin (Neurontin)
B. Quetiapine (Seroquel)
C. Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
This is one of those you know it if you know it questions. But now, if you don't know it, your chances are boosted that you'll get the answer right (33% chance!).
So...what's your answer? If you said seroquel, you're right (the other two are anti-convulsant mood stabilizers).
You didn't know that? Not a big deal. Medication questions--especially ones that require this type of specific knowledge--are increasingly rare on the ASWB exam, which is designed to test for beginning social work knowledge, skills, and abilities. (If you want to know more about these meds, here's a link.)
In any case, stay calm, carry on, get lots of practice questions under your belt, and go pass that exam!
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