Audio Test Prep: The Social Work Podcast

Need a break from reading and practice tests? Have a long commute? There's a huge amount of test prepping that can be done via speakers and earbuds. And most of it is free. You really don't need more than the Social Work Podcast to get everything you might need to pass the ASWB exam.

Check out this categorized list of everything the SWP has covered over the years. Addictive disorders, behaviorism, case management, child protection... They're all there. And they're all covered by more than one podcast.

If you give a careful listen to all the SWP episodes that are more-or-less exam related, it's going to help you on question after question on the licensing exam.

Prefer to read? Read the transcripts instead. They're included on each episode's page. There are hours and hours of material here. Maybe start with the counseling, DSM, and ethics sections. Or just dip into whatever interests you most. Hearing how thoughtful social work pros approach difficult questions is a good use of your social working/test prepping time. You'll probably enjoy it too.

Happy listening!

Webinars as ASWB Exam Prep

You're already using Podcasts to help you get prepped for the ASWB exam. (You're not? Start here.)  There's plenty more free exam prep disguised as other types of info all around the web. A great example: all the social work/psych webinars just waiting to fill your brain with the very stuff that may show up on ASWB test questions.

DorleeM over at Social Work Career Development has been kind enough to gather bunches of potentially helpful webinars, month by month. Don't worry that the dates on many have passed--search for archives or upcoming events.

A word of caution: Focus your listening on  social work fundamentals rather than cutting edge--possibly more alluring--topics. Given a choice of CBT vs. EMDR, say, know that it's CBT that's going to show up again and again on the exam. 

Find something especially useful, come back and let us all know via comments.  Happy hunting!

An exam prepper's guide to the Social Work Podcast

SWTP recently posted about podcasts that are helpful for social work exam prep.  The post suggests searching the Social Work Podcast archives to find episodes that cover exam material.  We did; now you don't have to.  Here's what we found (lots):

• DSM Diagnosis for Social Workers
• Bio-psychosocial-Spiritual (BPSS) Assessment and Mental Status Exam (MSE)
• Crisis Intervention and Suicide Assessment: Part 1 - History and Assessment
• Crisis Intervention and Suicide Assessment: Part 2 - Intervention and Crisis Assessment
• Freudian Psychoanalysis
• Adlerian Psychotherapy
• Existential Therapy
• Person-Centered Therapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
• Developing Treatment Plans: The Basics
• Behavior Therapy
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Reality Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Interview with Sabrina Heller, LSW
• Supervision for Social Workers
• Psychopharmacotherapy and Social Work: Interview with Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D.
• Best Practices and Resources for Psychopharmacotherapy: Interview with Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D.
• Measurement in Clinical Practice and Research (Part I): Interview with Dr. Mary Rauktis
• Measurement in clinical practice and research (Part II): Interview with Dr. Mary Rauktis
• Schizophrenia and Social Work: Interview with Shaun Eack, Ph.D.
• Social workers and depression: Interview with Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW
• Theories for Clinical Social Work Practice: Interview with Joseph Walsh, Ph.D.
• Prochaska and DiClemente's Stages of Change Model for Social Workers
• How do you define Evidence-Based Practice?
• The Process of Evidence-Based Practice: Interview with Danielle E. Parrish, Ph.D.
• Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan
• Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): Interview with Jennifer Muehlenkamp, Ph.D.
• Social Work Ethics: Interview with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD

Turned out to be a majority of episodes!  This'll keep you occupied during your commute, jog, or other listening opportunity.  Enjoy.

ASWB Exam Audio: The Social Work Podcast

If you've found your way here, you've likely already discovered Jonathan Singer's long-running podcast, The Social Work Podcast.  But have you put the site to use in your ASWB exam prep?  If not, there's lots awaiting you. 

A handful of episodes cover, theory-by-theory, the very material that you need to know for the exam.  This is especially true of some earlier episodes.  More recent posts feature interviews with social workers focused on various topics that may be out of the scope of the exam, but listening to them is a good way to soak up what it means to be a social worker.  The exam is testing for that.  So have at 'em!