Career Advice Every Macro Social Worker Needs to Know Editor’s Note: This interview with Laurel Hitchcock, PhD was originally published in June 2015 and remains one of the most comprehensive resources on macro social work careers on this site. The core interview content and career guidance are as relevant today as when Laurel first shared […]
The Two Secret LMSW Exam Acronyms You Must Know
Have you felt torn between answer choices on social work licensing exam questions? LMSW Exam Acronyms That Help You Choose the Right Answer There are two powerful acronyms that can guide you to the correct answer. These memory tools have helped thousands of social workers pass their LMSW exams on the first try. Why These […]
10 Essential Social Work Skills Every Practitioner Must Have
10 essential clinical social work skills infographic from Dean Nancy Smyth: substance abuse screening, mental health assessment, domestic violence safety planning, trauma understanding, dissociation assessment, behavioral interviewing, CBT interventions, motivational interviewing, record-keeping, and couples/family skills. The MSW is just the beginning; develop these competencies through specialized training.
AATBS’ Top 10 Exam Tips for the Social Work Licensure Exam
Virginia Beaufort, LMHC, Ph.D. Does one social work licensure exam preparation firm differ from another? Or are they all basically the same? This week, we have an interview with Virginia Beaufort, LMHC, Ph.D., the Director of Academic Affairs for the Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences (AATBS). This is the fifth interview in Social Work Career Development’s […]
40 Interview Questions Every Social Worker Needs to Know
Would you like to know what types of social work interview questions to expect or prepare for before heading out to an interview for a prospective new social work position? An earlier post had provided you with 20 basic social work interview questions every social worker needs to know for the interview preparation process. However, since then […]
