The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Exam item writers live in the same world that you do and read the same headlines. Don't be too surprised to see items in future versions of the LCSW exam that pull from the conflicts that occupy your news and social media feeds today. One simple way to stay grounded in social work ethics as you approach these questions is to remember the six core values spelled out in the NASW Code of Ethics: service social justice dignity and worth of the person importance of human relationships integrity compe

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Jaeran Kim

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Last night in my class, one of my African American students shared that her daughter had been told to “go back to Africa.” My student is a military veteran. She said, “I fought for 20 years to defend this country and now we are being told that we don’t belong by the very people we have defended.” On this Veterans Day, I want to give a particularly deep thank you and appreciation to all the people of color/LGBTQ who have served to defend this country, despite being s

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

101 Mindfulness Exercises for Children and Adolescents Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits for addiction and mental health counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists can be earned for this presentation at [link] Objectives ~ Core Mindfulness ~ Walking the Middle Path ~ Distress Tolerance ~ Emotion Regulation […] 101 Mindfulness Exercises for Children and Adolescents Presented by: Dr.

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Jaeran Kim

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Dear students, The campaigns leading up to the elections last night were divisive and revealed some ugly truths about how some in our country view many of the very populations we, as social workers, are working so hard for. Regardless of your own personal political views about issues such as the role of government, taxes, and constitutional rights and privileges, we have to acknowledge that this election has shown us that despite the advances in civil rights, many in our country blame people of

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The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

There's just no way to successfully make your way through the social work licensing exam without having a good working knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics. This has been stressed on this blog before, but it bears repeating. Social work is too vast a subject to be covered in every respect by the exam. But this area--social work ethics and how to put them to use--is guaranteed to show up on the exam.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Many people struggle with overwhelming emotions. DBT skills can help people learn to understand, predict and address their emotional turmoil Many people struggle with overwhelming emotions.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Emotional eating plagues millions of Americans. They feel ashamed and frustrated because diet after diet doesn't work. Diets won't work if your eating habits are hijacked by emotions. Learn about ways to address emotional eating and develop more effective coping skills to help you feel better. Emotional eating plagues millions of Americans. They feel ashamed and frustrated because diet after diet doesn't work.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Losses encompass more than death or a person or loss of property. Failure to acknowledge losses can cause unhelpful reactions in similar future situations. Helping clients learn how to identify and address grief can help them more easily work through losses in the future. Losses encompass more than death or a person or loss of property. Failure to acknowledge losses can cause unhelpful reactions in similar future situations.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

While the holidays are supposed to be filled with joy, for many people, the holidays bring with them anger, depression, isolation and relapse. In this podcast we provide some practical tools to prevent holiday stress and subsequent relapse traps. While the holidays are supposed to be filled with joy, for many people, the holidays bring with them anger, depression, isolation and relapse.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Reviews a variety of practical tips, tools and techniques to help defuse and deal with anger. Reviews a variety of practical tips, tools and techniques to help defuse and deal with anger.

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Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.

Private Practice