I’m studying for the LCSW exam, hoping to take it by the end of the month. I’ve been hunting for new study aids to see if anything awesome and wonderful has come out since I took the LSW exam 2 years ago. I haven’t found the magic book of passing the exam but I have found a couple new resources.
The Social Work Podcast has been useful so far. Go back to the earlier podcasts, they cover more basic topics. They are concise, interesting and I like the podcaster’s voice.
Social Work Chat Forums A fairly active message board (even though no one has answered my licensure question yet!)about social work topics including licensure.
LCSW Exam Blog I’ve just started reading it. The author covers DSM diagnoses, theories and test taking tips.
I’m searching for a book my clinical supervisor recommended. He said it’s a clinical social work text that gives brief overviews of client topics and the author is Brandler. He mentioned it because he was going to see a new couple and hadn’t seen a couple in a while so he read the chapter on working with couples as a refresher. There is a Brandler that writes social work books, but she writes about group social work. I found a book by Brandell but it doesn’t seem action/treatment focused the way my supervisor was describing.
My brother is an undergrad at a local uni so I’ve been asking him to grab random texts for me.

And if anyone in internetland reads this blog, the basic question that is unanswered on the forum is: Is my clinical supervisor contacted to verify paperwork that I turn in to the Dept of Professional Regulations? It would be supersweet if the actual Dept could answer my question but they don’t answer their phone or emails.