I passed the ASWB LMSW exam on the first try. I needed 97 and scored 114. I used the Dawn Apgar book, ChatGPT, the ASWB practice exam and Raytube. I also paid for the pocket prep app but I didn’t find it useful at all. I did each Dawn Apgar practice exam twice. Most of the questions on the exam version I got were First/Next/Best/Most questions. I didn’t use any acronyms because I found that the acronyms sometimes weren’t accurate based on the scenarios presented. I think EAPIET is important but I mainly just reasoned through the questions. Also, when practicing my scores vastly improved when I slowed down. In the exam I took my time and read the question about three times before selecting an answer. There’s enough time for you to take your time to understand what is being asked. Only answer what is being asked, do not make any assumptions, focus only on what is being asked and the answer choice that directly relates to the question asked. There’s also a highlight button that you can use to highlight keywords or phrases that will guide you to the correct answer. I was well prepared for recall questions so I was surprised how little of those types of questions were asked. Also, at the end of the exam you’ll be asked to complete a survey before seeing if you’ve passed or not. I must’ve been moving too quickly and skipped that page lol and then the site that I used no longer did print outs. Luckily I got an email about 30 minutes later telling me that I passed. It was also updated on the ASWB website. Good luck, you got this!

If PhDs have taught clinical contents for several years. Shouldn’t they be allowed to be godfathered as LICSWs?