LSW Exam - Tips and Tricks|2023 LATEST UPDATE|GUARANTEED SUCCESS

AASPIRINS (best/most likely) - Acknowledge client/patient. Begin building rapport - Assess - Start where the patient is - Protect life (of the individual and community, prevent harm to self/others) - Intoxicated do not treat. Refer. - Rule out medical issues - Informed consent - Non-judgmental stance - Support patient self-determination Fred and Ray Explore Alaska for Ice (FAREAFI; first/next) - Feelings - Assess - Refer - Educate - Advocate - Facilitate - Intervene VA Intern Seminar - General Tips - If there is a "team" in the question, there is a "team in the answer (assume hospital is a team) - If it is in the question, it is in the answer (find a key word or term in the questions and find the match in the answer) - Social workers are always nice (empower and educate!) - All that exists is the question, do not add information or overcomplicate question - Look at the word in all caps - Which one is not like the other - When you have issues w/ clients, go to supervisor first; when issues w/ colleagues, go to each other first - When you suspect abuse, report it - When diagnosing, if there is an option for referring to a physician, select this - Explore, assess, plan, then implement VA Intern Seminar - Key Concepts for Behavioral Health Questions - Rule out physical health conditions that cause behavioral health symptoms - Safety first-watch out for danger to self/others - Look for significant patterns of behavior and loss of functioning - Age matters - How long has it been going on? - ACCEPT that social workers operate w/in a medical model and that use of medication is the BEST PRACTICE for some conditions ASWB - Suggested Steps 1) Without looking at the choices, anticipate the correct answer 2) Go back and re-read the stem. Take it apart. 3) Throw out answers that are obviously wrong 4) Guess ASWB - General Tips - Early on, get an idea of how fast you're moving - Considering making a series of passes through the examination - Don't take too long on any one item - instead, mark it for review - Don't be afraid to change your answers - Consider using the entire 4 hours Exam Speak - "Refer" on exam could mean just telling the client about (as opposed to sending the client away to another agency) - "Confront" could mean calling attention to something (not in a negative way) - "Contract" could refer to a treatment plan (as opposed to safety plan)