With the state passing rate of only 57% for MFT candidates and 46% for LCSW candidates for the first half of 2007, this comprehensive course increases your likelihood of passing the current BBS Standard Written Exam. You will structure your study time to master the content of the Standard Written exam, practice exam skills, and build a solid foundation not only for this test, but for the subsequent Written Clinical Vignette exam. Once you are enrolled you can take our 21-Hour Standard Written course as many times as you would like, at any location, at no additional cost.

• Participate in a small, supportive learning environment
• Build a solid foundation of content and knowledge
• Refresh your existing knowledge base
• Focus your study on current BBS requirements
• Learn experientially by doing in-class quizzes
• Multiple class sessions reinforce learning
• Network with fellow students
• Includes: Standard Written content book, Online Testbank, Audio presentations, Flashcards, Theory Comparison and Crisis Management charts
• Free materials updates
• LCSW candidates also receive our 7-hour Biopsychosocial Assessment and Resource Coordination workshop, workbooks and audio presentations.

MATERIALS INCLUDE:

Online Standard Written Test Bank
Our Standard Written Test Bank currently features over 1900 questions addressing all content areas covered in the BBS Standard Written Exam. This testing instrument provides Standard Written students with the opportunity to practice on challenging multiple-choice questions in a screen-oriented environment similar to what you may find on the BBS Standard Written Exam. It offers a flexible format in which you can choose to learn in exam mode or a non-timed study mode. Exam mode simulates a 4-hour exam with questions drawn from the content areas in the ratios prescribed by the latest BBS test plan. In study mode you can choose a specific content area, and, after answering a question, you immediately see the correct answer and the reasoning behind it. This online test is designed to evaluate the breadth of your knowledge base, and when finished, along with grading your answers, it breaks the results down by category, providing valuable feedback regarding your strengths and weaknesses. It also provides complete rationales for each answer choice. You can print these results and note your progress from week to week.
You get instant access to the Online Practice Test for one year or until you pass your Written Exam, whichever comes first.
NEW! LCSW candidates now have access to our LCSW Standard Written Testbank!
Click here for a sample of this test.

Our comprehensive Standard Written Content Workbook
We continually update this workbook to address the criteria contained in the BBS Standard Written Candidate Handbook as well as the latest information in each of the content areas addressed by the exam. This invaluable resource will set the frame for your approach to the Standard Written Examination and also will serve as important reference material in your professional practice. These are the topics included in this volume:

Clinical Issues Audio presentations
These audio presentations provide comprehensive treatments of:

• Law & Ethics
• Crisis Management
• Management Practice

Theoretical presentations
Candidates are responsible for knowledge of five theoretical modalities: Psychodynamic, Humanistic-Existential, Systems, Cognitive-Behavioral and Postmodern.

You receive the following audio presentations:

• Object Relations/Bowen
• Strategic/Gestalt
• Experiential (Satir)/Structural (Minuchin)
• Narrative/Solution Focused
• Cognitive Individual/Cognitive with Couples, Children, Families

Clinical Issues flashcards
Convenient and comprehensive overviews of DSM-IV, Counseling Theories, and Law & Ethics.

Theory Comparison and Crisis Management Study Charts
Theory Comparison: convenient visual overviews of the five theoretical positions in table form for easy cross-referencing with the role of the therapist, goals, interventions, stages of therapy and key concepts and terms.
Crisis Management: synthesizes key information regarding assessment and treatment of suicide, violent clients, partner abuse, child abuse, dependent adult and elder abuse. Additional topics include characteristics of an incestuous family, characteristics of batterers and victims, the rape trauma syndrome, and crisis intervention with rape victims.

LCSW candidates also receive our Biopsychosocial Assessment and Resource Coordination books and audio presentations.

Course ID: GGS0201

Cost: $695 with complete course materials. Your materials will be shipped to you via UPS Ground free of charge.

Course tuition includes a 15% non-refundable administration fee. Course materials are not refundable. See our Refund Policy for details.

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