Standard Written Study Course In-Depth

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 as well.

  • 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.
  • Complete mock exam followed by a 3-hour feedback session.

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.

Sample MFT test        Sample LCSW 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 Evaluation Crisis Management Treatment Planning and Treatment Ethics and Law Supplementary Topics
  • DSM-IV-TR: An Overview
  • The Mental Status Exam
  • Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling
  • Substance Abuse
  • Suicidal Clients
  • Violent Individuals
  • Domestic Violence
  • Spousal and Elder Abuse
  • Clinical Issues Treatment Strategies
  • Applied Psychotherapies
  • Family Therapy
  • Brief Psychotherapy
  • Stages of Therapy
  • The Termination Process
  • Play Therapy
  • The Use of Referrals
  • Effects of Divorce and Remarriage on Children
  • Definitions of "Law" and "Ethics"
  • Dual Relationships
  • Management Practice
  • Mandated Responsibilities
  • Danger to Others
  • Treatment of Minors
  • Issues related to MFT and LCSW Practice
  • Domestic Violence
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human Sexuality
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Managed Care
  • Electronic Exam Test-Taking Strategies

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-TR, 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.

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