Social Work ASWB Advanced Generalist Exam Guide, Second Edition A Comprehensive Study Guide for Success

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AUTHOR: Dawn Apgar PhD, LSW, ACSW

Written by a renowned social work educator rather than an unknown at a test preparation company, this thoroughly updated guide helps readers identify their weak areas so they know what to focus on to pass the ASWB® Advanced Generalist licensure exam! Reviewers applaud the book’s unique test-taking tips and strategies which are based on the author’s extensive knowledge of the exam. A thorough review of the four content areas of the updated Advanced Generalist exam is provided. The 170-question practice test with explanations of the correct answers mirrors the actual exam in length and structure. This invaluable guide has been praised by social workers across the country as essential to passing the ASWB® Advanced Generalist Exam on the first attempt!

December 2017 | 9780826147172 | 476pp | Paperback

KEY FEATURES:

• Updated to reflect ASWB’s revised 2018 test blueprint used for test construction.• Provides a thorough content review of the four core areas of the updated 2018 Advanced Generalist

examination: human development, diversity, and behavior in the environment; interventionprocesses and techniques for use across systems; intervention processes and techniques for use withlarger systems; and professional relationships, values, and ethics.

• Readers applaud the invaluable tips for how to read the questions, overcome test anxiety, avoidcommon pitfalls, and assess one’s learning style which help foster exam confidence.

• Begins with a self-assessment to help identify areas of strength and weakness.• A full practice test with 170 questions that mirrors the actual ASWB® Advanced Generalist Exam in

length, structure, and content, with detailed explanations of the correct answers.• Questions are distinct from those in the author’s Social Work ASWB® Advanced Generalist Practice

Test.

Dawn Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW, has helped thousands of social workers across the country pass the examinations associated with all levels of licensure. In recent years, she has consulted in numerous states to assist with establishing licensure test preparation programs.

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Preface

Introduction

Unit I: Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior in the Environment (23%)

1. Human Growth and Development

2. Functioning of Various Systems

3. Effects of the Environment onSystems’ Behavior

4. Diversity, Discrimination, andStereotypes

Unit II: Intervention Processes and Techniques for Use Across Systems (32%)

5. Biopsychosocial History and CollateralData

6. Assessment Methods and Techniques

7. Intervention Planning andImplementation

Unit III: Intervention Processes and Techniques for Use with Larger Systems (18%)

8. Program Development and Research

9. Methods for Social Change

10. Supervision and Administration

11. Record-keeping and Reporting

Unit IV: Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics (27%)

12. Professional Values and Ethical Issues

13. Confidentiality

14.Professional Development and Use of Self

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Social Work ASWB Advanced Generalist Exam Guide, Second EditionA Comprehensive Study Guide for Success

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Social Work ASWB Advanced Generalist Practice Test 170 Questions to Identify Knowledge Gaps

Highlights Include:

December 2017 | 9780826134349 | 296pp | Paperback

• Updated to reflect ASWB’s revised 2018 test blueprint used for test construction.• A full practice test with 170 questions that mirrors the actual ASWB® Advanced

Generalist Exam in length, structure, and content, with detailed explanations of thecorrect answers.

• Test-taking strategies for each question along with the detailed rationale for thecorrect answer help readers identify gaps in knowledge and errors in problem solving.

• Questions are distinct from those in the author’s Social Work ASWB® AdvancedGeneralist Exam Guide, Second Edition.

• Can be used on its own or in conjunction with the Social Work ASWB® AdvancedGeneralist Exam Guide, Second Edition.

• Students applaud the invaluable tips for how to read and answer each question and assess one’s learning style which provide a powerful diagnostic tool and help foster exam confidence.

• An evaluation of results helps readers identify the content areas and competenciesthat need further study.