The Center for Social Work
License Information and Exam Prep
Saturdays (or Sunday, where indicated)
12:30pm-5:30pm
$140
Social Work Licensure Requirements
View licensing information and requirements for Pennsylvania and other states.
Register for the Social Work Exam
The social work exam is administered through the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).
Bryn Mawr's Social Work LICENSE EXAM PREP Courses are intended for anyone seeking to prepare themselves for the social work license exam, and are not limited to Bryn Mawr College students and/or alums. Each of the session dates below is a free-standing course. Enroll online for one of the following prep course dates by using the "Register Now" link at the top right of this page.
FALL 2012 Prep Courses
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
SPRING/SUMMER 2013
Prep Courses
Saturday, February 9, 2013 - FILLED
Saturday, February 23, 2013
- FILLED
Sunday, March 3, 2013 - FILLED
Sunday, April 21, 2013 - FILLED
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Overview
In Pennsylvania, the LSW license is granted after applying to the state, passing the Master’s level exam administered by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) and providing documentation of graduation from an accredited Graduate School of Social Work. Following completion of the MSW degree, the advanced clinical LCSW license may be earned after completing at least 3000 hours of post masters supervised clinical experience. This can be accumulated in no less than 2 years and no more than 6 years with no less than 500 hours and no more than 1500 hours per 12 month period credited towards the supervised clinical experience. Bryn Mawr offers an opportunity to acquire group supervision hours toward the LCSW through its Clinical Certificate Program.
The Social Work License Exam Prep Course, offered by The Center for License Information and Exam Prep at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, has been designed to increase student success, while decreasing test anxiety, on the master’s (LSW) and clinical (LCSW) social work license exam. Special attention is given to practice theory, social work terminology, therapeutic strategies, treatment, practice techniques, ethics, social work values, DSM-IV, psychopharmacology, as well as diversity sensitive practice. The course includes helpful practice test questions, a study manual, and discussion. The comprehensive one-day sessions meet on selected Saturdays or Sundays. Participants provide their own lunch.
Faculty
David B. Landsman-Wohlsifer, PhD, LCSW, is Diplomate and Certified member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He is in private practice in Bala Cynwyd, and is an adjunct faculty member at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice.
Fees/Registration
Cost of the one-day course is $140 and includes a study manual. Enroll online using the "Register Now" link at the top right of this page. NOTE: No discounts will apply to an individual's multiple registrations for the prep course.
