L.S.W./L.C.S.W. Exam Preparation

Ruth Feinblum Conviser, M.S.S., L.C.S.W., has a post-master's Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She worked in the public mental health system for a number of years in residential treatment, family-based mental health, and as an outpatient clinician with children and families. She founded Growth Solution Counseling, located in Center City Philadelphia, in 2008. She specializes in helping individuals and couples manage anxiety, improve communication skills, and thrive after divorce.

Carmen Moedano, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. is the Associate Director of Clinical Services at a University Counseling Center. She has extensive experience working with diverse populations in a variety of clinical settings that include community behavioral health, hospital inpatient and outpatient care, private practice, and over a decade working in university counseling centers. She has taught as an adjunct instructor for courses that include Clinical Social Work I & II at the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work & Social Research. Carmen received her Ph.D. in Social Work from Bryn Mawr’s GSSWSR, her master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania, and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Community Health from Brown University. She received additional training through the National Group Psychotherapy Institute at the Washington School of Psychiatry.  

If a session date is marked as full, send an email to swprodev@brynmawr.edu to request your name be added to the session waitlist.

• Email must include name, email, phone, and session date(s).
• Payment is not required to add your name to the waitlist.
• Waitlist individuals will be contacted if, and/or when, an opening develops in the session of their choice.
• Waitlist individuals are not guaranteed a seat in the waitlist session.
• Waitlist individuals are encouraged to register for an alternate open date to ensure a seat.
• If an opening develops in a waitlist session, payment made for an alternate date can be 100 percent transferred.

• Once materials have been sent to a registrant, no refund is available.
• If a registrant needs to change their session date they should email swprodev@brynmawr.edu with as much advance notice as is possible to inquire into options.
  • If a seat is available in registrant's alternate session, 100% of tuition paid will be applied.
  • Please provide a minimum of 7 days notice to request a change of session.

• ASWB Examination Guidebook (pdf)
• PA DHS – Clearances and Background Checks
• Child Abuse CE requirement – University of Pittsburgh Online Training

Application/Exam Costs as of 2020
(fees are payable during the licensure process)

Application Fee for LSW - $25
Licensing Exam Fee for LSW - $230
Application Fee for LCSW - $45
Licensing Exam Fee for LCSW - $260

*fees are payable during the licensure process

• FBI Identity History Summary Check
  • For individuals who have lived or worked outside of Pennsylvania during the past 10 years, in lieu of obtaining individual state background checks, you may choose to obtain BOTH an FBI Identity History Summary Check and a state Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) from the state in which you currently reside
• Social Work License Requirements by State

• Additional exam preparation materials via BMC libraries