Our Complete Home Study Courses for EITHER ONE or BOTH of the California LCSW Exams, updated for the current BBS examinations, include...

THE CA LCSW EXAM REVIEW WORKBOOK, provides INTEGRATED PREPARATION for the wide range of content covered in both the Standard Written Exam and in the Clinical Vignette Exam.  Updated for the current exam.  This comprehensive Workbook includes all issues emphasized in the California LCSW exams including Psychotherapy Theories, Clinical Case Management, Differential Diagnosis Using the DSMIV TR, Clinical Risk Assessment and Intervention, Distinctions between Law and Ethics, Laws Related to Clinical Practice (HIPAA, Telemedicine, Privileged Communication, Minor Consent, Client Access to Records, etc.), Social Work Ethics, Diversity Issues, and much more.   

SOCIAL WORK REVIEW QUESTIONS, 250 multiple choice questions to test a candidate's knowledge of each chapter in the Exam Review Workbook.

THE BTA TREATMENT PLANNING GUIDE.  A complete guide to problem formulation, goals, and objectives for treatment of 15 diagnoses and over 24 psychosocial problems commonly encountered in clinical practice.  Includes a review of empirically validated best practices.  See why the BTA Treatment Planning Guide is being adopted by so many public and private human service organizations. 

CASEBOOK OF CLINICAL PRACTICE.  This Casebook gives you an opportunity to apply clinical concepts and practice principles to a variety of clinical case vignettes.  Cases include adult and child clients with a variety of mental disorders and psychosocial problems, and covering a diverse range of ethnicities and clinically relevant personal characteristics.  All cases fully analyzed with regard to clinical assessment, diagnostic formulation, treatment planning and intervention issues. 

EXPERT PHONE CONSULTATION.  Included with all license exam Home Study Courses.  BTA consultatants hold the highest credentials and are currently engaged at major educational and research institutions.

PLUS YOUR CHOICE OF PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS....

EITHER THE BTA PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS for the STANDARD WRITTEN EXAM. These FIVE examinations (200 NEW questions added in 2009), each modeled after the actual exam in content and level of difficulty, include full explanations for all answers....

OR THE BTA CLINICAL VIGNETTE PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS. These EIGHT examinations (40 NEW questions added in 2009), each modeled after the actual exam in content and level of difficulty, include full explanations for all answers....

OR BOTH.

Use these Practice Examinations to develop your skill in applying effective exam taking techniques.  The Practice Examinations are available either Online via the Internet or in printed format.  CHOOSE THE FORMAT THAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

Price: $285 with only ONE TYPE of Practice Exams (Standard Written Exam or Clinical Vignette Exam)  PRICE VALID THROUGH 12/31/09

Price: $385 with Practice Exams for BOTH the Standard Written Exam and the Clinical Vignette Exam PRICE VALID THROUGH 12/31/09

PRICES INCLUDE applicable taxes and shipping by priority mail.

To order, call 1-800-282-4122. 

BTA's "ONE STEP AT A TIME POLICY"

If you have had the benefit of a solid clinical masters degree program, sound clinical supervision, and experience with a variety of clients and clinical issues, you may not need a complete home study course. 

The Practice Examinations included in the California LCSW Home Study Courses may be purchased separately (at $130 for the Standard Written Exam and $135 for the Clinical Vignette Exam...PRICE VALID THROUGH 12/31/09) in your choice of printed or Online computer based format.  Instead of purchasing the full Course, you may wish to begin by purchasing one or both types of Practice Examinations and use them to test your familiarity with the kinds of issues covered by the exam.

If you do well, you may be ready for the exam without needing additional materials.  If you find that you have room for improvement and would like to then purchase the full Home Study Course, the price previously paid for your Practice Examinations can be applied to the price of the Home Study Course.  

You still get the cost savings of a complete home study package, without having to pay the more expensive price of each additional item as if purchased separately.