Instructor-Led 2-Day Intermediate/Clinical License Preparation Course (FY2025)

Held September, 12 - 13, 2024 via Zoom

9 am - 4 pm

12 CEUs

In this updated course, students are taught the necessary skills to successfully prepare for the licensing exam. Helpful tips will guide students toward concentrating their preparation in areas helpful to success. Handouts include practice test questions and answers that will help students develop confidence to take the exam. Students are taught the necessary skills to prepare for the DSM-5 section of the licensing exam. There are intensive reviews of major topics with particular attention to DSM-5. Handouts and practice tests for the LMSW, LMSW-AP, and LCSW exams are included. Students develop the necessary confidence to take the exam.

Upon concluding this course, participants will be able to:

• List the values and standard areas in the NASW code of ethics.
• List the primary concepts for at least 3 different theories of psychosocial development.
• List at least 3 theoretical frameworks for direct social work practice with individuals, families, and groups.

Patricia Taylor, Ph.D., LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and approved Texas LCSW supervisor who has practiced in the Houston area and taught clinical courses at the University of  Houston Graduate College of Social Work for the last 12 years.  She is currently Curriculum Coordinator for the Child Welfare Education Project and adjunct faculty member at the University of Houston Graduate college of Social Work.  She presented numerous workshops for the Protective Services Training Institute of Texas and presented research by invitation at professional meetings.  She is also highly experienced at teaching Intermediate/Clinical Level Exam Prep.