I’m in California & I passed the LCSW exam today in a first try. It was the hardest exam I ever took. I studied a lot from TDC, Quizlet, tons of watching YouTube ( RayTube, Agents of Change, etc).
Even though I studied & memorized a lot of concepts, terms, medications, and diagnoses, non of them were on the exam. I think over 90 percent was reasoning. And the exam doesn’t really resemble to the TDC exams or quizzes. I was in shock, and felt unprepared, but somehow I passed with 120/102. The exam is very tricky, has no relation to real world applications, and the questions and answers were so vague that it felt like they are trying to trick you. It was frustrating and I felt angry.
I am still recovering from the stress and anxiety of the exam. For future test takers, work on managing stress and anxiety because it will make a huge difference.