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Last updated: Mar 22, 2024 by Adrielle DeWald
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Candidate is calling and asking for suggestions for studying.

As the owner and developer of the social work exams, ASWB is focused on providing a valid, reliable test of minimum competency. The association can recommend only the exam guide and online practice tests that we have developed to help you understand how the exam is constructed and how questions are structured.

 The  ASWB Examination Guidebook  includes tips to help you customize your own study plan as well as in-depth information about how the exams are constructed and how the questions are structured.

For hands-on practice, the guidebook is the perfect companion to the Online Practice Exam the only practice materials that use retired questions from past exams.

Both products are the only materials written by ASWB, the organization that creates the social work exams. What works for you will be for you to decide.

The best way to prepare for the exams is to figure out what works for you and follow that plan.

There are many private test prep companies that offer services as well as NASW chapters and even your social work school or program.

Candidates are asking for recommendations for study material.

There are many tests preparation companies that offer products to test-takers. Some of these products may be useful, some not. ASWB does not endorse or recommend any test preparation materials.

Because ASWB owns and maintains the social work licensure examination, it cannot assist candidates or advise them about how to pass the examinations.

ASWB does offer an ASWB Examination Guidebook and online practice tests designed to help candidates prepare to take the test. To find out more information about these products, please visit our website at: ASWB Examination Guidebook - Association of Social Work Boards .

Make sure candidate is following correct content outline for the exam they are taking. Content outlines can be found on our website here: https://www.aswb.org/exam/measuring-social-work-competence/content-outlines/ or by going to ASWB’s home page/exams/content outline.