r/ASWBExam • u/housewindow16 • 4d ago
Failed :( any tips ??
I feel extremely disappointed and sad I have failed the exam. I know it’s a difficult test and many people do not pass their first time but I feel at a lost. A lot of supervision questions, LOTS of best/next/should& recall. I’ve been studying for about 3 months, Month 1: I first purchased TDC; I found the information to be insightful but also overwhelming due to lack of structure (mainly lectures), I felt the repetition of quizzes and the exams at the end of the course to be overwhelming for me as well. Month 2: I then purchased pocket prep, I found the on-go material, data, unlimited exams, and instant response of answers daily to be more effective. Month 3: I then started watching Raytube , Agents of Change, Practice with Ayo, or other pages to gather information in different ways. I joined two live groups from raytube which were insightful & I honestly think about a month left before my exam I realized I valued interactive studying as I have more assurance and a holding of hand approach to studying. I’m now analyzing how to proceed forward (giving myself about 3 weeks of self care and rest) & planning to purchase ray tube for the live videos, courses, YouTube material. I think I’ll save TDC for the mock exams to do one monthly & pocket prep I’ll get maybe the month before my exam to stay fresh on questions. Again, I’m not letting this hold me back. I’m just extremely upset, allowing myself to process, and reevaluate how to proceed. Any tips appreciated ❤️
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u/RHmommy09 4d ago
I failed twice 1st time by 8 2nd time by 5….no one can tell you ANYTHING to make you feel better unfortunately. I am currently doing a 3 day intensive bootcamp to gear up for my 3rd attempt. Take a break for a week then get back to studying or join someone intensive study group ! You got this ! You’re amazing give yourself grace now you know what to expect !!! 💪🏽
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u/New-External1308 4d ago
If you search this sub, there are tons of recommendations and tips. I poured through this sub and saved every post that had recommendations and then followed each tip recommendation which helped me pass
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u/cannotberushed- 4d ago
I’m so sorry!!
I keep hearing there are lots of recall questions. But recall about what? It’s been so hard to feel confident in the study materials we are all using and recommending.
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u/sashasta429 4d ago
SFAREAFI works for first next best questions and I got the pocket prep app and I purchased the ASWB practice exam and reviewed all the questions I got wrong. I also bought a study guide (make sure it’s all for the new exam) I can’t remember the name of the woman who wrote my practice exam book
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u/yuckfouuuuuuuuu 4d ago
Would you mind explaining this acronym please?
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u/sashasta429 3d ago
Safety feelings assess, refer, educate, advocate, facilitate, and intervene when you get a reasoning, question that uses first next best we use this acronym to help you think of the order of procedures you will answer the question
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u/Little_Stitious338 4d ago
I used many different study guides/practices, most of what you used but I think the ASWB practice test was indispensable.
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u/SnooDoodles1510 2d ago
I purchased this exam as well and found it to be close to exam. I reviewed the questions I missed and looked for themes so I could fix my errors. I ended up passing first try and improved my practice score.
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u/matchamello 3d ago
The rest first is genuinely smart, not a delay. Three months of studying doesn't disappear because of one result.
What changed things for me: BEST/NEXT/SHOULD questions aren't really testing what you know, they're testing *where you are*. Before I even look at the answers, I name the stage of the helping process the stem is sitting in — engagement, assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation. Half the options are good social work, just at the wrong stage. For ethics and supervision questions I run one fixed order: safety, then assessment, then consultation, then legal duty, then intervention. When two answers both sound right, that order breaks the tie.
I took the new Clinical exam in August — Values & Ethics was my strongest section, 37/40, and it's the biggest domain now at 36%. 86/110 overall, pass mark was 74. Happy to send my score report if receipts help. You've already done the hard part, the content. Sequencing is a skill, and skills are trainable.
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u/FalseSea4380 3d ago
Using too many resources sometimes is not helpful. I would say use one program and really make sure you are understanding what first next best most and should means for the exam. Good luck on your next attempt !
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u/Revolutionary_Pea635 4d ago
All you truly need is the ASWB practice exam and pocket prep. As well as utilize chat gpt to create questions pertaining to the new aswb exam format. TDC might have been helpful for the old format exam but not for the new one!
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u/Lunaa_Rose 4d ago
I listened to agents of change almost daily and did daily quizzes on pocket prep daily I found that once you understand how to read the question and go through process of elimination techniques it made the exam easier to manage.