ASWB exam prep — LMSW · LCSW · BSW/LSW

A study plan that adapts to what you actually get wrong.

Start with a free full-length practice exam. Get a breakdown of every content area — then a course and a schedule built around the gaps it finds.

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No payment required. Full results, not a teaser.

Pick your level

LMSW

ASWB Masters

For MSW graduates seeking masters-level licensure.

LMSW exam prep

LCSW

ASWB Clinical

For clinical licensure after supervised experience.

LCSW exam prep

BSW / LSW

ASWB Bachelors

For BSW graduates seeking bachelors-level licensure.

BSW / LSW exam prep

Advanced

ASWB Advanced Generalist

For generalist practitioners in rural or small-community settings.

Advanced exam prep
How it works

A plan that changes as your scores do

Five steps, from not knowing where you stand to knowing you’re ready.

See how it works
01

See where you stand

A free full-length practice exam in the current format. You get a breakdown by content area, not just a score.

02

Get a plan around your exam date

Tell us when you’re sitting the exam and we schedule what to study, and when to come back to it.

03

Learn it in the format that fits

Every competency comes as video, audio and text. Use whichever suits the twenty minutes you have.

04

Practice on real questions

We break down exam-style questions out loud, reasoning through them the same way each time, and explain why each wrong answer was tempting.

05

Test, then adjust

Lesson, content area and mock exams feed a readiness score. What you get wrong comes back around until it sticks.

See it working

What you actually get on screen

Three screens do most of the work. Here is what each one tells you.

The weak-area readout

Your results come back by content area. You’ll know within one sitting which content area is costing you points.

The study plan

Set your exam date. The plan schedules what to study and brings material back before you’d forget it.

The readiness score

One number, built from your lesson, content area and mock performance. It tells you when you’re ready — not whether you’ll pass.

What’s in the course

Every level follows the ASWB blueprint — three content areas and ten competency areas, the same for LMSW, LCSW and BSW/LSW. Every competency gets its lessons, worked examples and an exam.

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  • Content Area1 — Values and Ethics Ethical principles and responsibilities · Ethical service delivery · Diversity and social justice
  • Content Area2 — Assessment and Planning Assessment concepts · Assessment methods and techniques · Assessment practices
  • Content Area3 — Intervention and Practice Practice concepts · Intervention methods and techniques · Practice evaluation and research · Supervision and administration

Every competency ASWB lists is covered. Your plan picks the ones your results say you need.

Plus, free at every tier: a two-lesson strategy primer and a test-anxiety toolkit.

3 levels
3 timed mock exams per level
122 questions per mock
[N] practice questions with rationales

See how we break down a question

Every lesson is followed by worked examples — we take a real exam-style question and reason through it out loud, including why the wrong answers were tempting.

More worked examples

Who built this

Built by social workers who watched good people fail

Colleagues kept failing this exam — capable, experienced social workers who had bought the courses and done the work. The common thread wasn’t effort. It was that nothing they used told them what specifically to fix.

Dr. Nicole Johnson, PhD, LCSW — Co-founder and Clinical Lead — has practised for over 25 years and supervises provisionally licensed social workers preparing for these exams. She leads content development and clinical review.

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What it costs

Start free. Pay monthly if your date is close, or once if it isn’t.

Free forever

See where you stand before you spend anything.

$0 /forever

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  • Full-length practice exam, current format
  • Your complete weak-area readout
  • Strategy primer and anxiety toolkit

Monthly

The full course and every exam, month to month.

$19 /monthly

Start monthly
  • Everything in Free
  • Full lesson course — video, audio, text
  • Lesson exams, content area exams and 3 timed mocks
  • Readiness score and study plan
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Until you pass

One payment. Your access carries on until you pass.

$99 one payment

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  • Everything in Monthly
  • No renewal date, no expiry date
  • Access continues through a retake and the 90-day wait
  • Nothing to cancel
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Questions people ask first

Is this updated for the exam that changed in August 2026?

Yes. The exam moved to 122 questions, three content areas and a three- or four-option question format on 3 August 2026. Every lesson, question and mock exam here was written for that format. There is no older version of the course underneath it.

LMSW if you have an MSW and are seeking masters-level licensure. LCSW if you are going for clinical licensure after supervised experience. BSW / LSW if you hold a BSW. Your board sets the requirement, so check theirs before you buy.

The $99 plan has no end date on it. If you do not pass first time, your access carries on through the 90-day wait and into your next attempt, with your question history and study plan intact. It is an access commitment, not a guarantee of a result.

The plan is built backwards from your exam date rather than run to a fixed length. Someone revising three weeks out and someone starting from scratch with three months get different schedules from the same course. You get a date about three months out at sign-up, so there is a plan to look at from day one. Change it to yours and see what each week looks like, before you pay anything.

The course covers the full blueprint for your level, with practice and exams on every competency. Whether it is enough depends on what you bring to it — if you have been away from the material for years, give yourself longer rather than adding a second program.

Find out where you stand.

One free practice exam. Full results by content area. No payment required.

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