Think Like the Test 8 - Hollywood, Baby

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Think Like the Test 8 - Hollywood, Baby

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18 minutes

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Sep 12, 2023

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Therapists and reality TV shows are often not a great mix. And yet, it turns out that both of your esteemed hosts have some history with Hollywood. Learn more about how to think about dual-relationship exam questions -- and Ben's dark secret.

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Sep 12, 2023

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Titles in the series (11)

Test-taking strategies for license exams in mental health care. Using sample questions from various tests and from Ben Caldwell Labs, learn about how to improve your speed and performance through simple test-taking skills.

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Think Like the Test 2 - Simon Says: Remember the key lesson from childhood games like Simon Says and Mother May I -- always listen carefully to the instructions. This question comes from Ben Caldwell Labs' program for the California LMFT Clinical Exam. (It's not from one of the full-le... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 1 - To Start, an Easy One: Carrie Wiita and Ben Caldwell talk through a sample question to start our discussion of test-taking skills, and Carrie comes one step closer to an important life goal. This question comes from an older version of the BBS California LMFT Law & Ethics ... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 4 - Culture as a Distractor: [Content advisory: This episode includes discussion of client suicidality. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call 988.] Exams have been criticized for how they treat information about a client's culture. Resisting stereotyping is an ... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 6 - Logic Problems: Logic is one of the most important test-taking skills. If you can rule out even one part of a response choice, you can rule out that entire response choice. In today's question, Carrie ties herself in knots, as many examinees do. Ben explains how to ... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 3 - Stop Should-ing Yourself: Key words in a question can often help lead you to the correct answer. In this episode, we discuss some to attend to -- and some that you shouldn't give much weight to. This question comes from the current California Board of Behavioral Sciences hand... by Think Like the Test
18 min listen
Think Like the Test 5 - Safety First: [Content advisory: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault. Listener discretion advised.] Crisis management questions will often include multiple answers that are good things to do in the situation described. But there's often a key word i... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 9 - Morals and Ethics Are Different: What's your moral framework? That can heavily influence your clinical and ethical decision-making -- but it might not line up well with the approach you're being tested on. This episode is especially true to our title: In deciding right and wrong, to... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 7 - That’s Not Actually What the Code Says: What happens when an ethics question -- produced by the actual test developer -- doesn't actually line up with what the relevant code of ethics says? In today's episode, even the "correct" answer isn't entirely correct. We discuss why, and talk about... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 8 - Hollywood, Baby: Therapists and reality TV shows are often not a great mix. And yet, it turns out that both of your esteemed hosts have some history with Hollywood. Learn more about how to think about dual-relationship exam questions -- and Ben's dark secret. by Think Like the Test
18 min listen
Think Like the Test 10 - When the Test Is Wrong: Exam developers work diligently to produce what they believe to be strong, accurate exams. But just like everyone else, they occasionally make mistakes. What should you do when you read a question and you think, none of these answers sound right? Thi... by Think Like the Test
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Think Like the Test 11 - Systems, in Two Parts: What does it mean to think systemically? And how do you demonstrate systemic thought on an exam? These questions come from a prior edition of the official handbook for the National MFT Exam. Both questions are derived from the same case vignette. A c... by Think Like the Test
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