Clear Roadmap to Success

Get a structured system to pass your licensure exam on the first attempt and ace all your classes. 

Comprehensive Content Review

Review core topics across human development, clinical theories, assessment, ethics, and multicultural practice.

Effective Test-Taking Strategies

Learn evidence-based strategies and practice questions to boost your exam performance.

About the Course

Our 'Ace Your Licensure Exam Course' is tailored for social work, counseling, and marriage & family therapy graduates gearing up for their national licensure exams. Whether you're a recent graduate or an early-career clinician, this course provides a structured, confidence-building system to help you pass on your first attempt. Gain a clear roadmap of the licensure process, core content review, test-taking strategies, and stress management techniques. Be equipped with career-readiness skills to excel in your clinical practice from day one.

Designed for Students, by Experts

This course was created from years of real-world clinical experience, distilled into concise cheat sheets, study guides, and realistic practice exams. Every resource has been designed to cut through the overwhelm and give you exactly what you need to pass your exams with confidence.

Course Curriculum

19 Chapters · 196 Lessons

  1. 1

    Orientation & Exam Roadmap

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Exam Overview and Expectations

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Overview of Licensure Paths (LCSW, LPC/LMHC, LMFT)

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      National Exam Structures & Test Strategies

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Building Your Study System

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Introduction to Psychology

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Introduction to Social Work / Human Services

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Stress Management & Self-Care for Clinicians in Training

  2. 2

    Human Development

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Lifespan Development (Infancy → Late adulthood)

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Human Growth and Development

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Development Quiz

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Kohlberg’s Theory

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Carol Gilligan’s Ethics

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Attachment Theory Bowlby & Ainsworth

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Midway Quiz

    11. (Included in full purchase)

      Lev Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory

    12. (Included in full purchase)

      Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory

    13. (Included in full purchase)

      Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory

    14. (Included in full purchase)

      Havighurst’s Developmental Tasks

    15. (Included in full purchase)

      Final Quiz

  3. 3

    Personality Theories

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      Sigmund Freud Psychosexual Stages

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Carl Jung’s Archetypes

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Alfred Adler Individual Psychology

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Gordon Allport’s Trait Theory

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Raymond Cattell’s 16 Personality Factors

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Hans Eysenck’s Trait Dimensions

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Costa & McCrae’s Big Five

  4. 4

    Human Behavior in the Social Environment- HBSE I

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      Professional Standards

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Individuals and Families

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Developmental Stages

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Theoretical Foundations

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Mid Section Quiz

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      Developmental Theories

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      Biological Systems -Early Development

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      Psychological Influences- Early Development

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      Social Systems- Early Development

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Family Systems Theory

    11. (Included in full purchase)

      Attachment Theory

    12. (Included in full purchase)

      Sociocultural Influences-Early Development

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      Lesson Quiz

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      Case Study 1

    15. (Included in full purchase)

      Case Study 2

    16. (Included in full purchase)

      Case Study 3

  5. 5

    Human Behavior in the Social Environment- HBSE II

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Macro-Level Systems

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Mezzo-Level Systems in Human Development

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Later Lifespan Stages — Adolescence

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      Early Adulthood

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      Middle Adulthood

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      Late Adulthood

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      Systems Perspective

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      Mid Section Quiz

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      Abnormal Psychology & Psychopathology

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      Group Dynamics

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      Organizational Theory

    12. (Included in full purchase)

      Sociology of the Family

    13. (Included in full purchase)

      Pop Quiz

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      Community and Social Systems

    15. (Included in full purchase)

      Social Justice

    16. (Included in full purchase)

      Lifespan Development

    17. (Included in full purchase)

      Quiz

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      Case Study 1

    19. (Included in full purchase)

      Case Study 2

    20. (Included in full purchase)

      Case Study 3

    21. (Included in full purchase)

      Final Quiz

  6. 6

    Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      DSM-5 Essentials Time Line

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      DSM Timeline Quiz

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      DSM Editions Changes

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      DSM Changes Quiz

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      Differential Diagnosis Practice

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Clinical Assessment Tools Cheat Sheet

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Psychological Assessment

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      Diagnosis & Treatment Planning (DSM-5 Based)

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Case Management & Assessment

  7. 7

    Humanistic & Existential Approaches

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      Carl Rogers – Person-Centered Therapy

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Rollo May – Existential Therapy

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Viktor Frankl – Logotherapy

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Irvin Yalom – Existential-Interpersonal Therapy

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Fritz Perls – Gestalt Therapy

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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      Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Mid Quiz

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Psychodynamic Therapy

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Humanistic

    11. (Included in full purchase)

      Quiz

  8. 8

    Cognitive & Behavioral Approaches

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      Aaron Beck – Cognitive Therapy

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Albert Ellis – Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Marsha Linehan – DBT

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Steven Hayes – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      B.F. Skinner – Operant Conditioning

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Ivan Pavlov – Classical Conditioning

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      John Watson – Behaviorism

  9. 9

    Systemic & Family Approaches

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      Murray Bowen – Family Systems Theory

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Salvador Minuchin – Structural Family Therapy

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Virginia Satir – Experiential Family Therapy

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Jay Haley – Strategic Family Therapy

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Cloe Madanes – Strategic Family Therapy

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Quiz

  10. 10

    Solution-Focused Therapies

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Steve de Shazer & Insoo Kim Berg

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Michael White & David Epston – Narrative Therapy

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Motivational Interviewing (MI)

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Individual Counseling Skills (Microskills)

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      Group Counseling Skills

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      Quiz

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Bowen Family Systems Theory

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Family Therapy

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Family Quiz

  11. 11

    Family Therapy Models:

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      Couples Therapy

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Couples & Marriage Therapy

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Couples Therapy Quiz

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Play Therapy

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Play Therapy Quiz

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Child & Adolescent Counseling

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      Child & Adolescent Counseling Quiz

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Career Counseling

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      Career Counseling Quiz

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Crisis Intervention

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      Crisis Intervention Quiz

    12. (Included in full purchase)

      Trauma Counseling

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      Trauma Counseling Quiz

    14. (Included in full purchase)

      Trauma & PTSD Interventions Overview

    15. (Included in full purchase)

      Common Tools & Techniques

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      Interventions Quiz

    17. (Included in full purchase)

      Trauma-Informed Practice

    18. (Included in full purchase)

      Final Quiz

  12. 12

    Multicultural Competence

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Multicultural Competence

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Multicultural Competence Quiz

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Cultural Humility & Intersectionality

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Cultural Humility & Intersectionality Quiz

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Carol Gilligan – Ethic of Care

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Ethic of Care Quiz

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Feminist Therapy

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      Feminist Therapy Quiz

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Multicultural Practice

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Multicultural Counseling Theory

    11. (Included in full purchase)

      Identity Development Models

    12. (Included in full purchase)

      Cultural and Identity Module Quiz

    13. (Included in full purchase)

      Cultural Diversity

    14. (Included in full purchase)

      Working with Diverse Populations

    15. (Included in full purchase)

      Vulnerable Populations

    16. (Included in full purchase)

      Global Mental Health

    17. (Included in full purchase)

      Case Studies

    18. (Included in full purchase)

      Final Quiz

  13. 13

    Ethics & Professional Practice

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      Confidentiality & HIPAA

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Confidentiality in Clinical

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      HIPAA Deep-Dive

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Informed Consent

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Mandated Reporting

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Boundaries

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      Dual Relationships

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      Compliance Quiz

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Ethics & Professional Issues

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Ethical Decision-Making

    11. (Included in full purchase)

      State vs National Standards

    12. (Included in full purchase)

      Social Welfare Policy

    13. (Included in full purchase)

      Social Policy Advocacy

    14. (Included in full purchase)

      Community Practice

    15. (Included in full purchase)

      Final Quiz

  14. 14

    Research & Evidence-Based Practice

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      Research & Evidence-Based Practice

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Research Methods in Psychology

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Statistics for Behavioral Science

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Translating Research Into Practice

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Social Work Research Methods

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Evidence-Based Interventions

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Quiz

  15. 15

    Special Populations

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      Addiction & Co-Occurring Disorders

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Substance Use & Addiction Counseling

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Child & Adolescent Therapy

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Children & Families

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Mid Way Quiz

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Older Adults & Gerontology

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Gerontology Quiz

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Grief & Loss Counseling

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Child Welfare & Protection

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Pop Quiz

    11. (Included in full purchase)

      Health Psychology

    12. (Included in full purchase)

      Medical Social Work

    13. (Included in full purchase)

      Forensic Psychology

    14. (Included in full purchase)

      Correctional Social Work

    15. (Included in full purchase)

      Spirituality & Counseling

    16. (Included in full purchase)

      Final Quiz

  16. 16

    Exam Prep Bootcamp

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Before the Exam

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Highlight Qualifiers

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Eliminate Wrong Answers

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Identify the Core Question

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Use Process of Priorities

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Manage Time

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Special Strategies for Case Vignettes

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Common Traps

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      If You’re Stuck

    10. (Included in full purchase)

      Stress Management

  17. 17

    DSM 5 Cheat Sheet

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Cheat Sheet

  18. 18

    Theories Cheat Sheet

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Psychological Theories Cheat Sheet

  19. 19

    Ethics Flowchart

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Ethics Flowchart for Counseling

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