Clinical Social Work
Examination Content Outline
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Content area Percent of test
I. Human Development
and Behavior in the Environment 22%
A. Theories of human
development and behavior
B. Human development
in the life cycle
C. Human behavior
D. Impact of crises
and changes
E. Family functioning
F. Addictions
G. Abuse and neglect
II. Issues of
Diversity 6%
A. Effects of
culture, race, and/or ethnicity
B. Effects of sexual
orientation and/or gender
C. Effects of age
and/or disability
III. Diagnosis and
Assessment 16%
A. Assessment
B. Information
gathering
C. Diagnostic
classifications
D. Indicators of
abuse and neglect
E. Indicators of
danger to self and others
IV. Psychotherapy and
Clinical Practice 16%
A. Intervention
theories and models
B. The intervention
process
C. Treatment planning
D. Intervention
techniques
E. Intervention with
couples and families
F. Intervention with
groups
V. Communication 8%
A. Communication
principles
B. Communication
techniques
VI. The Therapeutic
Relationship 7%
A. Relationship
theories
B. Relationship
practice
VII. Professional
Values and Ethics 10%
A. Value issues
B. Legal and ethical
issues
C. Confidentiality
VIII. Clinical
Supervision, Consultation, and Staff Development 4%
A. Social work supervision
B. Consultation and
interdisciplinary collaboration
C. Staff development
IX. Practice
Evaluation and the Utilization of Research 1%
A. Evaluation
techniques
B. Utilization of
research
X. Service Delivery 5%
A. Policies and
procedures of service delivery
B. Processes of
service delivery
XI. Clinical Practice
and Management 5%
A. Advocacy
B. Finance
C. Management and
human resource issues