As I await for my 3,000 hours to be approved by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, I have begun to study for my written exam. The exam is 200 questions and you must complete the exam within a four hour time frame. I have learned that the most effective way for me to retain information is auditory, with 100% of my attention focused on listening and learning. So, I signed up for classes with Gerry Grossman Seminars.
Saturday was my first class and I was a bit nervous because I had invested a lot of money into the classes and was hopeful that I would have a strong facilitator. I walked into the classroom and was greeted by "Hi Kristi" from a coworker at Journeys Counseling Ministry. What a nice surprise! Then, the facilitator Kristen Hudson, MA, MFT introduced herself and started teaching. I knew this was a good investment and I was going to learn alot.
We began to review the DSM IV TR. Kristen shared with us what was highly probable on the exam and had us skim over what was low probability of being on the exam. She gave us acronyms to memorize for studying, and advice on what to look for in each question. Kristen gave great ideas of how to differentiate between diagnoses and how to rule out options given in each answer. I felt the information was very valuable and is given me structure to study for my exam, a chunk at a time.
So, here I go to cram for my exam!
Wish Me Luck,
Kristi
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