May 03

Hard work pays off

Tag: Emily,GeneralEmily @ 6:57 am

Sorry for the delayed post, but we’ve had a lot going on this week. I took my independent licensure exam on Tuesday and passed!!! Woohoo! I’ve been studying for about 5 months. It’s a 170 question, 4 hour test. Bleh. Unlike my first licensure exam 3 years ago, this one consisted of case examples and “what to do with this client” questions, instead of definition questions like the first one. Made it a lot more complicated and tiring, since you had to read a paragraph “situation” for each question, times 170. *sigh*

But, I passed, and now I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That means I can have my own private practice, contract my work out to other agencies and hospitals, etc. Paul wondered when I’d be making a $80-90,000 salary and I had to quickly remind him that my degree did include the words “social work,” which translates to “low pay.” 🙂

Now it’s Amberly’s turn! She’s starting the studying process…good luck!

2 Responses to “Hard work pays off”

  1. Mary says:

    Way to go Emily! I am so happy for you. Hope to hear from you soon. Love Ya

  2. Jason says:

    Congrats Emily! I know from working with a bunch of social workers that’s a difficult task.

    Tell Paul to keep dreaming.

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