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Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) lessons

4 sections · 55 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

Practice 55 skills across this outline.

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Manage Transference Dynamics
Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics · Professional Boundaries and Use of Self
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
17 categories
Assessment and Intervention Planning · Biopsychosocial Assessment and Diagnostic Foundations
9%
Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior · Lifespan Development and Theoretical Frameworks
9%
Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics · Professional Boundaries and Use of Self
8%
Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics · Confidentiality and Legal Obligations
8%
Interventions with Clients/Client Systems · Engagement and Helping Relationship
7%
Interventions with Clients/Client Systems · Intervention Models and Techniques
7%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of licensed master social worker (lmsw) — drill into a card to work its skills.

Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics · Professional Boundaries and Use of Self

4 core skills8% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Manage Transference DynamicsRecommended
Long-form
2
Maintain Professional BoundariesAvailable
Long-form
3
Recognize Personal Value ImpactAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Professional Self CareAvailable
Long-form

Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics · Confidentiality and Legal Obligations

4 core skills8% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
2
Apply Confidentiality StandardsAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Ethical Documentation PracticesAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Mandatory Reporting LawsAvailable
Long-form

Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics · Ethical Principles and Decision-Making

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Resolve Ethical DilemmasAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify Dual Relationship RisksAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Core Social Work ValuesAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Self Determination PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form

Professional Relationships, Values, and Ethics · Supervision, Consultation, and Professional Development

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Maintain Professional CompetenceAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply Supervision ModelsAvailable
Long-form

Assessment and Intervention Planning · Assessment Methods and Data Integration

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Evaluate Strengths And ReadinessAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply Assessment InstrumentsAvailable
Long-form
3
Integrate Collateral InformationAvailable
Long-form

Assessment and Intervention Planning · Biopsychosocial Assessment and Diagnostic Foundations

5 core skills9% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Identify Mental Health IndicatorsAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply DSM Diagnostic FrameworkAvailable
Long-form
3
Identify Biopsychosocial ComponentsAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Mental Status ExaminationAvailable
Long-form
5
Identify Psychotropic MedicationsAvailable
Long-form

Assessment and Intervention Planning · Intervention Planning and Evaluation

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Apply Culturally Responsive PlanningAvailable
Long-form
2
Develop Treatment PlansAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Research And Evaluation PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form

Assessment and Intervention Planning · Risk, Trauma, and Crisis Assessment

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Conduct Risk AssessmentsAvailable
Long-form
2
Determine Level Of CareAvailable
Long-form
3
Assess Trauma IndicatorsAvailable
Long-form

Interventions with Clients/Client Systems · Planning, Monitoring, and Termination

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Apply Termination Planning PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form
2
Develop And Evaluate GoalsAvailable
Long-form

Interventions with Clients/Client Systems · Engagement and Helping Relationship

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Use Interviewing TechniquesAvailable
Long-form
2
Engage Resistant ClientsAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Professional BoundariesAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Active Listening TechniquesAvailable
Long-form

Interventions with Clients/Client Systems · Intervention Models and Techniques

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Apply CBT And Solution FocusedAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply Psychoeducation TechniquesAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Crisis Intervention MethodsAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Strengths Based ApproachesAvailable
Long-form

Interventions with Clients/Client Systems · Group, Family, and Systems Interventions

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Develop Case Management PlansAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply Group Work TechniquesAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Family And Couples ModelsAvailable
Long-form

Interventions with Clients/Client Systems · Macro and Community Interventions

2 core skills2% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Apply Advocacy And OrganizingAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply Program Evaluation MethodsAvailable
Long-form

Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior · Trauma, Abuse, and Crisis

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Analyze Stress And Grief ImpactAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify Abuse IndicatorsAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Trauma And Crisis TheoriesAvailable
Long-form

Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior · Lifespan Development and Theoretical Frameworks

4 core skills9% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Apply Personality And Role TheoriesAvailable
Long-form
2
Differentiate Developmental IndicatorsAvailable
Long-form
3
Apply Lifespan Development TheoriesAvailable
Long-form
4
Apply Attachment And Family SystemsAvailable
Long-form

Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior · Diversity, Oppression, and Justice

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Identify Systemic OppressionAvailable
Long-form
2
Apply Cultural Competence PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form
3
Analyze Social And Economic ImpactAvailable
Long-form

Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior · Person-in-Environment and Systems Perspectives

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Apply PIE And Ecological TheoryAvailable
Long-form
2
Analyze Interpersonal DynamicsAvailable
Long-form