HOW TO INTERVIEW AND PREPARE FOR THE DSW
The Admission Interview
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Dive into the literature
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Think about your clinical experience
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Consider why other clinicians would want to know about your work
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Erica Goldblatt Hyatt DSW, LCSW, MBE
Interview: Be Yourself
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Take a breath
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Relax
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Be true to yourself
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Emma Riley DSW, LICSW
It Is A Journey​
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Develop endurance to achieve the degree​​​
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Lean on your classmates
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Learn from your mistakes
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Push yourself to grow
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Alba Lopez DSW, LCSW
Prepare Yourself
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Review the fundamentals of English
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Be prepared to defend your position
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Make room in your life for the program
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Prepare your loved ones for the many late nights
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Give yourself positive affirmations​​
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Asa Paris DSW, LCSW
The Struggle
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When you feel alone, lean on your cohort
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It is not easy
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You will struggle​
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"The juice is worth the squeeze"
Asa Paris DSW, LCSW
Expect Negativity
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You may experience resistance from colleagues
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Some clinicians won't understand your pursuit of the DSW
Alba Lopez DSW, LCSW
Discredit Happens
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Some see the degree as a junior Ph.D.
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You will need to correct people
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Get into a peer group to network​
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Respect for the degree has grown in the last decade​
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