Preparing for the 2026 California Clinical Social Work Law & Ethics Exam
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Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASWs) in California need to take the state's LCSW Law and Ethics Exam in their first year of registration. This study guide, Preparing for the 2026 California Clinical Social Work Law & Ethics Exam, is designed to efficiently prepare you for the test. By using this book, you can go into your Social Work Law & Ethics Exam confident and well-prepared. You've got this.
About the Book
The leading print study guide for the California LCSW Law & Ethics Exam, updated for 2026 with an all-new full-length mock exam and much more.
Introduction
About this book
About the exam
Test-Taking Strategy
Reading questions
Choosing answers
Time management
Anxiety management
Before and after the test
Key changes for 2026
Study Guide: Law
Consent, confidentiality, and privilege
Limits of confidentiality, including mandated reporting
Legal standards for professional practice
Study Guide: Ethics
Professional competence and integrity
Responsibility to clients and the counseling relationship
Practice practices and professional responsibilities
Mini-mock exam
Mini-mock exam (25 items)
Answers and rationales
Full-length practice exam
Practice exam (75 items)
Answers and rationales
Appendix: BBS exam plan with Index
- Current to 2026 state law
- Scoring features to measure your test-taking skills
- More than 100 total practice questions with rationales, including a full-length (75-question) practice test and 25-item mini-mock exam
- The full-length practice exam is all new to this edition
- Subscale scoring on the mock exam, so you can see specific areas of strength and weakness
This guide is focused squarely on the information you need to know for the test. It addresses each and every one of the 147 areas of knowledge the BBS uses when developing the exam itself. The study guide follows the same structure as the exam plan, so you can see which areas are most emphasized on the exam itself.
Paperback | 349 pages
ISBN 979-8-9864668-8-0
Reference:
Caldwell, B. E. (2026). Preparing for the 2026 California Clinical Social Work Law & Ethics Exam. High Pass Education.
about the author
Benjamin E. Caldwell, PsyD
Dr. Caldwell is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Adjunct Faculty for California State University Northridge. He served for 10 years as Legislative and Advocacy Committee Chair for AAMFT-CA, and chaired the AAMFT workgroup that developed Best Practices in the Online Practice of Couple and Family Therapy. He has been deeply involved in policy changes impacting California mental health professionals, including the state's first-in-the-nation ban on reparative therapy for minors. He speaks around the country on issues related to ethics, technology, supervision, and professional development.
