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Preparation Tips
Feeling anxious about taking the certification exam?
Here are some tips from CHTs to help you prepare…
- Organize a timeline & plan your approach to review.
- List study topics.
- Review the test blueprint for the six knowledge domains.
- Use the Preparation Materials to guide your choice of
study materials.
- Group topics together and place them on a study timetable
to create a study schedule to focus your studying efforts.
If you are working with a group, assign topics for review
at each meeting.
- Try to set aside time each day, rather than studying for
several hours at a time.
- Although HTCC does not endorse specific study groups,
it does encourage group study for exam preparation.
Download
survey results from therapists who passed the exam in
2005 and 2006 who were asked to describe how they prepared
for the exam.
Study Groups
Studying in a group can be invaluable in preparing
for the exam. Analysis of test results indicates that candidates
who studied in a group performed slightly better on the Hand
Therapy Certification Examination than those who were not
in a study group. Individuals share their strengths as well
as identify their weaknesses; difficult concepts often become
clear as each member offers questions and discussion; and
the psychological support that members receive from each other
during exam preparation helps test performance.
Tips for study groups:
- Contact other therapists in your area to find others
interested in starting a study group. (Groups of three to
six people have been shown to be the most effective.)
- Set ground rules related to meeting times, study timetables
and individual responsibilities of the group members before
you get started.
- Prepare a master list of major articles and divide it
up among the members of your study group; each member can
write a synopsis of the article to share.
Find a Study Group
HTCC will post information submitted by Therapists
organizing study groups. The Hand Therapy Certification Commission
as an organization does not approve nor endorse specific test
preparation courses or study groups.
Click here
to view established study groups
Click here
to post information about a study group
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