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CL ASSROOM TO CLIENT F r e e S O A P n o t e s w i t h M a s s a g e B o o k f o r A B M P m e m b e r s : a b m p . u s / M a s s a g e b o o k 43 key word or unknown word you encounter with a highlighter pen. Make flash cards for these terms by writing the word on the front of an index card and the definition of the term on the back. Learn the terms and then carefully read the chapter. You'll find your comprehension of content has increased dramatically. 7. GET A TUTOR Approach your school and ask if there is someone who can tutor you for the MBLEx. You might also contact former classmates and ask someone who passed the test if they would be willing to meet with you for a few study sessions to support your study process. Sometimes having someone to discuss content with can greatly improve your retention. Thank them with lunch or a trade in massage sessions. 8. PRESS ON Everyone experiences failure. Winston Churchill said, "Success is moving from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." Stay positive and get down to work! Your new career is calling you forward— you can do this. Press on! Note 1. 2014, Federation of State Massage Therapy Borads, Annual Report. Anne Williams is the director of education for Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals and author of Massage Mastery: from Student to Professional (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012), and Spa Bodywork: A Guide for Massage Therapists (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006). She can be reached at anne@abmp.com. ABMP Exam Coach Study Plan The newest test prep program on the market, ABMP Exam Coach, has broken subjects into bite-size chunks to help you study effectively for the MBLEx. For each topic, complete these same tasks: Terms: Review the terms for the topic by saying the term out loud (use the audio pronunciation guide if you don't know how to say the term) and read the term definition/explanation. Review all of the terms for a topic before you use the flash cards. Flash Cards: Work through all of the flash cards for a topic at least once (twice is suggested). You can remove cards you know so that you only work with terms and content you need to practice. Quiz: Take a quiz. If you pass the quiz, take a second quiz. If you pass the second quiz, take a third quiz. If you fail a quiz, go back through the flash cards and then retake a quiz. Keep working until you can pass three or four 10-question quizzes in a row. Do it All: Work through every topic (with the exception of Research Literacy, which is not currently being tested on the MBLEx) in this manner. Be persistent and study every day using the ABMP Exam Coach tools. Take a Practice Exam: When you have worked through all of the topic areas and then gone back and reviewed areas in which you know you need more study, you are ready to take a practice exam. Take the exam and use the progress section to determine where additional study will support your learning. Review Areas of Weakness: Based on your practice exam results, review areas of weakness and then take a second practice exam (save the final two practice exams for study in the week leading up to your actual testing date). www.abmp.com/examcoach TIP! Avoid cramming. Study the day before the test, but don't cram overnight and exchange last-minute study for sleep. Instead, make sure to get a full 7–8 hours of sleep so you feel rested and mentally refreshed on test day.