NCE Study Guide: National Counselor Examination Test Prep

Contains Practice Questions with Answers & Detailed Rationales

De: Nathan Finatean

Narrado por: Andrew Cole, Josh Poore

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a mental health counselor?

You are no doubt a busy individual with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to study for the NCE test. However, the truth is that the NCE test is a challenging exam.

Thorough preparation cannot be overlooked. That is why the author Nathan Finatean, developed the NCE Study Guide! This edition is a complete review and practice questions edition! It reviews all essential concepts found on the exam from all categories of the exam. You can listen to it wherever life takes you! Its sections include:

1. Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice (14% of the exam)

• Historical and philosophical development of counseling
• Professional roles, functions, and relationships with other human service providers
• Counseling credentials and certification
• Ethical standards of professional organizations and credentialing bodies
• Legal aspects of counseling practice

2. Social and Cultural Diversity (9% of the exam)

• Multicultural and pluralistic trends
• Attitudes and behavior based on factors such as age, race, and religious beliefs
• Strategies for working with diverse populations
• Social change theories and advocacy actions
• The role of counselors in eliminating biases and prejudices, and promoting social justice

3. Human Growth and Development (12% of the exam)

• Theories of individual and family development and transitions across the life span
• Learning theories
• Theories of personality development
• The effects of crises, disasters, and trauma on individuals
• Nature and needs of individuals at all developmental levels

4. Career Development (9% of the exam)

• Career development theories and decision-making models
• Career, avocational, educational, occupational and labor market information resources, and career information systems
• Career assessment tools and techniques
• Career counseling processes, techniques, and resources
• Interrelationships among and between work, family, and other life roles

5. Counseling and Helping Relationships (23% of the exam)

• Counseling theories and models
• The counseling relationship
• Counseling processes and techniques, including those used in individual and group counseling
• The impact of technology on the counseling process
• Counselor characteristics and behaviors influencing the counseling process

6. Group Counseling and Group Work (7% of the exam)

• Group development, dynamics, and counseling theories
• Group counseling methods and skills
• Ethical and legal considerations in group counseling
• Group leadership styles and strategies

7. Assessment and Testing (8% of the exam)

• Types of assessments
• Basic concepts of standardized and non-standardized testing
• Reliability and validity in the use of assessments
• Ethical and legal considerations in assessment
• The use of technology in assessment

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