This year, 2019, the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) completed the analysis of its latest national survey of practicing professional counselors. This periodic survey provides a validation of the content for items found on the National Counselor Examination (NCE). A factor analysis of the results of the more than 16,000 credentialed counselors who completed…
NBCC National Certification
CACREP Graduation Requirement Delayed Last year the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) announced that beginning in 2022, only graduates of Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) would be eligible for National Counselor Certification. This summer NBCC announced that they were moving the date forward, to 2024. This was in…
State Licensure Exam Schedule
For those counselors anticipating taking their state licensure exam in 2018, either the National Counselor Exam (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE), the testing dates are available. This information comes from the Center for Credentialing and Education, the affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors. Testing occurs during the first…
Dr. Helwig’s Study Guide Just Revised
The Study Guide for the National Counselor Examination and CPCE has been revised and updated. The 8th Edition (2018) of this very popular study and reference document, written by Dr. Andrew Helwig, is now available. Over 400 pages long, the study guide covers the eight CACREP content areas found on the NCE, CPCE, and many other similar exams….
Portability Push
Professional counselors, who are licensed, no matter what the title the state bestows on the individual with licensure, are not automatically licensed to practice in any other state they may move to. Even if a licensee hopes to practice across state lines and not move to that other state, he or she cannot claim licensure…
Accreditation and Counselor Licensure
Recently, the American Counseling Association (ACA) has issued more guidelines about their policies regarding the accreditation of counselor training programs. The accrediting body, Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) is the organ along with its rehabilitation arm, Council on Rehabilitation Education, for professional counselor training program accreditation. ACA indicates that…
CEUs through ACA
In a previous blog statement, I stressed the importance of licensed and certified counselors in making sure they accrue the necessary continuing education hours (credits) for continued licensure or certification. There are many ways for accruing these required CE hours through the American Counseling Association whether you are a member or not. Another avenue opened…
Live Workshops for Counselor Exam Prep
For many counselors preparing for the National Counselor Exam, the CPCE, or similar exams, participating in a “live” exam preparation session is most desirable. I conducted 245 of these one-day prep sessions around the country. After 20 years of helping counselors with this preparation, I stopped doing my workshops in December of 2012. However, I…
Workshop DVDs for the NCE and CPCE Updated
The Workshop DVDs for the NCE and CPCE have been revised and updated. They are consistent with the material in the 7th Edition of the Study Guide for the NCE and CPCE. This DVD Workshop keeps much of the important material found on the previous recording of the six-plus hour workshop but adds significant new…
Federal Government Job Opportunities for Counselors
Once you get through the credentialing process and receive your state license as a professional counselor, you will have a number of occupational possibilities open up. One of them is with the federal government. A valuable job site listing more and more counseling jobs with a variety of US government agencies is www.usajobs.gov. This is…