I expect to revise the Study Guide for the National Counselor Exam and CPCE early in 2025. I would very much appreciate comments, suggestions, feedback from Study Guide users to help guide me for changes to the study material. There are over 160 comments/reactions to the Study Guide on the […]
Dr. Andrew Helwig
Andrew A. Helwig is Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Denver and retired after 22 years at the university. In 1990, Dr. Helwig wrote the first edition of the Study Guide for the National Counselor Examination and began conducting counselor exam review workshops. He conducted 245 workshops in 18 states and his NCE and CPCE Study Guide is in its 9th edition, revised in 2021.
Here is the current known range of items on the NCE based on exam results sent to me by several counselors over the last twelve months. CACREP AREAS – RANGE Human Growth and Development – 13-16 Social and Cultural Diversity – 3-8 […]
With all the legislation and emphases by community agencies on mental health counseling, there is an increasing need for graduate-trained counselors. Although I am not a strong advocate for online master’s degree programs, there are some good ones including CACREP programs. For information about some online degree programs throughout the […]
Here is the current known range of items on the NCE based on exam results sent to me by several counselors over the last twelve months. CACREP AREAS RANGE Human Growth and Development Social and Cultural Diversity Counseling and Helping Relationships Group Counseling and Group Work Career Development Assessment and […]
Beginning in 2020, NBCC used a variable number of test questions in the 8 CACREP areas on the NCE. The number of items in those CACREP content areas had been very consistent over many years. Not anymore. Here is the current known range of items based on exam results sent […]
The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) has just revised the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE). They are revising the format to emphasize long-term ongoing therapy in the counseling relationship. Because of this format change and revision, they are now going to establish a new passing score cutoff […]
It is now possible to take the National Counselor Exam at your home. And, the scheduling of the time of the exam appears fairly flexible. Here is a recent exam-taking experience reported to me in April, 2021. This report comes from Angie who lives in Virginia. She passed the exam […]
The Study Guide was revised in 2021 to reflect the changes in the National Counselor Exam. Principal changes to the NCE reflect the results of the recent national survey by the National Board for Certified Counselors. The exam has more emphasis on clinical mental health issues. Another exam issue counselors […]
My understanding is that the NCE exam has changed the number of test questions in the 8 CACREP areas. Counselors who took the exam in June and July (2020) sent me copies of their scores. The number of items from the 8 CACREP content areas have been very steady over […]
The Study Guide for the National Counselor Exam and CPCE has been revised. It is now the 9th Edition published in January 2020. Copies should be available about February 1st. NBCC conducted a national survey of practicing counselors basically asking them to report what they do in their counseling. Results […]