162024Apr

Request For Feedback

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 Amazon website where my book…

262021Apr

NCE Possible On Home Computer

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 with a score of 121;…

222021Mar

2021 Study Guide Revision

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 need to be aware of…

222020Jul

NCE Exam Question Changes

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 many years as I report…

62020Jan

Study Guide has been revised

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 indicate that counselors are doing…

192019Sep

Content Areas (Domains) Of NCE Changing

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…

112018Jun

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…