I am writing this email to inform you of my PASSING!!! Grade on the N.C.E. I took yesterday afternoon. I went in with a quiet calmness and confidence. Further, I was relaxed as one could hope to be and took the test with patience and focus. Your study guide was very helpful and help build a great base foundation for my preparation. I also used the other resources you suggested: The NBCC Prep Guide and The Encyclopedia of Counseling from Rosenthal. Your study guide along with the DVDs allowed me to feel I was in the classroom with you. I reviewed them twice and the other resources I used to fill in the middle. I have only one criticism of your DVDs, not your study guide, and that is you should have added a 4th one. On the last DVD you covered very quickly the Human Growth, Social/Cultural, and Helping Relationships. I did go back over them with the study guide, but the way and the time you spent on the first two DVDs was awesome. You are truly a good teacher! I finally understood Research and Evaluation with clarity for the first time. I wish you had spent that kind of time on the last 30 minutes of the 3rd DVD and just made it into a 4th DVD. I again want to thank you for making your study guide and DVDs available. Your instruction and tips for test taking and studying were excellent as well. I 100% recommend your study guide and DVDs as the resource to use for taking the N.C.E.!

Wallace of Tennessee

I just graduated from Denver Seminary, and I took the NCE at our campus April 17 (2011). I took your workshop this spring and used your manual as my only study aid. Praise God, I passed the exam (passing grade 95, my score 128). As you asked for feedback for your new study guide, I just wanted to let you know that the questions on the exam were WAY shorter than in the mock test in the manual. Very small questions, but the manual obviously was of great help for me. Thank you for your help!

Simone from Colorado

DVD material very helpful for Stats. Great that when I call I get a human w/helpful answers.

Anonymous of Hawaii

I know it’s been quite a while since I received the study materials from you but time seems to go by quickly now a days. Any way I just wanted to let you know your dvd’s were excellent. I spent a couple of weekends watching them before taking the exam and passed it the first time. At any rate I would highly recommend the dvd’s and your study guide. The study guide I used was actually one you published many years ago, and I found it to be extremely relevant. Again, thanks and just wanted to say it was an investment worth the money.

Louis of Ohio

All of the previous students in our program suggested your study guide for the NCE. My friends and I used it and all passed! Thank you!

Kendall of Missouri

Thank you so much for writing this book. It really helped prepare me. I really love how the book is concise and easy to read. Again, thank you.

Anonymous of North Carolina

I just received my comprehensive exam results this morning, and couldn’t wait to tell you that I received a passing score!!! Your incredible Study Guide is the benchmark for preparation for these exams, invaluable, and so well done. I used it exclusively for my own preparation, then used a few more questions from another book to further utilize my Study Guide knowledge, during the last week of preparation.

Stephanie of Colorado

Examples and language especially clear in explanation of research tools very helpful.

Loretta of Maryland

I took the NCE on 7/19/08 and am very happy to say that I passed with flying colors. My score was 136 and I credit your study guide with helping me immensely. Thanks for providing such excellent study material.

Deborah in Colorado

The only material I used for my NCE study was your Study Guide and I greatly benefited from your Study/Test Taking Hints/Tips section. Other significantly helpful tips were: Pick a letter and stick with it throughout the entire test when guessing; Beware of questions using, ‘always, never, sometimes’: I am not being asked for the right answer, I am being asked for the best answer of those being offered to me. I will highly recommend your NCE Review Course and Study Guide.

Roseanne in Nebraska

Thanks, I really found your Guide easy to use, an invaluable tool. It has been six years since I finished my counselor’s study. Without this, it would have been impossible to pass the test. Thanks A LOT!

John in Wisconsin

Dear Professor Helwig – Just wanted to let you know that I’ve used your STUDY GUIDE and passed the NCE last Saturday (with a score of 133/160). I bought your book and DVD set last fall to prepare for my school comps. I did well on those, too. For me, the best part of your system is being able to use the DVDs to “ease into” study. Sometimes picking up a book is a really big deal, but sitting down to watch your video presentation made it easier to begin studying. I’d also say that your presentation of material in the Appraisal and Research sections is wonderful — clear and very easy to understand. Suddenly things that never made sense to me when I took the classes in school were very very clear. I’m now convinced that my professors in school didn’t understand the material well enough themselves to be able to present it in an understandable manner. And your test taking tips are also extremely helpful. For the record, I also used Howard Rosenthal’s ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COUNSELING in preparing for the exam. The combination of the two systems is unbeatable. I like the repetition of information in his material. I have recommended your book and DVDs to others and will continue to do so.

Karen of Missouri

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