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NCE Study Guide: Test Prep & Practice Test Questions for the National Counselor Exam
Encyclopedia of Counseling: Master Review and Tutorial for the National Counselor Examination
NCE Practice Questions: NCE Practice Tests & Exam Review for the National Counselor Examination
The National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE) is used for national counselor certification and state counselor licensure; performing well is one of the criteria used by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) in awarding individuals certification to become a National Certified Counselor (NCC). The NCE assesses you on the knowledge, skills, and abilities important for being a counselor. The NCE is designed to test of general information which should be known by all counselors regardless of their individual professional specialties.
The NCE is consists of 200 multiple choice questions and you are given four hours to take it.
The NBCC lays out the work behavior areas (job analysis domains) and item distribution of the exam, which is shown below (as of Oct. 2012).
|
Work Behavior Area |
Number of Items |
|
Fundamental Counseling Issues |
32 |
|
Counseling Process |
45 |
|
Diagnostic and Assessment Services |
25 |
|
Professional Practice |
38 |
|
Professional Development, Supervision and Consultation |
20 |
Although the work behavior areas have changed, the distribution of items across the eight Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) core areas remains the same, shown below:
|
CACREP Core Area |
Number of Items |
|
Human Growth and Development |
12 |
|
Social and Cultural Diversity |
11 |
|
Helping Relationships |
36 |
|
Group Work |
16 |
|
Career Development |
20 |
|
Assessment |
20 |
|
Research and Program Evaluation |
16 |
|
Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice |
29 |
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