- Professional practice and ethics (ACA Code of Ethics, confidentiality, duty to warn)
- Intake, assessment and diagnosis (DSM-5-TR, test reliability and validity)
- Areas of clinical focus
- Treatment planning
- Counseling skills and interventions (major theories)
- Core counseling attributes
- Human growth and development, career development, group work, research
USA NCE Exam: Quick Facts
- Organization
- NBCC
- Questions
- 200 (160 scored + 40 pretest)
- Time
- 3 hours 45 minutes
- Used for
- State counselor licensure and the NCC
- Delivery
- Pearson VUE
- Upcoming
- New exam specification for 2027
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