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• National Counselor Examination (NCE)
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Content Areas for the NCE

1. Content Areas & Work Behaviors
   • Human Growth and Development
   • Social and Cultural Foundations
   • Helping Relationships
   • Group Work
   • Career and Lifestyle Development
   • Appraisal
   • Research and Program Evaluation
   • Professional Orientation & Ethics
2. In addition, the NCE is based on the following five work behaviors:
   • Fundamentals of Counseling
   • Assessment and Career Counseling
   • Group Counseling
   • Programmatic and Clinical Intervention
   • Professional Practice Issues