Becoming a Professional Counselor: Preparing for Certification and Comprehensive Exams

by Sheri A. Wallace and Michael D. Lewis

Book Overview

This clear and concise study guide provides sample examinations and guidance for counsellors who wish to become certified by either the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education (CACREP) or the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the major counsellor accreditation institutions in the United States. This Second Edition brings up to date the names of key organizations, and adds new information relevant to changes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761911278
• ISBN13: 9780761911272
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Succinct and Concise Counseling Preparation

If you are planning to become a nationally certified counselor or preparing to to take comprehensive exams in doctoral, specialist, or master's degree programs, Becoming a Professional Counselor is the ideal resource for you. Updated and expanded to offer you the guidance you need to become nationally certified by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) or the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Clear and concise, the authors discuss, step by step, topics such as human growth and development; social and cultural foundations; the helping relationship; group dynamics, process, and counseling; appraisal of the individual; research and evaluation; and professional orientation. Each chapter provides an outline, summary, list of important terms and names (which are keyed to the glossary at the end of the book), and practice tests. This precise, insightful manual is an invaluable tool, with its success-proven formula of summarization, testing, and review.

Good Prep

If you are looking for an easy way to prepare for your board exams - this does a nice job. What can I say - it was my study guide and I passed. Enough said! :)