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NATIONAL COUNSELOR EXAM PREPARATION

· There are two primary types of  credentials in the counseling profession:

· Licenses or Certifications issued by a state licensing board (e.g., Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed School Counselor, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, State Certified School Counselor, State Certified Counselor, State Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider)

· Certifications issue by a national certifying board (e.g., Nationally Certified Counselor, Nationally Certified School Counselor)

· Both types of credentials are important; most counselors hold both a state licenses and/or state certification and a national certification. For example, most  school counselors earn state credentials (either a state license or state certification depending on the state requirements) first and become national certified counselors (NCC) after practicing. Most  clinical mental health counseling students, on the other hand, often become NCCs while in field experience and then gain state licensure or state certification after fulfilling state required post-graduate hours.

· The requirements for each credential vary by state and counseling setting, but ultimately most credentials require an exam such as a National Counselor Exam (NCE), the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), or a state board created exam.

· The study materials in this class address some of the core content of the NCE, which is part of the requirement for becoming a NCC. Although the resources are outlined for the NCE, they are useful to supplement any and all credentialing exams as the NCE assesses foundational counseling knowledge.

· Rosenthal, H. (2017).  Encyclopedia of counseling: Master review and tutorial for the National Counselor Examination, state counseling exams, and the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination Links to an external site.  (4th ed.). Routledge.

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· Chapter 9, “Research and Program Evaluation”

· Walden University. (Producer). (2021).  The structure of the national counselor exam [Video file]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

· with Dr. Elizabeth Ventura Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes.

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· Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2017a).  Final project submission [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Note: The approximately length of this media program is 5 minutes.

Here is the transcript

developing your expertise in a particular intervention

through exploration of published literature. And now, you're going to apply

that information to a case study. To demonstrate

that you understand how to go into the

literature, identify current empirical evidence to

support your decision-making as a counselor, you will

develop a polished research paper that applies your

findings to the case study. A guide has been provided

for you on the worksheet. You should transfer the headings

into an APA formatted research paper. At the beginning of your paper,

following your cover page, you want to write a

brief introduction which provides an overview of

the case study you chose, the client you're

focusing on, and what mental health disorder you are

going to approach treatment with for this client. Then, you're going to also

explain what intervention you're investigating. And you need to provide

some information in your introduction that gives

some background information and some scholarly

support for your project. So, for example, we've been

speaking of the case study with the combat veteran who's

presenting with PTSD symptoms. And if you chose to

utilize exposure therapy as your intervention,

then in your introduction, after you introduce your

case study and your client, when you're describing the

mental health disorder of PTSD, you would want to give a

little bit of information-- perhaps some data-- about the occurrence of

PTSD among combat veterans. And support that with

a scholarly source. When you identify

the intervention that you're

investigating, again, you want to give a

brief description. And you want to support

your description with scholarly research. This might come from a textbook. It might come from

a journal article. But essentially,

you want to make sure your introduction is rich

and validates your choices. Next, you're going to list your

approved research question. Remember, that you

received feedback in week one, which indicated

whether your question was approved or needed

to be revised. Make sure that you include

the approved question. Finally, describe

the search strategy that you used to

identify your articles. The most important

thing to remember is that this project

is an application of research to a case study. So when you develop

your annotations, you want to

demonstrate that you've learned how to analyze

articles identifying the most important

components and writing a summary of each one. You're going to write one

or two paragraphs, which provides an overview of the

article in your own words, and make sure to include

the critical elements of the purpose of the research,

the question that was being investigated, any ethical

or cultural considerations, the population that was

included, what sort of data was collected, how

they analyzed the data, and what their findings were. One key to remember

is that you want to make sure you

tell your reader what the answer to the

research question was that those researchers

were investigating. After you annotate

each article will be where you apply those

findings to your case study. You are essentially articulating

evidence-based practice. You're going to give

an overall summary of the findings for all

three articles you analyzed. Then, in your own words,

describe the outcomes of what the studies found, and

make your own judgment as to whether the intervention is

a good fit for your client. Make sure you clearly answer

your approved research question. If the topics in your articles

were related but don't match, you'll want to provide

some rationale for how you drew your conclusions

to answer the questions. Remember, the purpose

of this paragraph is for you to describe how

you would use this information for the work with

the client that you chose in the case study. You want to give a specific

example of clinical work that you would do based

on the information that you found in

the literature. Finally, you'll

finish your paper by writing one

preliminary treatment goal for your client

that shows how you might go about using

the intervention that you've chosen in practice. And you'll wrap it up

with a reference page that cites all the resources

that you've utilized to support your project. And then, you'll upload and

submit, and you will be done. If you have any

questions or concerns, make sure to reach

out to your faculty member who will be happy to

provide you with any needed support. [music playing]

References

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Final Project

Title of the Paper in Full

Student Name

Program Name or Degree Name (e.g., Master of Science in Nursing), Walden University

COURSE XX: Title of Course

Instructor Name

Month XX, 202X

Title of the Paper in Full

Write a brief introduction that identifies which case study, client, and mental health

disorder you chose for your project. Be sure to fully describe your client and include details about what behaviors bring the client to counseling. The presenting problem is described as what is going “wrong” for the client. Describe what happens to the client that is causing difficulty in everyday living circumstances. What is the mental health concern that is driving the problematic behaviors? Clearly identify both the presenting problem and the mental health concern (e.g. death of a significant other can cause depression).

Then identify the intervention you are investigating for use in evidence-based practice. Describe the intervention and describe how you will use it for your selected client. This is where you introduce the purpose and format of the paper. Keep in mind that each section (under each heading) will need at least one paragraph (i.e., a minimum of three sentences).

Research Question

Insert your approved research question. Remember that each paragraph should have a minimum of three (3) sentences. You might include information about the mental health issue you are examining and the intervention to be used.

Search Strategy

Please describe the process you used to find the 3 articles you selected. This process will include the steps you used in the Walden Library (or another library source). Describe the Boolean search strategies and key words you used to conduct your search. Be thorough in your description of how you conducted your professional literature search. Explain how you know the articles you selected are peer reviewed. Also remember that you should have 1 qualitative, 1quantitative article and another article of your choice between qualitative and quantitative. Remember that each paragraph should have a minimum of three (3) sentences.

Annotations

Article 1

Provide the APA reference here. When providing an APA formatted article reference, a hanging indent should be used. To do this, go to the top tools bar, home, paragraph, there is a box that says “special”. You can select that box and you will see “Hanging”. Select it and your reference will be formatted correctly.

Summary of article

In the one or two paragraph summaries, please include the following: purpose of the study, what is the overall issue/problem being investigated, including methodology providing a description of how the study was conducted and whether it is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. Provide a concise overview of the procedures ( methods) that describe the who, what, when, where and how of the research. Next report the results (also known as outcomes). Please report any ethical or cultural considerations (e.g., IRB approval, bias, etc.). Finally, how the results are connected to counseling practice and the selected case study. For example, in the article you selected what was the purpose of the article. Was the article using the intervention you chose with a similar client/problem? Be sure you include the results (whether the intervention worked or not).

Article 2

Provide the APA reference here. When providing an APA formatted article reference, a hanging indent should be used. To do this, go to the top tools bar, home, paragraph, there is a box that says “special”. You can select that box and you will see “Hanging”. Select it and your reference will be formatted.

Summary of article

In the one or two paragraph summaries, please include the following: purpose of the study, what is the overall issue/problem being investigated, including methodology providing a description of how the study was conducted and whether it is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. Provide a concise overview of the procedures ( methods) that describe the who, what, when, where and how of the research. Next report the results (also known as outcomes). Please report any ethical or cultural considerations (e.g., IRB approval, bias, etc.). Finally, how the results are connected to counseling practice and the selected case study. For example, in the article you selected what was the purpose of the article. Was the article using the intervention you chose with a similar client/problem? Be sure you include the results (whether the intervention worked or not).

Article 3

Provide the APA reference here. When providing an APA formatted article reference, a hanging indent should be used. To do this, go to the top tools bar, home, paragraph, there is a box that says “special”. You can select that box and you will see “Hanging”. Select it and your reference will be formatted.

Summary of article

In the one or two paragraph summaries, please include the following: purpose of the study, what is the overall issue/problem being investigated, including methodology providing a description of how the study was conducted and whether it is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. Provide a concise overview of the procedures ( methods) that describe the who, what, when, where and how of the research. Next report the results (also known as outcomes). Please report any ethical or cultural considerations (e.g., IRB approval, bias, etc.). Finally, how the results are connected to counseling practice and the selected case study. For example, in the article you selected what was the purpose of the article. Was the article using the intervention you chose with a similar client/problem? Be sure you include the results (whether the intervention worked or not).

Evidence-based practice and application to case study

In this section, give an overall summary of the findings for all three articles you analyzed. Describe the general outcomes of what the studies found in terms of how well the intervention worked with the disorder and population you were exploring. Answer the research question. If the topics in your articles were related but do not match, explain how you drew your conclusions to answer the research question. Describe how you would use this information in your work with the client in your chosen case study. Give one specific example of clinical application of the intervention using a scenario that includes your client from the case study.

Treatment plan (CMHC & MCFC)

With consideration for the presenting problem of the client and your chosen intervention, write one preliminary treatment goal for your client. A mental health treatment plan (or action plan) is simply a set of written instructions and records relating to the treatment of the problematic behavior or diagnosis. Please use the following suggestions as a guide for this section. A treatment plan does many things, the most important of which include defining the problem or ailment; describing the treatment prescribed by the health/mental health professional; setting a timeline for treatment progress; identifying the major treatment goals, and noting important milestones and objectives.

This is important to demonstrate how the research you found would lead to an effective treatment for your client.

Action Plan (SC Only)

With consideration for the mental health issue of the client, create an Action Plan of next steps a School Counselor could take once the issues are identified. Discuss three different actions to help the client as applied to the role of a school counselor.

Implementation strategies are critical to effectively address the needs of our students. Discuss the Mindset Standard(s) and Behavior Standard(s) students will demonstrate through classroom lessons, activities and/or individual/small group counseling. Please see https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/home/MindsetsBehaviors.pdf

Managing data is key. Consider how such competencies would be measured to assess student progress.

Conclusion

Please remember to add a conclusion paragraph. The conclusion should include a summary of what you included in your paper. You should outline the salient points that you have made and include how this information will impact your future practice as a counselor. The conclusion is a way for you to reinforce the points you were attempting to make as well as ensure that you have covered all the expectations for the assignment.

Be sure to follow the example on the next page for references! Scroll down!

References

EXAMPLES ONLY, DELETE AND REPLACE WITH REFERENCES USED IN YOUR PAPER:

Magic, M. (2017). Fascinating course resource that helps transform my opinions into scholarly

content. Journal for Brilliant Graduate Students, 98(12), 56–66.

Alvarez. E., & Tippins, S. (2019). Socialization agents that Puerto Rican college students use to make financial decisions.  Journal of Social Change11(1), 75–85.  https://doi.org/10.5590/JOSC.2019.11.1.07

Laplante, J. P., & Nolin, C. (2014). Consultas and socially responsible investing in Guatemala: A case study examining Maya perspectives on the Indigenous right to free, prior, and informed consent.  Society & Natural Resources27, 231–248.  https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2013.861554

Use the DOI number for the source whenever one is available. DOI stands for "digital object identifier," a number specific to the article that can help others locate the source. In APA 7, format the DOI as a web address. Active hyperlinks for DOIs and URLs should be used for documents meant for screen reading. Present these hyperlinks in blue and underlined text (the default formatting in Microsoft Word), although plain black text is also acceptable. Be consistent in your formatting choice for DOIs and URLs throughout your reference list.

Jerrentrup, A., Mueller, T., Glowalla, U., Herder, M., Henrichs, N., Neubauer, A., & Schaefer, J. R. (2018). Teaching medicine with the help of “Dr. House.”  PLoS ONE13(3), Article e0193972.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193972

For journal articles that are assigned article numbers rather than page ranges, include the article number in place of the page range.

Always include references. Be sure every reference is in APA format with a hanging indent. Also, every citation should have a reference and vice versa. Use the APA manual, the Citation Guide or some source to verify your format. APA is very specific about punctuation and how elements of the reference are presented. Refer to page 180 of the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.) to review the guidelines of the Reference Page format. See more at: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/references

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