National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) · Current preparation basis as of 2026-10-18: NBCC's NCE Content Outline, copyright 2023, reflecting the June 2019 job analysis. The document does not state a separate effective date. The current candidate handbook corroborates its six domains and weights. NBCC has separately published replacement examination specifications effective July 1, 2027; those future specifications are not the basis of this guide.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• NBCC: National Counselor Examination
• The National Counselor Examination (NCE) Content Outline
• NCE Candidate Handbook for Certification
• NCE Examination Specifications: Effective July 1, 2027
• NBCC Code of Ethics: Revised August 2023
• 2014 ACA Code of Ethics
• NIST: Experiments and Experimental Design
• Testing and Assessment: A Guide to Good Practices for Workforce Investment Professionals
• American Psychiatric Association: Cultural Formulation Interview
• NIMH: Adult Outpatient Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide
• NIMH: Depression
• NIMH: Generalized Anxiety Disorder—What You Need to Know
• NIMH: Panic Disorder—What You Need to Know
• NIMH: Bipolar Disorder
• NIMH: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• NIMH: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• NIMH: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder—What You Need to Know
• NHLBI: Insomnia Treatment
• O*NET Interest Profiler
• MINT: Understanding Motivational Interviewing
• NIMH: Psychotherapies
• VA National Center for PTSD: Present-Centered Therapy for PTSD