Hi All,
I took DANTES Fundamentals of Counseling this morning. Not too hard of an exam if you have studied Instantcert adequately. However, I had to guess on enough questions that I am not sure what my score will be.
There were a lot of common sense type questions, and quite a few very basic terminology questions. There were also a lot of scenario type questions. These are the type of questions that I am never quite sure if I got them right or not. I won't know for sure until I have the score report in my hand.
Here are some tips for you!
Resources:
http://www.instantcert.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counseling (as always, a great overview with links to study a bit more deeply if you like)
http://www.tesc.edu/catalog/tecep_desc/PSY-331.pdf (TESC's 20-question mock exam)
Names to Know:
Adler
Bandura
Beck
Binet
Bowen
Ellis
Erikson
Frankel
Freud
Jung
Moreno
Parsons
Pavlov
Perls
Piaget
Roe
Rogers
Satir
Skinner
Theories & Concepts to Know:
Geniuneness/Authenticity (definition)
Empathy (definition)
Adlerian Counseling
Behavior Therapy
Career Counseling
Client-centered Therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Eclecticism
Family Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Group Therapy
Holistic Therapy
Humanistic/Existential Therapy
Logotherapy
Multicultural Therapy
Phenomenological Approach
Psychodynamic Therapy
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Systems Therapy
Social Learning Theory
Systematic Desensitization
Self-actualization
Naturalistic Observation/Unobtrusive Observation
Transference/counter-transference
Structuralism
Trait-factor Theory
Erikson's Stages
Piaget's Stages
DSM-IV (know what each axis covers, and roughly what conditions belong in each)
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Familiarity with all of the above, in addition to some good old fashioned common sense, should get you a pass.
I'll let you know my score when I get it.
Fingers crossed,
Snazzlefrag