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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Associate Professor <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Chair, Department of Counseling
and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>205&nbsp;McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:leinbaug@ohio.edu">leinbaug@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#363636'>Show, by your actions,
that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence,
service over self-interest, respect over advantage, cooperation over
competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity, and justice over
all.&nbsp;</span><span lang=EN style='color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rough, Jim
[mailto:Jim.Rough@cswb.state.oh.us] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:11 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: TR - NBCC Exam Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'>Hello All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Please forward this email to all students planning to take the NBCC
exams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>NBCC is taking four weeks from receipt of application from their
financial side to process approvals by email for exam applicants.&nbsp; This
ends up being five weeks or more.&nbsp; Ohio was the first state to use
computer based testing. They have 40 states now using computer based testing
and ten more states to add.&nbsp; I talked to Shawn O&#8217;Brien, the head of that
department, and they are adding people and increased hours into processing, but
in the meantime please tell callers the following.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>NBCC expects to take four weeks following financial processing of
the payment at NBCC.&nbsp; That does not include the mail time and deposit
time, which means it will be taking over five weeks on average.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Two cases I checked on are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>One applicant: stated mailed 10/5/2009 &#8211; received in exam approval
process 10/12/09 will be approved by email by 11/13/09.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Second applicant: stated mailed 10/6/2009 &#8211; received in exam
approval process 10/14/09 will be approved by email by 11/13/09.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>PS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NBCC believes this is
a temporary situation, but prior planning will save applicants from frustrating
delays.&nbsp; Please mail applications at the earliest opportunity to ensure
exam dates desired.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>James R. Rough</span></b></em><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>Executive Director&nbsp;</span></b></em><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>Counselor, Social Worker &amp; Marriage and Family Therapist Board </span></b></em><b><i><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>50 West Broad Street, Suite 1075</span></b></em><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>Columbus, Ohio 43215-5919</span></b></em><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>614-752-5161</span></b></em><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:navy'>The Board is always interested in customer service comments; please
email me or go to </span><span style='color:navy'><a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=l5sl_2bfBZOYrW84FjUBR87A_3d_3d"><span
style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif"'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=l5sl_2bfBZOYrW84FjUBR87A_3d_3d</span></a></span></strong><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:black'>If you have received this email in error please notify me
at <a href="mailto:jim.rough@cswb.state.oh.us">jim.rough@cswb.state.oh.us</a>
or the board's general email at <a href="mailto:cswmft.info@cswb.state.oh.us">cswmft.info@cswb.state.oh.us</a>.
Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email represent those
of the <b>Board</b> to the best of the sender's knowledge unless otherwise
stated as a personal opinion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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