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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I am forwarding this information about NCE Prep to graduating students as students often ask for resources. I don’t know if it is an effective program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CSB.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Field, Thomas <thomas.field@oregonstate.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 13, 2022 11:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine <bhatc@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] Please share: NCE/CPCE Test Prep in Jan/Feb 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hi Christine!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I'm offering affordable NCE/CPCE test prep in Jan/Feb 2022, and am reaching out to ask that you share information with Ohio University students and alumni.
 Please forward the message below.  There's a reduced rate for grad students - please have them use the discount code GRAD23 at checkout.  The rate is $199 for practitioners and $149 for grad students, for 6 hours of tutoring plus materials (4x 1.5 hour weekly
 meetings). Test prep is offered on Fridays at 1:30-3:00 p.m. Pacific (4:30-6:00 p.m. Eastern). Classes start
<b>Jan 27 2023</b> for the NCE/CPCE test prep. I use the Zoom online platform, so people can participate from across the country.  I won’t be offering NCMHCE test prep until Aug 2023 at earliest as the test has just changed. The official marketing blurb for
 the NCE/CPCE test prep is below. <o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks! – Thom<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Do the counselor licensure exams intimidate you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Are you unsure of how best to prepare?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">As a counselor educator and private practitioner who has taken and passed the CPCE, NCE, and NCMHCE, I understand how graduate study and
 clinical experience are not necessarily relevant for passing these exams.  I have helped students, new graduates, and seasoned professionals to pass these national exams since 2011. My tutoring approach at the time of writing has over a 90% pass rate.  <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">My Approach</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">My approach is to provide detailed guidance on effective approaches to passing the exam.  During tutoring sessions, we discuss the secrets
 of how the test is scored, and review individual question items in-depth.  During our sessions, you will learn essential tips and tricks for passing the exam, such as:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> - You can almost always eliminate two of the four CPCE/NCE answer choices, giving you a 50% chance of selecting the correct answer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Meeting Information</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Not only are my test prep services effective, they are convenient.  I provide group tutoring via an online web meeting platform. My group
 tutoring rate is $199 for a four-week class (6 hours of total tutoring).  This is more than 50% cheaper than the well-known corporate test prep companies. A discounted rate is available for graduate students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Date and Time</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I am providing NCE/CPCE group test preparation courses on Fridays during Aug/Sept 2022. Each class is capped at 100 participants. The information
 for this specific meeting is included below. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Click on the links below to register.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NCE/CPCE Test Prep (Jan/Feb 2023)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Fridays at 4:30-6:00 p.m. Eastern (1:30-3:00 Pacific, 2:30-4:00 Mountain, 3:30-5:00 Central)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">on 01/27, 02/10, 02/17, 02/24 (skip 02/03)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">What's the refund policy?</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Refunds will be processed 24 hours before the first training session date.  Attendance and participation in my test preparation is not a
 guarantee of passing the exam.  Refunds will not be issued based on your exam performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">What if I have to miss a session?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108644777"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Plenty of my test takers participate in some or all of the test prep sessions asynchronously rather than live. I record all tutoring sessions
 for later viewing. I upload video recordings to an online Google Drive folder by the end of day. That same Google Drive folder houses all the test prep materials that you need to prepare for the exam. Importantly, students who participate asynchronously seem
 to perform just as well as students who attend live.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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