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We are pleased to welcome you to the Psychotherapists Training Institute (PTI), an organization dedicated to helping mental health counselors prepare for professional licensure and successfully navigate the NCMHCE.
The PTI Group began writing and teaching with our Study Guide in 1994 to help mental health counselors pass their licensing exams nationally. Since that time, the program has gone through several revisions to remain current with changes in the mental health counseling profession and the NCMHCE. The Study Guide is now in its 4th Edition, with almost all chapters having undergone major updates to address changes brought about by the DSM-5-TR.
Since we began preparing individuals for the NCMHCE, diagnosis has advanced from DSM-III, to DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR, and now to the conceptual framework of DSM-5-TR. When we first began, the NCMHCE was used as a licensing examination in only seven states. Today, it is used nationally.
The NCMHCE has continually evolved, and PTI has evolved with it. From its original scenario and multiple-choice format, to the clinical simulation and latent-image format, and now to the current computer-based multiple-choice examination, the NCMHCE has undergone significant changes over the years.
The NCMHCE content categories have also been revised. In addition to Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Professional Practice and Ethics, the examination now also includes areas such as Administration, Consultation and Supervision.
The PTI Study Guide has kept pace with these changes. Our goal has always been to provide test-takers with an organized overview of the content domains necessary for this challenging examination, while also providing a realistic experience of the structure, content, and overall feel of the NCMHCE.
Today, PTI also offers online examination samples through ExamAce, providing candidates with additional opportunities to practice applying their knowledge to exam-style questions and case material.
Experience You Can Trust
The authors are Licensed Mental Health Counselors
with more than 40 years of experience each as
clinicians, mental health counselor educators,
and mental health counseling association board
members and executives.
We also want to acknowledge and thank the more than 3,500 LMHCs in Massachusetts and other states around the country who have successfully used our Study Guide and/or participated in our study course. Your feedback, experience, and support have played an important role in the continued development and improvement of these materials.
We are proud of the history of PTI and remain committed to providing practical, organized, and comprehensive resources for mental health counselors preparing for the NCMHCE.
Warmly,
The PTI Editing Team