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NCMHCE
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Short, narrated, animated lessons on what the NCMHCE tests and how its cases are built. Each one ends by pointing you at the practice cases that use it.

LESSON LIBRARY17 LESSONS · 66 PARTS · 205 MINUTES

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  1. 01

    How the NCMHCE case format works

    1. The exam is a story
    2. The header and the one-way door
    3. The right-now question
    Exam strategy
    9 min · 3 parts
  2. 02

    Reading the intake: how questions build across sessions

    1. Seeds and the header
    2. The narrative and the MSE
    3. Family history and the sessions
    4. Practice and exam habits
    Exam strategy
    12 min · 4 parts
  3. 03

    Pacing, scoring, common traps and the 2027 changes

    1. The clock and the key word
    2. The four traps
    3. Practice and scoring
    Exam strategy
    10 min · 3 parts
  4. 04

    Depressive and bipolar disorders

    1. The mood line and major depression
    2. Long lows and high peaks
    3. Mixed features and the missing days
    4. On the exam
    Diagnosis
    12 min · 4 parts
  5. 05

    Anxiety and OCD-related disorders

    1. The alarm and the clear triggers
    2. Alarms out of nowhere, and the loop
    3. Breaking the loop
    4. On the exam
    Diagnosis
    12 min · 4 parts
  6. 06

    Trauma- and stressor-related disorders

    1. The door and the four rooms
    2. The clock, stress and loss
    3. Safety first and a practice case
    4. On the exam
    Diagnosis
    12 min · 4 parts
  7. 07

    Substance use disorders

    1. A dial, not a switch
    2. Fine print and the calendar
    3. Finding the client's hand
    4. Putting it to work
    Diagnosis
    12 min · 4 parts
  8. 08

    Differential diagnosis workshop

    1. Words, sentences and impostors
    2. The clock and the map
    3. Psychosis and personality look-alikes
    4. Practice case and exam traps
    Diagnosis
    14 min · 4 parts
  9. 09

    The biopsychosocial interview and the mental status exam

    1. Two cameras and the film
    2. What you see and hear
    3. Thought, insight and judgment
    4. Walter and the exam
    Assessment
    12 min · 4 parts
  10. 10

    Suicide and homicide risk, and safety planning

    1. A forecast, not a prediction
    2. Today's weather and the forecast
    3. Packing the bag and a practice case
    4. On the exam
    Assessment
    12 min · 4 parts
  11. 11

    Screening instruments and level of care

    1. The alarm and the mood detectors
    2. Risk screens and using them well
    3. The continuum of care
    4. A step-down case and the exam
    Assessment
    13 min · 4 parts
  12. 12

    CBT and DBT

    1. Thoughts as hypotheses
    2. Experiments and the balance beam
    3. The DBT toolkit
    4. Reading the exam cues
    Treatment
    14 min · 4 parts
  13. 13

    Motivational interviewing

    1. The rope and the spirit
    2. Oars and change talk
    3. Discord and a practice case
    4. Stages of change on the exam
    Counseling skills
    12 min · 4 parts
  14. 14

    Family and couples systems

    1. The mobile and the family's history
    2. Shape and moves
    3. Couples, then your turn
    4. On the exam
    Treatment
    12 min · 4 parts
  15. 15

    Group stages and leader skills

    1. A small world
    2. Seasons and what heals
    3. The leader's hands
    4. On the exam
    Treatment
    12 min · 4 parts
  16. 16

    Treatment planning: from SMART goals to termination and aftercare

    1. The route and the stops
    2. Drawing and recalculating the route
    3. The arrival
    4. A practice case and the exam
    Treatment planning
    12 min · 4 parts
  17. 17

    Multicultural counseling, children and older adults

    1. The lens and your own lens
    2. Asking well, and children
    3. Older adults and the three D's
    4. Your turn, and the exam
    Counseling skills
    12 min · 4 parts

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2 to 4 minutes
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Each lesson lists the practice cases that use it, so you can test the idea the same day.

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