Encyclopedia of Counseling
This book was very helpful as a study guide for my Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam.

no test yet but a good refresher
I have not been in school for almost four years and I lost all my text books in Katrina. This has been a very good, broad refresher in prep for my NCE. The explanations are clear and it easily slips you information in an engaging way. two thumbs up! If I pass the test I will take someone elses thumbs and add them too!

never too old
I let my counseling license lapse in 1997 and when I applied to get it back imagine my surprise when I found out I had to take the NCE exam. I finished my graduate degree in 1980 and, as you could well imagine, forgot every thing that had to do with counseling. When I found out I had only two weeks to prepare for the exam, the first thing I did was searach the internet and fell for the internet study program. After spending hundreds of dollars, I soon found out that it was nothing more than games which, quite honestly, made no sense to me. It was then that I went to Amazon and saw Rosenthal's book. I figured, What the ____!! I was desperate. When the book arrived and I started going through it, my anxiety level went from panic to "OK if I do my part, I will pass". Sure enough, in a two week time frame, I went through the book and the questions twice and when I went into the exam, there were only 4 or 5 questions that I had no knowledge base of. This book is the answer. Do not waste your money on anything else. This book will give you all the information you need in an interesting and informative manner. I learned more from this book than I learned in all my graduate studies. If you study this book, you will pass the exam!! P.S. I passed the NCE exam with flying colors!!!!

Excellent Study Guide
Rosenthal's study guide for the National Certification Exam and State Licensing Exam for counselors is readable, informative and even entertaining. He utilizes repetition, variety and humor to impart information and explain concepts. In many cases he provides that "aha" moment when a fuzzy concept presented in class becomes clear and memorable. The paperback edition is an excellent value.

Life Saver!
This book is unlike any other review guide. Instead of merely reporting what items could be on the NCE, it teaches the material. I had no idea it existed until one month before I was scheduled to take the exam. I had studied with two other review works for 2 months and felt really unprepared. But in one month with the Rosenthal...well, I passed! With a great score! It was my life saver.