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Counseling Exam Cheat Sheets

Quick-reference guides for the most tested counseling and social work exam topics. Scannable, shareable, and designed for last-minute review.

DSM-5-TR Quick Reference

Diagnostic criteria, duration requirements, and key specifiers for the most tested mental health disorders.

Side-by-side comparison of major counseling theories: founders, key concepts, techniques, and best applications.

ACA, NASW, and NBCC ethical principles, confidentiality rules, mandatory reporting requirements, and boundary guidelines.

Complete list of defense mechanisms organized by maturity level with definitions and clinical examples.

Quick reference for medication classes, brand/generic names, mechanisms of action, and common side effects.

Common clinical assessment instruments, their purposes, scoring, and appropriate use in counseling settings.

Step-by-step crisis assessment and intervention procedures, suicide risk factors, and safety planning frameworks.

Key developmental theorists (Erikson, Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky) with stages, age ranges, and critical concepts.

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