- Knowledge of basic facts and terms
- Understanding of concepts and principles
- Ability to apply the knowledge to specific case problems
- Historical Development
- Historical elements
- Significant influences
- Significant people
- Counselor Roles and Functions
- Counseling as a profession
- Role expectations in different counseling settings
- Professional associations
- Consultation
- Group approaches
- Family counseling
- Self-help groups
- Advocacy
- Environment
- The Counseling Relationship
- Verbal and nonverbal behavior
- Personal characteristics, lifestyles and capabilities
- Authenticity, empathy, and confidentiality
- Ethical and legal issues
- Theoretical Approaches
- Psychodynamic
- Humanistic and phenomenological
- Cognitive–behavioral
- Behavioral
- Systems
- Eclectic
- Spiritual/Holistic
- Social and Cultural Foundations
- Multicultural issues (e.g., religion, race, ethnicity, socioeconomics)
- Discrimination issues (e.g., gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, AIDS, managed care)
- Societal concerns (e.g., substance abuse, person abuse, stress, violence)
- Career Development
- Theories
- Decision making
- Information sources
- Human Growth and Development
- Personal development
- Social development
- Assessment and Appraisal Techniques
- Testing
- Measurement
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed. (DSM-IV)
(Taken from "Fundamentals of Counseling," DSST/Dantes Subject Standardized Tests, Capstar/The Chauncey Group International