Certified Financial Counselor (CFC)
The Certified Financial Counselor (CFC) designation provides counselors/coaches with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to help clients improve their financial health. This is accomplished by creating and understanding budget and debt management planning, credit reports and scoring, steps to making large purchases and financing an education. Counselors and coaches will work with clients to develop an action plan. The counselor/coach adds accountability to the implementation of the action plan.
- Type Certification
Skills
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Adaptability
- College Planning
- Communication
- Counseling Techniques
- Critical Thinking
- Debt Management Planning
- Ethics and Standards of Conduct
- Facilitate creation of an action plan
- Goal Setting and Decision Making
- Interpersonal
- Knowledge of Debt Repayment Alternatives
- Management Of Financial Resources
- Money Management and Budgeting
- Organizational
- Problem-Solving Process
- Resourceful/Research Skills
- Risk Assessment
- Using Credit Wisely
- Working with Disabilities
Earning Criteria
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Pass a 150 multiple choice proctored exam written in accordance with The Standards for Educational and PsychologicalTesting developed by The American Educational Research Association, The National Council on Measurement in Education, and The American Psychological Association.
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Certified Financial Counselors agree to abide by the NACCC Code of Ethics.