Certified Financial Health Counselor (CFHC)
The Certified Financial Health Counselor (CFHC) designation provides counselors/coaches with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to teach clients how to improve their financial well-being. By combining the latest counseling techniques with valuable financial skills, our Financial Health Counselors empower their clients to take control of their finances effectively and independently to improve their present and prepare for their future.
- Type Certification
Skills
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Adaptability
- Coaching
- Communication
- Consumer Protection Law
- Counseling Techniques
- Critical Thinking
- Debt Management Planning
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Ethics and Standards of Conduct
- Facilitate creation of an action plan
- Goal Setting and Decision Making
- Interpersonal
- Knowledge of Debt Repayment Alternatives
- Life Planning
- Money Management and Budgeting
- Motivational Interviewing
- Organizational
- Powerful Questioning
- Problem-Solving Process
- Resourceful/Research Skills
- Understanding Different Personalities
- Using Credit Wisely
Earning Criteria
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Pass a 100 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.