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Financial Counselor Certification Program


Description
The Certified Financial Counselor designation provides financial counselors with the knowledge, skills and abilities to teach clients how to considerably improve their financial well-being.

This program covers the entire financial picture, including:
• Counseling and coaching strategies
• The psychology of money
• Credit and banking
• Debt management
• Student loans
• Housing
• Retirement
• Ethics, resources and more

Our Certified Financial Counselors are prepared to help consumers with nearly any financial issue, from start to finish, by empowering through education.

Bound Manual: $250.00
Content
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Introduction to Financial Counselor Certification Program
  • Roles and Skills of Financial Counseling and Coaching
  • Grading
  • Join the Community
  • INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
  • Meet your Instructor!
  • Join Us Every Third Monday for a LIVE Instructor Chat!
  • MODULE 1: DEFINING THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL COUNSELOR
  • Keys to Success: Introduction
  • Module 1: Defining the Role of the Counselor
  • Module 1, Unit 1: The Components of Financial Well-Being
  • Module 1, Unit 2: Establishing the Client/Counselor Relationship
  • Module 1, Unit 3: Rapport Building
  • Module 1, Unit 4: Poverty, Culture and Socioeconomic Variables
  • Module 1, Unit 5: Active Listening
  • Module 1, Unit 6: Asking the Right Questions
  • Module 1 Keywords
  • Keys to Success: Module 1 Lecture
  • Module 1 Assignment
  • MODULE 2: TAKING CONTROL OF FINANCES
  • Module 2: Taking Control of Finances
  • Module 2, Unit 1: The Problem-Solving Process
  • Module 2, Unit 2: Where the Client is Now
  • Module 2, Unit 3: Where the Client Wants to Go
  • Module 2, Unit 4a - How the Client will Get There-Bandura's Self-Efficacy/Rotter
  • Module 2, Unit 4b: How the Client will Get There
  • Module 2 Keywords
  • Keys to Success: Module 2 Lecture
  • Module 2 Assignment
  • MODULE 3: DEMYSTIFYING CONSUMER CREDIT
  • Module 3: Demystifying Consumer Credit
  • Module 3, Unit 1: Banking Basics
  • Module 3, Unit 2: Credit Basics
  • Module 3, Unit 3: Choosing Credit Wisely
  • Module 3, Unit 4: Using Credit Wisely
  • Module 3, Unit 5: Understanding Credit Reports
  • Module 3, Unit 6: Credit Scoring
  • Module 3, Unit 7: Changes and New Credit Scoring Methods
  • Module 3 Keywords
  • Keys to Success: Module 3 Lecture
  • Credit Score Webinar
  • Check Your Credit
  • Module 3 Assignment
  • MODULE 4: UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH DEBT
  • Module 4: Understanding and Dealing with Debt
  • Module 4, Unit 1: Getting Into Debt
  • Module 4, Unit 2: Debt Collection
  • Module 4, Unit 3: Stages of the Collection Process
  • Continued: Stages of the Collection Process
  • Module 4, Unit 4: The Consequences of Unpaid Debt
  • Module 4, Unit 5: Getting Out of Debt
  • Module 4, Unit 6: Bankruptcy
  • Bankruptcy With Bonnie
  • Module 4 Keywords
  • Keys to Success: Module 4 Lecture
  • Module 4 Assignment
  • MODULE 5: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  • Appendix A: NACCC Ethics
  • Appendix A Cont.:FEC Ethics
  • Ethics Case Study- Lincoln Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
  • Appendix B: Consumer Resources
  • Appendix C: Consumer Protection Legislation
  • Keys to Success Review
  • MODULE 6: CAREER COACHING
  • Module 6, Unit 1: Optimizing Communication by Understanding Personality Types
  • Module 6, Unit 2: Myers-Briggs Types and Decision Making
  • Module 6, Unit 3: Motivational Interviewing
  • Module 6, Unit 4: Self-Determination Theory
  • Module 6, Unit 5: Emotional Intelligence
  • Module 6, Unit 6: The Four Stages of Competence
  • Module 6, Unit 7: Clarifying Values
  • 6.7a Values Inventory
  • Module 6, Unit 8: Identifying Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Module 6, Unit 9: Solution-Oriented Problem Solving
  • Module 6, Unit 10: Managing Change
  • Module 6, Unit 11: Understanding Financial Habits
  • Module 6, Unit 12: How Are Habits Formed?
  • Module 6, Unit 13: Financial Coaching Sessions and Financial Literacy
  • MODULE 7: CREDIT COUNSELING TODAY
  • Module 7, Unit 1: From Credit Cards to Credit Counseling
  • Module 7, Unit 2: Not Legal Advice or Therapy
  • Module 7, Unit 3: The Debt Management Plan
  • Module 7, Unit 4:Credit Counseling Today: Review and Notes
  • MODULE 8: THE POWER OF NEGOTIATION
  • Module 8, Unit 1: The Industry
  • Module 8, Unit 2: Negotiation and Conflict Management
  • Negotiation Case Study: Fred and Fay
  • Module 8, Unit 3: Appendix A
  • Module 8, Unit 4: Appendix B
  • Module 8, Unit 5: Appendix C
  • Module 8, Unit 6: References
  • MODULE 9: ESSENTIAL FINANCIAL TOPICS
  • Module 9, Unit 1: Housing
  • Module 9. Unit 2: Getting a Mortgage
  • Module 9, Unit 3: Housing Part III
  • Module 9, Unit 4: Retirement Planning
  • Essential Financial Topics: Keywords
  • MODULE 10: STUDENT LOAN COUNSELING
  • Module 10, Unit 1: Student Financial Aid
  • Module 10, Unit 2: The Cost of Higher Education
  • Module 10, Unit 3: Exploring Options - Where to Start
  • Module 10, Unit 4: Understanding and Locating Grants and Scholarships
  • Module 10, Unit 5: 529 Plans
  • Module 10, Unit 6: Shopping for Private Student Loans
  • Module 10, Unit 7: Student Loan Assignment 1
  • Module 10, Unit 8: When Do Student Loan Payments Become Due?
  • Module 10, Unit 9: Who Does the Borrower Pay?
  • Module 10, Unit 10: Federal Student Loan Repayment Options
  • Module 10, Unit 11: Student Loan Assignment 2
  • Module 10, Unit 12: Discharge, Cancellation, and Forgiveness Basics
  • Module 10, Unit 13: Discharge of Student Loan Debt
  • Module 10, Unit 14: Federal Perkins Loan Cancellation
  • Module 10, Unit 15: Student Loan Forgiveness While It Lasts
  • Module 10, Unit 16: Temporary Relief from Payment
  • Module 10, Unit 17: The Student Loan Counseling Process
  • Module 10, Unit 18: Student Loan Assignment 3
  • Module 10, Unit 19: Default the Problem
  • Module 10, Unit 20: Delinquency, Default, and Consequences
  • Module 10, Unit 21: How to Handle the Defaulted Student Loan
  • Module 10, Unit 22: Student Loan Assignment 4
  • Student Loan Live Seminar
  • Useful Terms
  • MODULE 11: public benefits
  • Module 11: Health/Public Benefits
  • Module 11, Unit 1: Health Insurance/Public Benefits
  • Module 11, Unit 2: Life Insurance
  • Module 11, Unit 3: Disability Resources
  • Module 11, Unit 4 Financial Empowerment for the Disabled and their Families
  • Module 11, Unit 5 Customers with Disabilities
  • Module 11, Unit 6 Meet the Players
  • Module 11, Unit 7: Assistive Technology
  • Module 11, Unit 8 ABLE Accounts (Planning for the future)
  • Module 11, Unit 9 Working While on Social Security Disability & Medicare
  • Module 11, Unit 10 Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, and Work
  • Module 11, Unit3: Health Insurance Keywords
  • Coaching Individuals Receiving Public Benefits: A World of Possibilities
  • MODULE 12: TAXES
  • Module 12: Taxes
  • Module 12, Unit 1: Overview
  • Module 12, Unit 2: Four Areas of Discussion
  • Module 12, Unit 3: The 1040 - Page 1, Page 2, and Schedule 1
  • Module 12, Unit 4: Adjustments and Deductions
  • Module 12, Unit 5: Determining Your Taxable Income and Tax Due
  • Module 12, Unit 6: Tax Form Examples
  • Module 12, Unit 6 A: Tax Form Example
  • Module 12, Unit 6 B: Tax Form Example
  • PRACTICE COACHING: CLAIRE
  • Coaching Claire: Session 1
  • Coaching Claire: Session 2
  • Coaching Claire: Session 3
  • Coaching Claire: Session 4
  • Coaching Claire: Session 5
  • Coaching Claire: Session 6
  • Coaching Claire: Session 7
  • Coaching Claire: Session 8
  • practice coaching: the martins
  • Meet the Martins: Session 1
  • Meet the Martins: Session 2
  • Meet the Martins: Session 3
  • Meet the Martins: Session 4
  • Meet the Martins: Session 5
  • CASE STUDY: HEATHER HUGHES
  • Case Study: Introduction
  • Case Study: Preliminary Information
  • Case Study: Worksheet 1
  • Case Study: Worksheet 2
  • Case Study - Heather Hughes Video
  • Case Study: Review Notes
  • Case Study: PowerPoint Presentation Copy
  • Case Study: Worksheet 1 (Completed)
  • Case Study: Worksheet 2 (Completed)
  • PRACTICE EXAM
  • Financial Counselor Practice Test
  • Schedule Your Exam
  • FINAL EXAM
  • Certified Financial Counselor Final Exam
  • Course Evaluation
Completion rules
  • You must complete the test "Certified Financial Counselor Final Exam"
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