Every week, you drop one full NCMHCE-style case. It includes: Client vignette Presenting problem Psychosocial history Risk factors Cultural considerations Ethical flags Then the community works through it together. You guide them through: What do you do first? What is NOT appropriate? What data is missing? What diagnoses are ruled in/out? What level of care is indicated? What interventions fit THIS case? This trains their clinical sequencing — which is the #1 thing people struggle with.

This is where you include: How to pace the exam How to approach confusing questions How to not overthink What to do when you’re stuck between two answers What the exam is REALLY asking This should be framed as: “Here’s how clinicians who pass think.”

Instead of listing DSM criteria, you teach: What anxiety vs trauma vs depression looks like in a vignette What clues signal personality disorders What screams substance use What indicates psychosis vs mood disorder You could do: “Diagnosis of the week” Mini case examples Common NCMHCE traps This builds clinical intuition, not memorization.