CPCE PRACTICE TEST | 160 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| 2026 NUPDATE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American Counseling
Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from themselves if the clients give
evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor's notes on a client should not be made to other
professional unless the client has provided written permission to do so or the
information has been subpoenaed by a court of law.
C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless
of the situations or settings in which the services were rendered.
D) improvement of the profession through a variety of professional
involvements is a responsibility of all counselors. Answer - CORRECT ANSWER:
C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless
of the situations or settings in which the services were rendered.
The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure, so a local
civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting an overview of
counselor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your presentation to the
group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third- party payments
from insurance companies.
,B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years although
it is only recently that a majority of the states have counselor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the public's general
welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counselor" to those
persons who have graduated from counselor education programs. Answer -
CORRECT ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
A client has concluded a series of counseling sessions with another counselor
and has now come to you for counseling. According to the NBCC ethical
standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same topic
areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor. Answer - CORRECT
ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
,Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all instances of
child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to the
possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a counselor you should
A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary
agreement with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests. Answer - CORRECT
ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
A married couple comes to you, as a counselor in private practice and tells you
that they are having marital difficulties and have sought counseling for
resolution of them. In the course of an initial session with them, one of the
spouses reports being a new and active member of the local Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA~) group. You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
B) terminate counseling with the one spouse but continue to work with the
spouse who is not an AA participant.
C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
, D) refer both spouses to the local AA. Answer - CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the
spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients. The
caller wants your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a
theological institution for which the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You
should
a. respond orally but require that no records be made of the conversation and
that no comments be attributed to you.
b. inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to
divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about a
client without the client's permission.
c. inform the caller that you need to call the former client and obtain the
client's permission before you can express your opinions.
d. seek the counsel of your supervisor to determine what types of information
it would be permissible to divulge. Answer - b. inform the caller that under no
circumstances are you ethically permitted to divulge whether a person is or has
been a client or any information about a client without the client's permission.
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking
employment. Concurrent to the counseling, and with your knowledge, the
client has made application for employment with several employers. A
potential employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your client's
suitability for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following
conditions are you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics) to provide
the information requested?
a. when it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is
given
b. when you are certain that the information you would provide would assure
that the client would get the job
| 2026 NUPDATE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American Counseling
Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from themselves if the clients give
evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor's notes on a client should not be made to other
professional unless the client has provided written permission to do so or the
information has been subpoenaed by a court of law.
C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless
of the situations or settings in which the services were rendered.
D) improvement of the profession through a variety of professional
involvements is a responsibility of all counselors. Answer - CORRECT ANSWER:
C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless
of the situations or settings in which the services were rendered.
The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure, so a local
civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting an overview of
counselor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your presentation to the
group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third- party payments
from insurance companies.
,B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years although
it is only recently that a majority of the states have counselor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the public's general
welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counselor" to those
persons who have graduated from counselor education programs. Answer -
CORRECT ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
A client has concluded a series of counseling sessions with another counselor
and has now come to you for counseling. According to the NBCC ethical
standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same topic
areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor. Answer - CORRECT
ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
,Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all instances of
child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to the
possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a counselor you should
A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary
agreement with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests. Answer - CORRECT
ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
A married couple comes to you, as a counselor in private practice and tells you
that they are having marital difficulties and have sought counseling for
resolution of them. In the course of an initial session with them, one of the
spouses reports being a new and active member of the local Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA~) group. You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
B) terminate counseling with the one spouse but continue to work with the
spouse who is not an AA participant.
C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
, D) refer both spouses to the local AA. Answer - CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the
spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients. The
caller wants your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a
theological institution for which the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You
should
a. respond orally but require that no records be made of the conversation and
that no comments be attributed to you.
b. inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to
divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about a
client without the client's permission.
c. inform the caller that you need to call the former client and obtain the
client's permission before you can express your opinions.
d. seek the counsel of your supervisor to determine what types of information
it would be permissible to divulge. Answer - b. inform the caller that under no
circumstances are you ethically permitted to divulge whether a person is or has
been a client or any information about a client without the client's permission.
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking
employment. Concurrent to the counseling, and with your knowledge, the
client has made application for employment with several employers. A
potential employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your client's
suitability for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following
conditions are you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics) to provide
the information requested?
a. when it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is
given
b. when you are certain that the information you would provide would assure
that the client would get the job
