Texas LPC Jurisprudence Exam | Study Guide
Professional Counselors apply... Mental health, psychotherapeutic & human development principles
LPCs facilitate... Human development, life span adjustment; prevent assess, evaluate & treat
mental, emotional & behavioral disorders & distress; conduct assessments &
evals; establish Tx plans & goals; evaluate Tx plans & interventions.
Counseling is defined as Assisting clients through therapeutic relationship, using combo of mental health &
development principles/methods & P/T to achieve mental, emotional, physical,
social, moral, educational, spiritual or career-related development & adjustment
across the life span.
Assessment is defined as Selecting, administering, scoring & interpreting instruments designed to assess
aptitude's, abilities, achievements, interests, personal characteristics, disabilities &
mental, emotional & behavioral D/o
What assessments are LPCs NOT able to use? Standardized projective techniques such as Rorschach Ink Blot, Roberts
Apperception Test, Thematic Apperception.
Consulting means... The application of scientific principles & procedures in counseling & human
development to provide assistance in understanding & solving current or potential
problems that the person seeking consultation may have w/ another individual,
group or organization.
Referral means... Evaluating & identifying needs of counselee to determine the advisability of
referral to other specialists, informing the counselor of such judgement &
communicating as requested if deemed appropriate to such referral source.
LPCs are regulated by... Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 - Professional Counselors
Professional Counselors apply... Mental health, psychotherapeutic & human development principles
LPCs facilitate... Human development, life span adjustment; prevent assess, evaluate & treat
mental, emotional & behavioral disorders & distress; conduct assessments &
evals; establish Tx plans & goals; evaluate Tx plans & interventions.
Counseling is defined as Assisting clients through therapeutic relationship, using combo of mental health &
development principles/methods & P/T to achieve mental, emotional, physical,
social, moral, educational, spiritual or career-related development & adjustment
across the life span.
Assessment is defined as Selecting, administering, scoring & interpreting instruments designed to assess
aptitude's, abilities, achievements, interests, personal characteristics, disabilities &
mental, emotional & behavioral D/o
What assessments are LPCs NOT able to use? Standardized projective techniques such as Rorschach Ink Blot, Roberts
Apperception Test, Thematic Apperception.
Consulting means... The application of scientific principles & procedures in counseling & human
development to provide assistance in understanding & solving current or potential
problems that the person seeking consultation may have w/ another individual,
group or organization.
Referral means... Evaluating & identifying needs of counselee to determine the advisability of
referral to other specialists, informing the counselor of such judgement &
communicating as requested if deemed appropriate to such referral source.
LPCs are regulated by... Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 - Professional Counselors
