Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), 2026 – Law,
Ethics, and Licensure Overview
Mimesis - correct answer ✔✔ as defined by Minuchin, the copying of a family's style by a
counselor.
Perverse triangle - correct answer ✔✔ as used by Hayley, the situation in which two members
of a family team up against another member in an effort to reduce his/her authority.
Skeleton keys - correct answer ✔✔ as used by Steve deShazer, a standard intervention that can
be used in dealing with several problems.
Integrative psychotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ the integration of multiple therapy approaches,
used by 30% to 50% of therapists.
XO - correct answer ✔✔ an abbreviation used by counselors. X means treatment and O
indicates observation. Can also indicate a measurement, score or dependent variable.
Describe the principles of ethical decision-making and the purpose of the ACA Code of Ethics. -
correct answer ✔✔ each counselor has his or her own ethical standards, some general
principles underlie many of the ethical decisions counselors make.
These principles include: beneficence, not causing harm, respect for freedom of choice and self-
determination, fairness, and honoring commitments.
The ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice is a document produced by the ACA that
establishes principles of ethical behavior to which all ACA members must adhere.
, Explain the Tarasoff Case and the duty to protect. - correct answer ✔✔ 1976
Tarasoff family sued the University of California Board of Regents
Prosenjit Poddar, a client of a university psychologist, murdered Tatiana Tarasoff.
psychologist, in maintaining confidentiality, had failed to warn Ms Tarasoff that Poddar was a
danger to her.
counselors are now required to warn their clients intended victims even when the warning
violates both confidentiality and privileged information.
duty to protect - correct answer ✔✔ a counselor has a responsibility to protect clients from
suicide. The counselor should have procedures and guidelines in place for handling such
situations, be aware of referral possibilities, and be thoroughly familiar with signs that the client
may be planning suicide.
Describe ERIC - correct answer ✔✔ ERIC is the acronym for the Educational Resources
Information Center, an electronic library of educational research and information. Sponsored by
the Institute of Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC provides
access to bibliographic records of journals and other literature from 1966 to the present. The
database also has a growing number of full-text materials. Currently ERIC indexes more than
650 journals and offers free, full-text access to over 100,000 other materials.
Havinghurst - correct answer ✔✔ theorists postulated that a person's successful vocational
development was dependent on completing the tasks of one stage before moving on to the
next?
Which of the following is associated with punishment?
a. token economies
Ethics, and Licensure Overview
Mimesis - correct answer ✔✔ as defined by Minuchin, the copying of a family's style by a
counselor.
Perverse triangle - correct answer ✔✔ as used by Hayley, the situation in which two members
of a family team up against another member in an effort to reduce his/her authority.
Skeleton keys - correct answer ✔✔ as used by Steve deShazer, a standard intervention that can
be used in dealing with several problems.
Integrative psychotherapy - correct answer ✔✔ the integration of multiple therapy approaches,
used by 30% to 50% of therapists.
XO - correct answer ✔✔ an abbreviation used by counselors. X means treatment and O
indicates observation. Can also indicate a measurement, score or dependent variable.
Describe the principles of ethical decision-making and the purpose of the ACA Code of Ethics. -
correct answer ✔✔ each counselor has his or her own ethical standards, some general
principles underlie many of the ethical decisions counselors make.
These principles include: beneficence, not causing harm, respect for freedom of choice and self-
determination, fairness, and honoring commitments.
The ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice is a document produced by the ACA that
establishes principles of ethical behavior to which all ACA members must adhere.
, Explain the Tarasoff Case and the duty to protect. - correct answer ✔✔ 1976
Tarasoff family sued the University of California Board of Regents
Prosenjit Poddar, a client of a university psychologist, murdered Tatiana Tarasoff.
psychologist, in maintaining confidentiality, had failed to warn Ms Tarasoff that Poddar was a
danger to her.
counselors are now required to warn their clients intended victims even when the warning
violates both confidentiality and privileged information.
duty to protect - correct answer ✔✔ a counselor has a responsibility to protect clients from
suicide. The counselor should have procedures and guidelines in place for handling such
situations, be aware of referral possibilities, and be thoroughly familiar with signs that the client
may be planning suicide.
Describe ERIC - correct answer ✔✔ ERIC is the acronym for the Educational Resources
Information Center, an electronic library of educational research and information. Sponsored by
the Institute of Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC provides
access to bibliographic records of journals and other literature from 1966 to the present. The
database also has a growing number of full-text materials. Currently ERIC indexes more than
650 journals and offers free, full-text access to over 100,000 other materials.
Havinghurst - correct answer ✔✔ theorists postulated that a person's successful vocational
development was dependent on completing the tasks of one stage before moving on to the
next?
Which of the following is associated with punishment?
a. token economies
