MARYLAND STATE LAW TEST FOR COUNSELORS STUDY
GUIDE FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Alcohol and Drug Counseling. Answer: assisting an individual, family, or group through
the client-counselor relationship: 1) to develop understanding of intrapersonal and
interpersonal substance abuse problems 2) To define goals relating to substance abuse 3) To
make decisions relating to substance abuse 4) To plan a course of action reflecting the needs,
interests, and abilities of the individual, family, or group relating to substance abuse 5) To use
information and community substance abuse resources relating to personal, social, emotional,
educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
● Appraisal. Answer: (i) Selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments
designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements, interests, and
personal characteristics; and (ii) Using nonstandardized methods and techniques for
understanding human behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or changing life
situations. (2) Appraisal does not include instruments which require specialized psychological
training for administration and interpretation unless the licensed counselor or therapist has
completed the training required under 17-310 of this title.
● Board. Answer: means the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
● Certificate. Answer: means a certificate issued by the Board to practice professional
counseling
● Certified professional counselor. Answer: means a professional counselor who is
certified by the Board
● Certified professional counselor- marriage and family therapist. Answer: means an
individual who is certified by the Board to practice marriage and family therapy in the State
● Certified supervised counselor- alcohol and drug; certified associate
counselor-alcohol and drug; certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug. Answer:
means an individual who is certified by the Board to practice alcohol and drug counseling in
the State pursuant to the limitations in 17-404 of this title. (2) Certified associate
counselor-alcohol and drug means an individual who is certified by the Board to practice
alcohol and drug counseling in the State pursuant to the limitations in 17-403 of this title. (3)
, Certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug means an individual who is certified by the
Board to practice alcohol and drug counseling in the State.
● Counseling. Answer: means assisting an individual, family, or group through the
client-counselor relationship: (1) To develop understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal
problems; (2) To define goals; (3) To make decisions; (4) To plan a course of action reflecting
the needs, interests, and abilities of the individual, family, or group; and (5) To use
informational and community resources, as these procedures are related to personal, social,
emotional, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
● Fund. Answer: means the Sate Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists fund.
● License. Answer: means, unless the context requires otherwise, one of six types of
licenses issued by the Board authorizing an individual to practice: (1) Clinical alcohol and drug
counseling; (2) Clinical professional counseling; (3) Clinical professional counseling; (4)
Graduate alcohol and drug counseling; (5) Graduate marriage and family therapy; or (6)
Graduate professional counseling.
● Licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor. Answer: means an individual approved
by the Board to practice graduate alcohol and drug counseling.
● Licensed graduate marriage and family therapist. Answer: means an individual
approved by the Board to practice graduate marriage and family therapy.
● Licensed graduate professional counselor. Answer: means an individual approved by
the Board to practice graduate professional counseling.
● Marriage and family therapy. Answer: means applying marriage and family systems
theory, principles, methods, therapeutic techniques, and research in: (1) Resolving emotional
conflict and modifying perception and behavior in the context of marriage and family life; and
(2) The identification and assessment of client needs and the implementation of therapeutic
intervention.
● Practice alcohol and drug counseling. Answer: means to engage professionally and for
compensation in alcohol and drug counseling activities while representing oneself to be a
certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug, a certified supervised counselor- alcohol
and drug, or a certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug.
● Practice clinical alcohol and drug counseling. Answer: means to engage professionally
and for compensation in alcohol and drug counseling and appraisal activities by providing
services involving the application of counseling principles and methods in the diagnosis,
prevention, treatment, and amelioration of psychological problems and emotional or mental
GUIDE FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Alcohol and Drug Counseling. Answer: assisting an individual, family, or group through
the client-counselor relationship: 1) to develop understanding of intrapersonal and
interpersonal substance abuse problems 2) To define goals relating to substance abuse 3) To
make decisions relating to substance abuse 4) To plan a course of action reflecting the needs,
interests, and abilities of the individual, family, or group relating to substance abuse 5) To use
information and community substance abuse resources relating to personal, social, emotional,
educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
● Appraisal. Answer: (i) Selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments
designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements, interests, and
personal characteristics; and (ii) Using nonstandardized methods and techniques for
understanding human behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or changing life
situations. (2) Appraisal does not include instruments which require specialized psychological
training for administration and interpretation unless the licensed counselor or therapist has
completed the training required under 17-310 of this title.
● Board. Answer: means the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
● Certificate. Answer: means a certificate issued by the Board to practice professional
counseling
● Certified professional counselor. Answer: means a professional counselor who is
certified by the Board
● Certified professional counselor- marriage and family therapist. Answer: means an
individual who is certified by the Board to practice marriage and family therapy in the State
● Certified supervised counselor- alcohol and drug; certified associate
counselor-alcohol and drug; certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug. Answer:
means an individual who is certified by the Board to practice alcohol and drug counseling in
the State pursuant to the limitations in 17-404 of this title. (2) Certified associate
counselor-alcohol and drug means an individual who is certified by the Board to practice
alcohol and drug counseling in the State pursuant to the limitations in 17-403 of this title. (3)
, Certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug means an individual who is certified by the
Board to practice alcohol and drug counseling in the State.
● Counseling. Answer: means assisting an individual, family, or group through the
client-counselor relationship: (1) To develop understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal
problems; (2) To define goals; (3) To make decisions; (4) To plan a course of action reflecting
the needs, interests, and abilities of the individual, family, or group; and (5) To use
informational and community resources, as these procedures are related to personal, social,
emotional, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
● Fund. Answer: means the Sate Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists fund.
● License. Answer: means, unless the context requires otherwise, one of six types of
licenses issued by the Board authorizing an individual to practice: (1) Clinical alcohol and drug
counseling; (2) Clinical professional counseling; (3) Clinical professional counseling; (4)
Graduate alcohol and drug counseling; (5) Graduate marriage and family therapy; or (6)
Graduate professional counseling.
● Licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor. Answer: means an individual approved
by the Board to practice graduate alcohol and drug counseling.
● Licensed graduate marriage and family therapist. Answer: means an individual
approved by the Board to practice graduate marriage and family therapy.
● Licensed graduate professional counselor. Answer: means an individual approved by
the Board to practice graduate professional counseling.
● Marriage and family therapy. Answer: means applying marriage and family systems
theory, principles, methods, therapeutic techniques, and research in: (1) Resolving emotional
conflict and modifying perception and behavior in the context of marriage and family life; and
(2) The identification and assessment of client needs and the implementation of therapeutic
intervention.
● Practice alcohol and drug counseling. Answer: means to engage professionally and for
compensation in alcohol and drug counseling activities while representing oneself to be a
certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug, a certified supervised counselor- alcohol
and drug, or a certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug.
● Practice clinical alcohol and drug counseling. Answer: means to engage professionally
and for compensation in alcohol and drug counseling and appraisal activities by providing
services involving the application of counseling principles and methods in the diagnosis,
prevention, treatment, and amelioration of psychological problems and emotional or mental
