MARYLAND STATE LAW TEST FOR COUNSELORS STUDY
GUIDE CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Definitions: alcohol and drug counseling. Answer: Assisting in individual, family, or
group through the client comes to relationship 1.To develop understanding of interpersonal
and intrapersonal sub this abuse problems 2. To define goals related to substance abuse 3.
To make decisions related to substance abuse 4. To plan a course of action reflecting the
needs, interest, and abilities of individual, family, or group relating to substance-abuse 5. Do
use informational and community substance abuse resources related to personal, social,
emotional, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
● Definitions: appraisal. Answer: 1.Appraisal means selecting, administration, scoring and
interpreting instruments designed to assess an individuals apple to attitudes, abilities,
achievements, interest and personal characteristics 2. Using nonstandardized methods and
techniques free understanding human behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or
changing life situations. Appraisal does not include instruments which requires specialized
psychological training or administration and interputation unless the licensed counselor
therapist has completed training required under 17-3 10.
● Definition: counseling. Answer: Means to assist an individual, family, or a group through
their client counts for relationship 1. To develop understanding of intra- personal and
interpersonal problems 2. Defined goals 3. To make decisions 4. To plan a course of action of
letting the need to, interest, and abilities of the individual, family, or a group 5. To use
informational and community resources as These procedures are related to personal, social,
emotional, educational and vocational development and adjustment.
● Definition: license 6 types. Answer: Six types of licenses are issued by the board
authorizing an individual to practice 1. Clinical alcohol and drug counseling 2. Clinical
marriage and family therapy 3. Going to professional counseling 4. Graduate alcohol and drug
counseling 5. Graduate family and marriage therapist 6. Gradual professional counseling
● Definition: marriage and family therapy. Answer: Means applying marriage and family
systems theory, principles, methods, therapeutic techniques and research in 1. resolving
emotional conflict in the modifying perceptions and behavior in the context of marriage and
family 2. The identification and assessment of clients needs and the implication of therapeutic
intervention.
, ● 17-102 legislative findings purpose of title. Answer: A. Legislative findings: the general
assembly finds that the profession of counseling and therapy profoundly affects the lives of
health of the people of the state B. Purpose of title: the purpose of this title is to protect the
public by 1. Settling qualifications, education, training and experience standards for
counselors and therapists 2. Promoting a high professional standards for practice of
counseling and therapy
● 17- 202 membership composition 13 members appointed by the governor with.
Answer: 1. Five she'll be licensed clinical professional counselors 2.3 license as clinical
marriage and family therapist 3. 3 shall be licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors 4. 2
consumer members
● 17-202 Qualifications of consumer member. Answer: 1. Shelby members of the general
public 2. May not be Ever have been certified or licensed as a counselor or therapist or in
training to be a certified or licensed as a counselor or therapist 3. May not have a household
member who is a certified licensed counselor or therapist in training were to become 4. May
not participate or even have participated in commercial or professional field related to
professional counseling marriage and family therapy, or help alcohol and drug counseling 5.
May not have a household member who is ever participated in commercial professional field
related to professional counseling, marriage and family, alcohol and drug counseling 6. May
not have had within two years before the appointment a sub stainable financial interest in a
person regulated by the board 7. While members of the board they may not have a substantial
financial interest in a person regulated by the board
● 17-2 Qualified license members Qualifications. Answer: 1. Must hold a masters or
doctoral degree in the area of which they reside 2. Must meet educational super bad
experience 3. Must take her off before being appointed to the board 4. The term of member is
four years 5. At the end of the term a member continues to serve into a successor is
appointed and qualifies 6. member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms 7. the
extent practicable the governor shall fill any vacancy on the board within 30 to 60 days of the
date of vacancy 8. Removal: the governor remove a member for incompetency, misconduct,
or neglect of duty's 9.Upon the recommendation of a secretary the governor may remove a
member who the secretary finds have been absent from 2 or more consecutive board
meetings without adequate reason
● 17-205 Powers and duties. Answer: 1. Maintain a registry of all counselors or therapist
currently licensed or certified by the board 2. Submit an annual report to the governor and
secretary 3. The doctor code of ethics that the board considers to be appropriate and
applicable to the counselors and therapists currently certified or licensed by the board 4.
Establish continuing education requirements for the counselors or therapist currently certified
GUIDE CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Definitions: alcohol and drug counseling. Answer: Assisting in individual, family, or
group through the client comes to relationship 1.To develop understanding of interpersonal
and intrapersonal sub this abuse problems 2. To define goals related to substance abuse 3.
To make decisions related to substance abuse 4. To plan a course of action reflecting the
needs, interest, and abilities of individual, family, or group relating to substance-abuse 5. Do
use informational and community substance abuse resources related to personal, social,
emotional, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
● Definitions: appraisal. Answer: 1.Appraisal means selecting, administration, scoring and
interpreting instruments designed to assess an individuals apple to attitudes, abilities,
achievements, interest and personal characteristics 2. Using nonstandardized methods and
techniques free understanding human behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or
changing life situations. Appraisal does not include instruments which requires specialized
psychological training or administration and interputation unless the licensed counselor
therapist has completed training required under 17-3 10.
● Definition: counseling. Answer: Means to assist an individual, family, or a group through
their client counts for relationship 1. To develop understanding of intra- personal and
interpersonal problems 2. Defined goals 3. To make decisions 4. To plan a course of action of
letting the need to, interest, and abilities of the individual, family, or a group 5. To use
informational and community resources as These procedures are related to personal, social,
emotional, educational and vocational development and adjustment.
● Definition: license 6 types. Answer: Six types of licenses are issued by the board
authorizing an individual to practice 1. Clinical alcohol and drug counseling 2. Clinical
marriage and family therapy 3. Going to professional counseling 4. Graduate alcohol and drug
counseling 5. Graduate family and marriage therapist 6. Gradual professional counseling
● Definition: marriage and family therapy. Answer: Means applying marriage and family
systems theory, principles, methods, therapeutic techniques and research in 1. resolving
emotional conflict in the modifying perceptions and behavior in the context of marriage and
family 2. The identification and assessment of clients needs and the implication of therapeutic
intervention.
, ● 17-102 legislative findings purpose of title. Answer: A. Legislative findings: the general
assembly finds that the profession of counseling and therapy profoundly affects the lives of
health of the people of the state B. Purpose of title: the purpose of this title is to protect the
public by 1. Settling qualifications, education, training and experience standards for
counselors and therapists 2. Promoting a high professional standards for practice of
counseling and therapy
● 17- 202 membership composition 13 members appointed by the governor with.
Answer: 1. Five she'll be licensed clinical professional counselors 2.3 license as clinical
marriage and family therapist 3. 3 shall be licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors 4. 2
consumer members
● 17-202 Qualifications of consumer member. Answer: 1. Shelby members of the general
public 2. May not be Ever have been certified or licensed as a counselor or therapist or in
training to be a certified or licensed as a counselor or therapist 3. May not have a household
member who is a certified licensed counselor or therapist in training were to become 4. May
not participate or even have participated in commercial or professional field related to
professional counseling marriage and family therapy, or help alcohol and drug counseling 5.
May not have a household member who is ever participated in commercial professional field
related to professional counseling, marriage and family, alcohol and drug counseling 6. May
not have had within two years before the appointment a sub stainable financial interest in a
person regulated by the board 7. While members of the board they may not have a substantial
financial interest in a person regulated by the board
● 17-2 Qualified license members Qualifications. Answer: 1. Must hold a masters or
doctoral degree in the area of which they reside 2. Must meet educational super bad
experience 3. Must take her off before being appointed to the board 4. The term of member is
four years 5. At the end of the term a member continues to serve into a successor is
appointed and qualifies 6. member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms 7. the
extent practicable the governor shall fill any vacancy on the board within 30 to 60 days of the
date of vacancy 8. Removal: the governor remove a member for incompetency, misconduct,
or neglect of duty's 9.Upon the recommendation of a secretary the governor may remove a
member who the secretary finds have been absent from 2 or more consecutive board
meetings without adequate reason
● 17-205 Powers and duties. Answer: 1. Maintain a registry of all counselors or therapist
currently licensed or certified by the board 2. Submit an annual report to the governor and
secretary 3. The doctor code of ethics that the board considers to be appropriate and
applicable to the counselors and therapists currently certified or licensed by the board 4.
Establish continuing education requirements for the counselors or therapist currently certified
