NCE Exam Study Guide –
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Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Self-concepts are individuals ' perceptions of who they are their attributes
and traits. Stabilization of one's self-concept
A. typically occurs during the pre-school years.
B. is completed by early adolescence.
C. may be influenced by cultural and family factors.
D. seldom stabilizes in one's lifetime.
C. may be influenced by cultural and family factors.
Which of the following captures the essence of informed consent?
A. Having members sign a contract before joining a group.
B. Telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the group.
C. Having members decide upon all the activities of the group.
D. Making sure that groups will always be composed of voluntary members.
B. Telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the group.
Several principles may underlie an ethical decision made by a counselor.
Which of the following is NOT one of those principles?
,A. Autonomy.
B. Nonmaleficience.
C. Pro bono.
D. Fidelity
C. Pro bono.
Graduation from a CACREP program has been growing in importance over the
last few years. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. More employers of counselors and school districts prefer to hire CACREP
graduates.
B. The number of CACREP-accredited master's degree programs is slowly
decreasing around the country.
C. A new accrediting body called Master's in Psychology and Counseling
Accreditation Council has been established.
D. Beginning in 2022, only CACREP graduates will be eligible for national
counselor certification by the National Board for Certified Counselors.
B. The number of CACREP-accredited master's degree programs is slowly
decreasing around the country.
A counselor performs pre-marital counseling in conjunction with a church
whose pastor refers couples to her. Ordinarily, the counselor sees the couple
together twice, two times individually, and twice together again for a total of
six sessions. In her second individual session with Torn, the counselor learns
that he has not broken off his affair with another woman not his prospective
marriage partner. An appropriate counselor response is to
A. insist Tom tell his future wife.
B. remind Tom of their agreement there would be no secrets.
C. refer the couple to a more experienced pre-marital counselor.
D. decide to provide Tom more individual counseling sessions.
B. remind Tom of their agreement there would be no secrets.
,Accreditation of counselor training programs requires that counseling
theories are taught followed by a developmental process of skill building and
application in practica and internships. A key component of accreditation is
evaluation of this skill development. The body which accredits more
counselor training programs than any other is
A. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
B. Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
C. American Psychological Association
D. North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
B. Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Linda, an applicant for a graduate program in business, is a client of a mental
health counselor. One day the counselor receives a call from the university
where Linda is applying and asks for a recommendation for her. She listed the
counselor as a reference on her graduate school application. An appropriate
response by the counselor is
A. tell the university that she will encourage Linda to share everything she
wants with the university directly.
B. knowing Linda is very excited to enroll in that program, tell the university she
would be an excellent student.
C. tell the university what questions they might ask Linda if they interview her.
D. tell the university Linda must sign a release of information agreement before
any information can be provided
D. tell the university Linda must sign a release of information agreement before
any information can be provided
A part-time clerical staff person has been hired for a private counseling
agency. The professional staff has heard that this worker has been perusing
computer files of active clients. There is no evidence that this worker has told
anyone else of this confidential material. In this situation, the responsibility
of the professional staff is to
, A. impress the staff person of the gravity of confidentiality of counseling
information and train her in appropriate clerical duties.
B. find out if the clerical worker has shared any confidential information with
anyone outside of the office.
C. dismiss the clerical worker.
D. suggest that the clerical worker read the code of ethics
A. impress the staff person of the gravity of confidentiality of counseling
information and train her in appropriate clerical duties.
A school counselor notices what appear to be bruises on a sixth grade girl in
counseling. The counselor recalls seeing the girl in the hallway a month
earlier and she had a black eye. In response to the counselor's questions, the
girl is evasive. Upon continued questioning, she says she hurt herself falling
down while inline skating. The counselor
A. dismisses the matter.
B. schedules another appointment.
C. notifies the appropriate authorities of suspected child abuse.
D. sends the girl to inline skating lessons.
C. notifies the appropriate authorities of suspected child abuse.
In a private mental health agency, your supervisor asks you to take an
individual into counseling who has been her acquaintance for some years.
After seeing the acquaintance three times, the supervisor asks to see your file
since she made the referral to you to begin with. You
A. give your supervisor a 'skeleton' file.
B. stop seeing the client and refer the client elsewhere.
C. ask the client for written permission so you can talk to your supervisor if she
has a legitimate ‘need to know.'
D. report your supervisor to an ethics grievance committee.
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Self-concepts are individuals ' perceptions of who they are their attributes
and traits. Stabilization of one's self-concept
A. typically occurs during the pre-school years.
B. is completed by early adolescence.
C. may be influenced by cultural and family factors.
D. seldom stabilizes in one's lifetime.
C. may be influenced by cultural and family factors.
Which of the following captures the essence of informed consent?
A. Having members sign a contract before joining a group.
B. Telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the group.
C. Having members decide upon all the activities of the group.
D. Making sure that groups will always be composed of voluntary members.
B. Telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the group.
Several principles may underlie an ethical decision made by a counselor.
Which of the following is NOT one of those principles?
,A. Autonomy.
B. Nonmaleficience.
C. Pro bono.
D. Fidelity
C. Pro bono.
Graduation from a CACREP program has been growing in importance over the
last few years. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. More employers of counselors and school districts prefer to hire CACREP
graduates.
B. The number of CACREP-accredited master's degree programs is slowly
decreasing around the country.
C. A new accrediting body called Master's in Psychology and Counseling
Accreditation Council has been established.
D. Beginning in 2022, only CACREP graduates will be eligible for national
counselor certification by the National Board for Certified Counselors.
B. The number of CACREP-accredited master's degree programs is slowly
decreasing around the country.
A counselor performs pre-marital counseling in conjunction with a church
whose pastor refers couples to her. Ordinarily, the counselor sees the couple
together twice, two times individually, and twice together again for a total of
six sessions. In her second individual session with Torn, the counselor learns
that he has not broken off his affair with another woman not his prospective
marriage partner. An appropriate counselor response is to
A. insist Tom tell his future wife.
B. remind Tom of their agreement there would be no secrets.
C. refer the couple to a more experienced pre-marital counselor.
D. decide to provide Tom more individual counseling sessions.
B. remind Tom of their agreement there would be no secrets.
,Accreditation of counselor training programs requires that counseling
theories are taught followed by a developmental process of skill building and
application in practica and internships. A key component of accreditation is
evaluation of this skill development. The body which accredits more
counselor training programs than any other is
A. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
B. Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
C. American Psychological Association
D. North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
B. Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Linda, an applicant for a graduate program in business, is a client of a mental
health counselor. One day the counselor receives a call from the university
where Linda is applying and asks for a recommendation for her. She listed the
counselor as a reference on her graduate school application. An appropriate
response by the counselor is
A. tell the university that she will encourage Linda to share everything she
wants with the university directly.
B. knowing Linda is very excited to enroll in that program, tell the university she
would be an excellent student.
C. tell the university what questions they might ask Linda if they interview her.
D. tell the university Linda must sign a release of information agreement before
any information can be provided
D. tell the university Linda must sign a release of information agreement before
any information can be provided
A part-time clerical staff person has been hired for a private counseling
agency. The professional staff has heard that this worker has been perusing
computer files of active clients. There is no evidence that this worker has told
anyone else of this confidential material. In this situation, the responsibility
of the professional staff is to
, A. impress the staff person of the gravity of confidentiality of counseling
information and train her in appropriate clerical duties.
B. find out if the clerical worker has shared any confidential information with
anyone outside of the office.
C. dismiss the clerical worker.
D. suggest that the clerical worker read the code of ethics
A. impress the staff person of the gravity of confidentiality of counseling
information and train her in appropriate clerical duties.
A school counselor notices what appear to be bruises on a sixth grade girl in
counseling. The counselor recalls seeing the girl in the hallway a month
earlier and she had a black eye. In response to the counselor's questions, the
girl is evasive. Upon continued questioning, she says she hurt herself falling
down while inline skating. The counselor
A. dismisses the matter.
B. schedules another appointment.
C. notifies the appropriate authorities of suspected child abuse.
D. sends the girl to inline skating lessons.
C. notifies the appropriate authorities of suspected child abuse.
In a private mental health agency, your supervisor asks you to take an
individual into counseling who has been her acquaintance for some years.
After seeing the acquaintance three times, the supervisor asks to see your file
since she made the referral to you to begin with. You
A. give your supervisor a 'skeleton' file.
B. stop seeing the client and refer the client elsewhere.
C. ask the client for written permission so you can talk to your supervisor if she
has a legitimate ‘need to know.'
D. report your supervisor to an ethics grievance committee.
