COUN 502 KEY PASSED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
LATEST VERSION EXAM PREP A+
◉ Core Areas of mental health education programs approved by
CACREP.
Answer: - Diagnosis & Psychopathology
- Psychotherapy
- Psychological testing & assessment
- Professional Orientation
- Research & Program Evaluation
- Group Counseling
- Human growth/development
- Counseling theory
- social & cultural foundations
- lifestyle & career development
- supervised practicum & internship
◉ Major events prior to 1900s.
Answer: - Counseling informal& characterized by sharing of advice &
information.
- Developed out of the social welfare reform movement
- Most early pioneers in counseling were social reformers/educators.
, ◉ 1900s emerged leaders.
Answer: Frank Parsons, Jesse B Davis, Clifford Beers
◉ Frank Parsons.
Answer: - founder of guidance
- focused on growth and prevention
- founded Boston's vocational bureau
◉ Choosing a vocation.
Answer: - Knowledge of the world of work, knowledge of self, and true
reasoning to match the two.
◉ Jesse B Davis.
Answer: Set up systematized guidance programs in public schools.
Focusing on school guidance, preventive education means of teaching
students how to deal with life events.
◉ What did Jesse B Davis focus on?.
Answer: Prevention, which continues to be a key component of
counseling in the 21st century.
◉ Clifford Beers.
Answer: Hospitalized for mental illness throughout his life. He started
the mental health movement in the U.S.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
LATEST VERSION EXAM PREP A+
◉ Core Areas of mental health education programs approved by
CACREP.
Answer: - Diagnosis & Psychopathology
- Psychotherapy
- Psychological testing & assessment
- Professional Orientation
- Research & Program Evaluation
- Group Counseling
- Human growth/development
- Counseling theory
- social & cultural foundations
- lifestyle & career development
- supervised practicum & internship
◉ Major events prior to 1900s.
Answer: - Counseling informal& characterized by sharing of advice &
information.
- Developed out of the social welfare reform movement
- Most early pioneers in counseling were social reformers/educators.
, ◉ 1900s emerged leaders.
Answer: Frank Parsons, Jesse B Davis, Clifford Beers
◉ Frank Parsons.
Answer: - founder of guidance
- focused on growth and prevention
- founded Boston's vocational bureau
◉ Choosing a vocation.
Answer: - Knowledge of the world of work, knowledge of self, and true
reasoning to match the two.
◉ Jesse B Davis.
Answer: Set up systematized guidance programs in public schools.
Focusing on school guidance, preventive education means of teaching
students how to deal with life events.
◉ What did Jesse B Davis focus on?.
Answer: Prevention, which continues to be a key component of
counseling in the 21st century.
◉ Clifford Beers.
Answer: Hospitalized for mental illness throughout his life. He started
the mental health movement in the U.S.
