ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
CACREP approved master's level programs may include these seven types of programs - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. addiction counseling
2. career counseling
3. clinical mental health counseling
4. clinical rehabilitation counseling
5. college counseling and student affairs
6. marriage, couple, and family counseling
7. school counseling
what two professionals are certified to prescribe psychotropic medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER psychiatrists and psych nurses (APRN)
what is the acronym for the educational accrediting body of our counseling program at NKU? -
CORRECT ANSWER CACREP
What does CACREP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Educational Programs
what is considered to be the most significant factor in creating client change? - CORRECT
ANSWER the working alliance
do you have an 'it' factor? - CORRECT ANSWER yes
According to Carl Rogers, what are the three core conditions, or key ingredients, to a positive
therapeutic alliance? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. empathy
2. unconditional positive regard
3. genuineness (or congruence)
, According to Carl Rogers, the three core conditions, or key ingredients, to a positive therapeutic
alliance do not include - CORRECT ANSWER cultural competence
What are the nine characteristics of an effective counselor? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. empathy
2. acceptance
3. genuineness/congruence
4. wellness
5. cultural competence
6. the "it factor"
7. compatibility with and belief in theory
8. competence
9. cognitive complexity
An individual that is able to self-reflect, question truth, take on multiple perspectives, and evaluate
situations in complex ways has which of the nine characteristics of an effective counselor? -
CORRECT ANSWER cognitive complexity
RESPECTFUL counseling model - CORRECT ANSWER R - religious/spiritual identity
E - economic class background
S - sexual identity
P - level of psychological development
E - ethnic/racial identity
C - chronological/developmental challenges
T - various forms of trauma and other threats to one's sense of wellbeing
F - family background and history
U - unique physical characteristics
L - location of residence and language differences
Cultural competence is a critical value within the field of professional counseling. What does the "T"
in the multicultural counseling model presented by Neukreg in the text stand for? - CORRECT
ANSWER trauma and other threats to wellbeing