Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination- 308 QUESTIONS- WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination- 308 QUESTIONS-
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
HIPAA Correct Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996
Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records

IDEA Correct Answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they need

FERPA Correct Answer: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Created in 1974
Also known as the Buckley Amendment
Specifies rights to parents and nonminor students for access to educational records

NVGA Correct Answer: The National Vocational Guidance Association was founded in 1913 as
the first emergence of counseling (vocational counseling)
It is now the National Career Development Association (NCDA)

Minnesota Point of View Correct Answer: Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of
the first counseling theories
Trait and factor theory

American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) Correct Answer: Created in 1952 under
the NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now the American Counseling
Association (ACA)

ASCA Correct Answer: The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division
under the APGA in 1952

NDEA Correct Answer: National Defense Education Act
Passed by Congress in 1958 to increase funds in schools to improve curriculum and hire
counselors who could identify students excelling in math and science

ARCA Correct Answer: American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958

First code of ethics Correct Answer: Created by the APGA in 1961

Community Mental Health Act Correct Answer: Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which
allots money for the creation of mental health centers

AARC Correct Answer: Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, formerly the
Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance (AMEG), was founded in 1965

NECA Correct Answer: The National Employment Counseling Association began in 1966

,AMCD Correct Answer: The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
(AMCD) is founded in 1972

ASGW Correct Answer: The Association for Specialists in Group Work is founded in 1973

ASERVIC Correct Answer: The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in
Counseling is founded in 1974

IAAOC Correct Answer: The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors
is founded in 1974

Donaldson vs. O'Connor Correct Answer: 1975 - Supreme Court case that ended in the decision
to deinstitutionalize patients in state mental hospitals; barred mental institutions from committing
patients involuntarily if they were not a threat to themselves or others

First state to offer licensure Correct Answer: Virginia - 1976

AMCHA Correct Answer: The American Mental Health Counselors Association is created in
1978

CACREP Correct Answer: The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs is established in 1981

NBCC Correct Answer: The National Board for Certified Counselors starts in 1982
They created the first national examination -- the National Counselor Exam (NCE)

ACEG Correct Answer: The Association for Counselors and Educators in Government is
created in 1984

AADA Correct Answer: The Association for Adult Development and Aging is started in 1986

IAMFC Correct Answer: International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors began in
1989

ACCA Correct Answer: The American College Counseling Association began in 1991

ACA Correct Answer: American Counseling Association
Originally the APGA, then the AACD (American Association of Counseling and Development;
1983), then in 1995 is changed to ACA

ALGBTIC Correct Answer: The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Issues in Counseling (name change in 2007)
Formerly the Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (AGLBIC)
founded in 1997

ACC Correct Answer: The Association for Creativity in Counseling is established in 2004

, Most recent ethics code Correct Answer: Created in 2005
Has new sections regarding technology, end-of-life care, diagnosing, ending practice, and
therapeutic interventions

Final state to offer licensure Correct Answer: California -- 2009

U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) Correct Answer: A civil rights act that protects
individuals with disabilities from being discriminated against or denied equal access to services
and opportunities because of their disability.

CAPTA Correct Answer: Child Abuse Prevention Act
Defines child abuse and neglect as "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or
caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or
exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm"

CRCC Correct Answer: Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification is a nonprofit
founded in 1974 to certify rehabilitation counselors

AHC Correct Answer: The Association for Humanistic Counseling
Formed in 1931
"the heart and conscience of the counseling profession"

Ethical Principles Correct Answer: Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Fidelity

Eight Sections of ACA Code of Ethics Correct Answer: A. The Counseling Relationship
B. Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, and Privacy
C. Professional Responsibility
D. Relationships with Other Professionals
E. Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation
F. Supervision, Training, and Teaching
G. Research and Publication
H. Resolving Ethical Issues

Liability Correct Answer: the legal responsibility of the counselor to act with due care in
professional practice

Tort Correct Answer: a legal response to harm against an individual person or property
Unintentional Tort
Intentional Tort