OLERE Study Guide 2023/ 90
Questions and Answers.
Licensed Professional Counselor "LPC" - -any person who offers professional
counseling services for compensation and is licensed under the LPC Act.
-Board - -State Board of Health
-Department - -State Department of Health
-Advisory Board - -LPC Advisory Board appointed by the Commissioner
-Commissioner - -State Commissioner of Health
-Counseling - -the application of mental health and developmental principles...
-4 purposes of counseling - -
1. facilitate human development and adjustment
2. prevent, diagnose, treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders
3. conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and
objectives
4. plan, implement, or evaluate treatment plans
-Counseling Treatment Interventions - -the application of cognitive, affective,
behavioral and systemic counseling strategies
-Consulting - -interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in counseling to
provide assistance in solving current or potential problems of individuals, groups, or
organizations.
-Referral Activities - -evaluating data to identify problems and to determine the
advisability of referral to other specialists.
-Research Activities - -reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on research in
counseling
-Specialty - -the designation of a sub area of counseling practice that is recognized by a
national certification agency or by the Board
, -Supervisor - -a person who meets the requirements established by the Board and who
is licensed under the LPC Act.
-LPC Candidate - -a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who
is under supervision for licensure.
-The LPC Act does not allow for the title "LPC" to be used by: - -1. Physicians,
psychologists, social workers, marital and family therapists, and attorneys.
2. Rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluation specialists, psychiatric and mental
health nurses, alcohol and drug counselors, school administrators, school teachers and
school counselors.
3. Persons in the employ of accredited institutions of higher education, or in the employ
of local, state or federal government.
4. Members of the clergy.
-State agencies contracting to provide behavioral health services will strive to ensure... -
-that quality of care is not compromised by contracting with external providers and that
the quality of service is at least equal to the service that would be delivered if that agency
were able to provide the service directly.
-Advisory Board consists of (___) members - -7
-(___) members of the Advisory Board are LPCs - -5
-(___) members of the Advisory Board are lay people who are unaffiliated with
counseling - -2
-Advisory Board members serve a (___) year term - -4
-The (_________________) appoints Advisory Board members - -Commissioner
-The (_________________) submits a list of qualified candidates to the
Commissioner - -Executive Committee
-The Executive Committee submits its list of qualified candidates within (___) days of
an Advisory Board vacancy - -30
-The Commissioner picks a candidate to fill an Advisory Board vacancy within (___)
days of the Executive Committee submitting their list of candidates. - -30
-The Commissioner can remove an Advisory Board member... - -1. after written notice
Questions and Answers.
Licensed Professional Counselor "LPC" - -any person who offers professional
counseling services for compensation and is licensed under the LPC Act.
-Board - -State Board of Health
-Department - -State Department of Health
-Advisory Board - -LPC Advisory Board appointed by the Commissioner
-Commissioner - -State Commissioner of Health
-Counseling - -the application of mental health and developmental principles...
-4 purposes of counseling - -
1. facilitate human development and adjustment
2. prevent, diagnose, treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders
3. conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and
objectives
4. plan, implement, or evaluate treatment plans
-Counseling Treatment Interventions - -the application of cognitive, affective,
behavioral and systemic counseling strategies
-Consulting - -interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in counseling to
provide assistance in solving current or potential problems of individuals, groups, or
organizations.
-Referral Activities - -evaluating data to identify problems and to determine the
advisability of referral to other specialists.
-Research Activities - -reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on research in
counseling
-Specialty - -the designation of a sub area of counseling practice that is recognized by a
national certification agency or by the Board
, -Supervisor - -a person who meets the requirements established by the Board and who
is licensed under the LPC Act.
-LPC Candidate - -a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who
is under supervision for licensure.
-The LPC Act does not allow for the title "LPC" to be used by: - -1. Physicians,
psychologists, social workers, marital and family therapists, and attorneys.
2. Rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluation specialists, psychiatric and mental
health nurses, alcohol and drug counselors, school administrators, school teachers and
school counselors.
3. Persons in the employ of accredited institutions of higher education, or in the employ
of local, state or federal government.
4. Members of the clergy.
-State agencies contracting to provide behavioral health services will strive to ensure... -
-that quality of care is not compromised by contracting with external providers and that
the quality of service is at least equal to the service that would be delivered if that agency
were able to provide the service directly.
-Advisory Board consists of (___) members - -7
-(___) members of the Advisory Board are LPCs - -5
-(___) members of the Advisory Board are lay people who are unaffiliated with
counseling - -2
-Advisory Board members serve a (___) year term - -4
-The (_________________) appoints Advisory Board members - -Commissioner
-The (_________________) submits a list of qualified candidates to the
Commissioner - -Executive Committee
-The Executive Committee submits its list of qualified candidates within (___) days of
an Advisory Board vacancy - -30
-The Commissioner picks a candidate to fill an Advisory Board vacancy within (___)
days of the Executive Committee submitting their list of candidates. - -30
-The Commissioner can remove an Advisory Board member... - -1. after written notice
