Counselor Preparation Comprehensive
Examination (CPCE) Questions and
Answers.
HIPAA -
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996
Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records
IDEA -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they
need
FERPA -
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 -
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 -
Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of the first counseling theories
Trait and factor theory
American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) -
Created in 1952 under the NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now
the American Counseling Association (ACA)
ASCA -
The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division under the APGA in
1952
NDEA -
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 -
American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958
First code of ethics -
Created by the APGA in 1961
Community Mental Health Act -
Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which allots money for the creation of mental
health centers
AARC -
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, formerly the Association for
Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance (AMEG), was founded in 1965
NECA -
The National Employment Counseling Association began in 1966
AMCD -
The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is founded in
1972
ASGW -
The Association for Specialists in Group Work is founded in 1973
ASERVIC -
The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling is founded in
1974
IAAOC -
The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is founded in 1974
Donaldson vs. O'Connor -
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 -
Virginia - 1976
AMCHA -
The American Mental Health Counselors Association is created in 1978
CACREP -
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs is
established in 1981
,NBCC -
The National Board for Certified Counselors starts in 1982
They created the first national examination -- the National Counselor Exam (NCE)
ACEG -
The Association for Counselors and Educators in Government is created in 1984
AADA -
The Association for Adult Development and Aging is started in 1986
IAMFC -
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors began in 1989
ACCA -
The American College Counseling Association began in 1991
ACA -
American Counseling Association
Originally the APGA, then the AACD (American Association of Counseling and
Development; 1983), then in 1995 is changed to ACA
ALGBTIC -
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 -
The Association for Creativity in Counseling is established in 2004
Most recent ethics code -
Created in 2005
Has new sections regarding technology, end-of-life care, diagnosing, ending practice,
and therapeutic interventions
Final state to offer licensure -
California -- 2009
U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) -
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 -
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 -
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification is a nonprofit founded in 1974 to
certify rehabilitation counselors
AHC -
The Association for Humanistic Counseling
Formed in 1931
"the heart and conscience of the counseling profession"
Ethical Principles -
Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Fidelity
Eight Sections of ACA Code of Ethics -
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 -
the legal responsibility of the counselor to act with due care in professional practice
Tort -
a legal response to harm against an individual person or property
Unintentional Tort
Intentional Tort
Negligence -
when counselors fail to use reasonable care in carrying out their professional duties,
resulting in injury to the client (can be sued for this)
Malpractice -
Examination (CPCE) Questions and
Answers.
HIPAA -
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996
Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records
IDEA -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they
need
FERPA -
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 -
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 -
Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of the first counseling theories
Trait and factor theory
American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) -
Created in 1952 under the NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now
the American Counseling Association (ACA)
ASCA -
The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division under the APGA in
1952
NDEA -
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 -
American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958
First code of ethics -
Created by the APGA in 1961
Community Mental Health Act -
Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which allots money for the creation of mental
health centers
AARC -
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, formerly the Association for
Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance (AMEG), was founded in 1965
NECA -
The National Employment Counseling Association began in 1966
AMCD -
The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is founded in
1972
ASGW -
The Association for Specialists in Group Work is founded in 1973
ASERVIC -
The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling is founded in
1974
IAAOC -
The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is founded in 1974
Donaldson vs. O'Connor -
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 -
Virginia - 1976
AMCHA -
The American Mental Health Counselors Association is created in 1978
CACREP -
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs is
established in 1981
,NBCC -
The National Board for Certified Counselors starts in 1982
They created the first national examination -- the National Counselor Exam (NCE)
ACEG -
The Association for Counselors and Educators in Government is created in 1984
AADA -
The Association for Adult Development and Aging is started in 1986
IAMFC -
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors began in 1989
ACCA -
The American College Counseling Association began in 1991
ACA -
American Counseling Association
Originally the APGA, then the AACD (American Association of Counseling and
Development; 1983), then in 1995 is changed to ACA
ALGBTIC -
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 -
The Association for Creativity in Counseling is established in 2004
Most recent ethics code -
Created in 2005
Has new sections regarding technology, end-of-life care, diagnosing, ending practice,
and therapeutic interventions
Final state to offer licensure -
California -- 2009
U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) -
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 -
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 -
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification is a nonprofit founded in 1974 to
certify rehabilitation counselors
AHC -
The Association for Humanistic Counseling
Formed in 1931
"the heart and conscience of the counseling profession"
Ethical Principles -
Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Fidelity
Eight Sections of ACA Code of Ethics -
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 -
the legal responsibility of the counselor to act with due care in professional practice
Tort -
a legal response to harm against an individual person or property
Unintentional Tort
Intentional Tort
Negligence -
when counselors fail to use reasonable care in carrying out their professional duties,
resulting in injury to the client (can be sued for this)
Malpractice -
