NCE and Comps Exam Questions and
Answers.
genesis of counseling -
late 1800's with vocational guidance as a result of Industrial Revolution and social
reform movements
Early 1900s -
Frank Parsons opens Bureau of Vocational Guidance to help match individuals with
suitable careers based on skills/traits
Frank Parsons -
founder of vocational guidance
Book: Choosing a Vocation -
published in 1908 when Frank Parsons dies
1913 -
National Vocational Guidance Association is founded
Clifford Beers -
leader of mental health movement who advocated for construction of mental health
clinics and more humane treatment of institutionalized patients with psychological
disorders
Clifford Beers Clinic in New haven, Connecticut -
first outpatient mental health clinic in America
1930s -
E.G. Williamson creates the Minnesota Point of View
Minnesota Point of View -
a trait and factor theory considered to be one of the first counseling theories
1932 -
Wagner O'Day Act is passes
Wagner O'Day Act -
creates U.S. Employment Services to aid the unemployed in finding work through
vocational guidance
1940's and 1950's pt 1 -
,Carl Rogers humanistic approach to psychology gains widespread support in the
counseling profession
1940s and 1950s pt 2 -
Soldiers return home from WW2 and increase the need for counseling, readjustment,
and rehabilitation services
1940s and 1950s pt 3 -
Increased numbers of counselors begin working full-time at postsecondary educational
institutions, community agencies, and vocational rehabilitation centers
1940s and 1950s pt 4 -
more associations sprout to help new counseling specializations form a unified and
professional identity
1952 -
American Personnel and Guidance Association is formed as a union among the
National Vocational Guidance Association, National Association of Guidance and
Counselor Trainers, Student Personnel Association for Teacher Education, American
College Personnel Association, and Association for Humanistic Counseling
1952 pt 2 -
American School Counselor Association is formed and becomes a division of APGA the
next year
1958 -
Congress passes the National Defense Education Act in response to the launch of
Sputnik satellite
NDEA -
provides schools with increased funds to improve their curriculum and hire school
counselors to pick out students showing promise in math and science
1958 pt 2 -
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association is chartered
1961 -
APGA publishes its first code of ethics
1963 -
President Lyndon Johnson signs into law the Community Mental Health Act, which
allots money for the creation of mental health centers
1965 -
Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance (currently AARC) is chartered
as a division of APGA
, 1966 -
National Employment Counseling Association is chartered
1970s -
Legislation for individuals with disabilities emerges, leading to a heightened demand for
rehab counselors and school counselors
1970s pt 2 -
individuals in the counseling field publish books and articles that increase the
counseling professions interest in multicultural issues, such as cultural identity
development, multicultural awareness, racism, and counseling minorities
1972 -
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development is founded
1973 -
Association for Specialists in Group Work is created (ASGW)
1974 -
Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and
International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC) are chartered
1975 -
U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Donaldson v O'Connor results in the
deinstitutionalization of patients in state mental hospitals
Donaldson v O'Connor -
one of the most significant in mental health law that barred mental institutions from
committing individuals involuntarily if they were not an immediate threat to themselves
or other people
1976 -
Virginia is the first state to offer counselors the option to seek licensure
1978 -
American Mental Health Counselors Association is chartered
1981 -
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational programs
(CACREP) is established to provide accreditation for programs in counseling that
adhere to its standard of preparation
1982 -
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) is formed
Answers.
genesis of counseling -
late 1800's with vocational guidance as a result of Industrial Revolution and social
reform movements
Early 1900s -
Frank Parsons opens Bureau of Vocational Guidance to help match individuals with
suitable careers based on skills/traits
Frank Parsons -
founder of vocational guidance
Book: Choosing a Vocation -
published in 1908 when Frank Parsons dies
1913 -
National Vocational Guidance Association is founded
Clifford Beers -
leader of mental health movement who advocated for construction of mental health
clinics and more humane treatment of institutionalized patients with psychological
disorders
Clifford Beers Clinic in New haven, Connecticut -
first outpatient mental health clinic in America
1930s -
E.G. Williamson creates the Minnesota Point of View
Minnesota Point of View -
a trait and factor theory considered to be one of the first counseling theories
1932 -
Wagner O'Day Act is passes
Wagner O'Day Act -
creates U.S. Employment Services to aid the unemployed in finding work through
vocational guidance
1940's and 1950's pt 1 -
,Carl Rogers humanistic approach to psychology gains widespread support in the
counseling profession
1940s and 1950s pt 2 -
Soldiers return home from WW2 and increase the need for counseling, readjustment,
and rehabilitation services
1940s and 1950s pt 3 -
Increased numbers of counselors begin working full-time at postsecondary educational
institutions, community agencies, and vocational rehabilitation centers
1940s and 1950s pt 4 -
more associations sprout to help new counseling specializations form a unified and
professional identity
1952 -
American Personnel and Guidance Association is formed as a union among the
National Vocational Guidance Association, National Association of Guidance and
Counselor Trainers, Student Personnel Association for Teacher Education, American
College Personnel Association, and Association for Humanistic Counseling
1952 pt 2 -
American School Counselor Association is formed and becomes a division of APGA the
next year
1958 -
Congress passes the National Defense Education Act in response to the launch of
Sputnik satellite
NDEA -
provides schools with increased funds to improve their curriculum and hire school
counselors to pick out students showing promise in math and science
1958 pt 2 -
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association is chartered
1961 -
APGA publishes its first code of ethics
1963 -
President Lyndon Johnson signs into law the Community Mental Health Act, which
allots money for the creation of mental health centers
1965 -
Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance (currently AARC) is chartered
as a division of APGA
, 1966 -
National Employment Counseling Association is chartered
1970s -
Legislation for individuals with disabilities emerges, leading to a heightened demand for
rehab counselors and school counselors
1970s pt 2 -
individuals in the counseling field publish books and articles that increase the
counseling professions interest in multicultural issues, such as cultural identity
development, multicultural awareness, racism, and counseling minorities
1972 -
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development is founded
1973 -
Association for Specialists in Group Work is created (ASGW)
1974 -
Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and
International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC) are chartered
1975 -
U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Donaldson v O'Connor results in the
deinstitutionalization of patients in state mental hospitals
Donaldson v O'Connor -
one of the most significant in mental health law that barred mental institutions from
committing individuals involuntarily if they were not an immediate threat to themselves
or other people
1976 -
Virginia is the first state to offer counselors the option to seek licensure
1978 -
American Mental Health Counselors Association is chartered
1981 -
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational programs
(CACREP) is established to provide accreditation for programs in counseling that
adhere to its standard of preparation
1982 -
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) is formed
