Ethics final exam study guide Questions
and Answers.
AAMFT -
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
CAPS -
Christian Association for Psychological Studies
NCC -
National Certified Counselors
NBCC -
National Board of Certified Counselors
NCE -
National Counselor Exam
NCMHCE -
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam
ACA -
American counseling association
AACC -
American Association for Christian Counseling
MHSP -
Mental Health Service Provider
How are registries different from certification and licensure and which organizations are
registries? -
registries are membership lists of certain groups and agencies that provide a benefit to
the community.
-Examples include:
ACA - American Counseling Association
AACC - American Association of Christian Counselors
CAPS - Christian Association for Psychological Studies
How is certification different from registries and licensure and which organizations are
certification bodies? -
- Voluntary attempt by a group to promote professional identity
- Attempts to verify qualifications
- Sets minimum standards
, - Does not assure quality practice
-Certification is a process whereby an agency, which may be either governmental or
private, attests or affirms that an individual counselor has met the minimum
qualifications established by the agency.
-The primary advantage of any certification lies in the prestige associated with it. Some
states use certification bodies credentials as part of establishing licensure
Examples:
- NBCC - National Board of Certified Counselors
- AAMFT - American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
-Credentials Currently Offered by NBCC
-National Certified Counselor - (NCC)
-School counseling - The National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)
-Clinical mental health counseling - The Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
(CCMHC)
-Addictions counseling - The Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)
-NBCC Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) (now managed by CCE)
How is licensure different from registries and certification? -
- Governs professional practice
- Highlights uniqueness of an occupation
- Restricts both use of title and practice of occupation
- As distinct from certification, licensure processes are stipulated in law, implemented at
the state level, legally constituted as stipulated by law, and geographically restricted in
authority
- The primary advantage of licensure, as opposed to certification, is that licensure
permits counselors to do certain types of counseling and restricts the use of the title
"licensed."
current requirements for licensure in Tennessee as an LPC with Mental Health Service
Provider designation -
Get your MA degree at Richmont
After graduation complete 2 years of clinical experience under supervision
3000 hrs - 1500 direct; 1500, indirect; 150 hours of supervision
Pass the NCE
Pass the NCMHCE
Pass the TN Jurisprudence Exam
current requirements for licensure in Tennessee as an LMFT with Mental Health Service
Provider designation -
Master's or doctoral degree in MFT or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution
Two years of post master experience consisting of not less than 10 hours per week of
counseling and approximately 100 hours of supervision per year
1000 hours of direct clinical experience under supervision
200 hours of supervision required of which 100 may be group supervision.
Supervisor must meet AAMFT standards for supervisor
and Answers.
AAMFT -
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
CAPS -
Christian Association for Psychological Studies
NCC -
National Certified Counselors
NBCC -
National Board of Certified Counselors
NCE -
National Counselor Exam
NCMHCE -
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam
ACA -
American counseling association
AACC -
American Association for Christian Counseling
MHSP -
Mental Health Service Provider
How are registries different from certification and licensure and which organizations are
registries? -
registries are membership lists of certain groups and agencies that provide a benefit to
the community.
-Examples include:
ACA - American Counseling Association
AACC - American Association of Christian Counselors
CAPS - Christian Association for Psychological Studies
How is certification different from registries and licensure and which organizations are
certification bodies? -
- Voluntary attempt by a group to promote professional identity
- Attempts to verify qualifications
- Sets minimum standards
, - Does not assure quality practice
-Certification is a process whereby an agency, which may be either governmental or
private, attests or affirms that an individual counselor has met the minimum
qualifications established by the agency.
-The primary advantage of any certification lies in the prestige associated with it. Some
states use certification bodies credentials as part of establishing licensure
Examples:
- NBCC - National Board of Certified Counselors
- AAMFT - American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
-Credentials Currently Offered by NBCC
-National Certified Counselor - (NCC)
-School counseling - The National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)
-Clinical mental health counseling - The Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
(CCMHC)
-Addictions counseling - The Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)
-NBCC Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) (now managed by CCE)
How is licensure different from registries and certification? -
- Governs professional practice
- Highlights uniqueness of an occupation
- Restricts both use of title and practice of occupation
- As distinct from certification, licensure processes are stipulated in law, implemented at
the state level, legally constituted as stipulated by law, and geographically restricted in
authority
- The primary advantage of licensure, as opposed to certification, is that licensure
permits counselors to do certain types of counseling and restricts the use of the title
"licensed."
current requirements for licensure in Tennessee as an LPC with Mental Health Service
Provider designation -
Get your MA degree at Richmont
After graduation complete 2 years of clinical experience under supervision
3000 hrs - 1500 direct; 1500, indirect; 150 hours of supervision
Pass the NCE
Pass the NCMHCE
Pass the TN Jurisprudence Exam
current requirements for licensure in Tennessee as an LMFT with Mental Health Service
Provider designation -
Master's or doctoral degree in MFT or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution
Two years of post master experience consisting of not less than 10 hours per week of
counseling and approximately 100 hours of supervision per year
1000 hours of direct clinical experience under supervision
200 hours of supervision required of which 100 may be group supervision.
Supervisor must meet AAMFT standards for supervisor
