CPCE/NCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
+ 2024/2025
Ethics are developed
to help members practice in a reputable manner.
Laws are
included in the penal code, can carry serious consequences, and dictates the minimum standard of
behavior.
What does FERPA mean?
Family educational rights and privacy act
What does IDEA mean?
Individuals with disabilities education improvement act
What did the U.S Rehabilitation ACT of 1973 do?
It protects individuals with disabilities from being discriminated against.
What does HIPPA do?
Protects the privacy of individuals' medical and mental health records.
,What are the four basic philosophical tenets of counseling?
Wellness model of mental health, Developmental nature of problems, Prevention is superior to
remediation and Goal is client empowerment to resolve own problems independently
Wellness model
encourages positive mental health and the highest degree of wellness possible in all life domains, with
no cure.
Medical model
identifies an illness and helps person resume the former level of functioning.
Who has the first counseling agency?
Frank Parsons.
When counseling minors you need both
informed consent from the parents and assent from the minor.
What are the five principles of ethics in counseling?
Autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice and fidelity.
Fidelity means
being faithful and loyal to your clients.
You must report cases of
abuse against minors, elders, disabled, and mentally ill populations.
You are not legally required to report this type of abuse
,domestic.
A counselor who receives both a subpena and a court order must
provide the court with the appropriate information.
Two types of defamation include
libel and slander.
Sander means
defamation through a spoken statement.
Libel means
defamation thought a written statement.
Privileged communication is
a legal term that protects certain client-counselor communication in the court system.
National Defense Education Act:
Soviet Union launched sputnik (first man made satellite of the earth) and funding for guidance and
counseling institutes increases due to need for more math and science kids.
Veracity means
honesty.
Three goals of multicultural practice
self-awareness, knowledge, and skills.
What happened with the community mental health act of 1963?
, Deinstitutionalization.
What does IS PATH WARM mean?
Ideation, substance abuse, purposelessness, anxiety, trapped, hopelessness, withdrawal, anger,
recklessness and mood changes.
What does SAD PERSONS mean?
sex, age, depression, prior history, ethanol abuse, rational thinking loss, support system loss, organized
plan, no significant other, sickness.
When is it okay to terminate with a client?
When client no longer needs your assistance, client will no longer benefit, client is being harmed by
continued care, counselor might be harmed, or client does not pay.
Psychotherapy notes are different from clinical case notes because
they contain diagnostic impressions, therapist insights/thoughts, etc.
What two types of notes should the client's file contain?
Administrative and clinical.
How long are adult recrds required to be held?
6 years.
How long are minor records required to be held?
7 years past the majority (18+7=25)
When can you legally have a relationship with a client?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
+ 2024/2025
Ethics are developed
to help members practice in a reputable manner.
Laws are
included in the penal code, can carry serious consequences, and dictates the minimum standard of
behavior.
What does FERPA mean?
Family educational rights and privacy act
What does IDEA mean?
Individuals with disabilities education improvement act
What did the U.S Rehabilitation ACT of 1973 do?
It protects individuals with disabilities from being discriminated against.
What does HIPPA do?
Protects the privacy of individuals' medical and mental health records.
,What are the four basic philosophical tenets of counseling?
Wellness model of mental health, Developmental nature of problems, Prevention is superior to
remediation and Goal is client empowerment to resolve own problems independently
Wellness model
encourages positive mental health and the highest degree of wellness possible in all life domains, with
no cure.
Medical model
identifies an illness and helps person resume the former level of functioning.
Who has the first counseling agency?
Frank Parsons.
When counseling minors you need both
informed consent from the parents and assent from the minor.
What are the five principles of ethics in counseling?
Autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice and fidelity.
Fidelity means
being faithful and loyal to your clients.
You must report cases of
abuse against minors, elders, disabled, and mentally ill populations.
You are not legally required to report this type of abuse
,domestic.
A counselor who receives both a subpena and a court order must
provide the court with the appropriate information.
Two types of defamation include
libel and slander.
Sander means
defamation through a spoken statement.
Libel means
defamation thought a written statement.
Privileged communication is
a legal term that protects certain client-counselor communication in the court system.
National Defense Education Act:
Soviet Union launched sputnik (first man made satellite of the earth) and funding for guidance and
counseling institutes increases due to need for more math and science kids.
Veracity means
honesty.
Three goals of multicultural practice
self-awareness, knowledge, and skills.
What happened with the community mental health act of 1963?
, Deinstitutionalization.
What does IS PATH WARM mean?
Ideation, substance abuse, purposelessness, anxiety, trapped, hopelessness, withdrawal, anger,
recklessness and mood changes.
What does SAD PERSONS mean?
sex, age, depression, prior history, ethanol abuse, rational thinking loss, support system loss, organized
plan, no significant other, sickness.
When is it okay to terminate with a client?
When client no longer needs your assistance, client will no longer benefit, client is being harmed by
continued care, counselor might be harmed, or client does not pay.
Psychotherapy notes are different from clinical case notes because
they contain diagnostic impressions, therapist insights/thoughts, etc.
What two types of notes should the client's file contain?
Administrative and clinical.
How long are adult recrds required to be held?
6 years.
How long are minor records required to be held?
7 years past the majority (18+7=25)
When can you legally have a relationship with a client?
