CPCE PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) According to the NBCC Code of Ethics and the ACA Code of Ethics.
when should a counselor try to persuade the client to report
knowledge of a crime to the appropriate law enforcement
authorities?
a) when there is imminent danger to others
b) when there is a crime in progress
c) after the crime
d) never -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. when there is imminent
danger to others
2) Third party reimbursement is a term pertinent to
a) transactional analysis.
b) behavioral therapy.
c) insurance practices.
d) veterans' educational programs. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c.
insurance practices.
,3) In the late 1970s, AACD ( known as ACA since 1992) began to focus
very heavily on professional credentialing. This led to the formation
of the
a) CCMHC.
b) NBCC.
c) CACREP, formed in 1981.
d) APGA, formed in 1952. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. NBCC.
4) By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain_______ given via NBCC.
a) NCC, a generic certification for counselors.
b) NCC, a specialty mental health certification for counselors
c) NCC, national certification for school counselors.
d) MAC, master addictions counselor. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
a. NCC, a generic certification for counselors.
5) Which choice would most likely violate the counseling ethic or law
termed "scope of practice"?
a) A counselor who is using good accurate empathy with a
client, but fails to confront about her excessive drinking.
b) A licensed counselor who gives the client a DSM
diagnostic code for insurance.
c) A counselor who is too active-directive with a client.
d) A counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian
psychoanalysis with the client. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. A
counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian
psychoanalysis with the client.
6) Ethical guidelines were first created for the helping professions in
1953 when the American Psychological Association (APA) published
their first code of ethics. The National Association of Social Workers
, (NASW) created their code in 1960 ,and in 196l, the organization
that is now ACA adopted ethics for counselors. Ethics always
describe
a) laws.
b) universal principles which apply to all helpers.
c) standards-of conduct imposed by ACA and NBCC.
d) all of the above. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. standards-of
conduct imposed by ACA and NBCC.
7) Most ethical dilemmas are related to
a) confidentiality.
b) testing.
c) diagnosis,
d) research. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. confidentiality.
8) The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American
Counseling Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting
the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from themselves
if the clients give evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor's notes on a client should not be
made to other professional unless the client has provided
written permission to do so or the information has been
subpoenaed by a court of law.
, C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services
rendered regardless of the situations or settings in which
the services were rendered.
D) improvement of the profession through a variety of
professional involvements is a responsibility of all
counselors. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) counselors should
receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of
the situations or settings in which the services were
rendered.
9) The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure,
so a local civic club has asked you to address their members by
presenting an overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to the
public. In your presentation to the group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third-
party payments from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have
opposed counselor licensure although the need for mental
health services for the public has increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over
40 years although it is only recently that a majority of the
states have counselor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the
public's general welfare is through restriction of the use of
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) According to the NBCC Code of Ethics and the ACA Code of Ethics.
when should a counselor try to persuade the client to report
knowledge of a crime to the appropriate law enforcement
authorities?
a) when there is imminent danger to others
b) when there is a crime in progress
c) after the crime
d) never -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. when there is imminent
danger to others
2) Third party reimbursement is a term pertinent to
a) transactional analysis.
b) behavioral therapy.
c) insurance practices.
d) veterans' educational programs. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c.
insurance practices.
,3) In the late 1970s, AACD ( known as ACA since 1992) began to focus
very heavily on professional credentialing. This led to the formation
of the
a) CCMHC.
b) NBCC.
c) CACREP, formed in 1981.
d) APGA, formed in 1952. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. NBCC.
4) By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain_______ given via NBCC.
a) NCC, a generic certification for counselors.
b) NCC, a specialty mental health certification for counselors
c) NCC, national certification for school counselors.
d) MAC, master addictions counselor. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
a. NCC, a generic certification for counselors.
5) Which choice would most likely violate the counseling ethic or law
termed "scope of practice"?
a) A counselor who is using good accurate empathy with a
client, but fails to confront about her excessive drinking.
b) A licensed counselor who gives the client a DSM
diagnostic code for insurance.
c) A counselor who is too active-directive with a client.
d) A counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian
psychoanalysis with the client. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. A
counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian
psychoanalysis with the client.
6) Ethical guidelines were first created for the helping professions in
1953 when the American Psychological Association (APA) published
their first code of ethics. The National Association of Social Workers
, (NASW) created their code in 1960 ,and in 196l, the organization
that is now ACA adopted ethics for counselors. Ethics always
describe
a) laws.
b) universal principles which apply to all helpers.
c) standards-of conduct imposed by ACA and NBCC.
d) all of the above. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. standards-of
conduct imposed by ACA and NBCC.
7) Most ethical dilemmas are related to
a) confidentiality.
b) testing.
c) diagnosis,
d) research. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. confidentiality.
8) The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American
Counseling Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting
the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from themselves
if the clients give evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor's notes on a client should not be
made to other professional unless the client has provided
written permission to do so or the information has been
subpoenaed by a court of law.
, C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services
rendered regardless of the situations or settings in which
the services were rendered.
D) improvement of the profession through a variety of
professional involvements is a responsibility of all
counselors. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) counselors should
receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of
the situations or settings in which the services were
rendered.
9) The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure,
so a local civic club has asked you to address their members by
presenting an overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to the
public. In your presentation to the group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third-
party payments from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have
opposed counselor licensure although the need for mental
health services for the public has increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over
40 years although it is only recently that a majority of the
states have counselor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the
public's general welfare is through restriction of the use of
