CA Law & Ethics Exam (LPCC) Latest Update
2025-2026 190 Questions and 100% Verified
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_____ __________ is the therapist's best legal defense. - CORRECT ANSWERS: good
records
___________ is the cornerstone of the counseling relationship according to ACA Code
of Ethics. - CORRECT ANSWERS: Trust
4 Types of Conservatorship - CORRECT ANSWERS: 1) Conservatorship of the
person/estate
2) Lanterman-Petri-Short Act (LPS
3) Limited
4) Temporary
Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWERS: desertion or willful abandonment by a person
having the care or custody of the elder or dependent adult person under circumstances
in which a reasonable person would continue to provide care and custody.
As a clinician, a 67 y/o client reported that she relies on spiritual healing instead of
seeking medical tx, what should you do: - CORRECT ANSWERS: maintain
confidentiality as it does not meet self-neglect; will only have to report if the client can't
adequately provide for her own needs due to physical/mental limitations/substance
abuse
As it relates to subpoena, if the clt decided to assert privileges, what does he/she must
do? - CORRECT ANSWERS: - client's attorney files a motion to quash the subpoena.
- therapist should obtain a signed document by the clt or drafted by clt's attorney of
his/her decision to assert/waive privilege
,Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS: - selecting, administering, scoring, and
interpreting tests, instruments, and other tools and methods designed to measure an
individual's attitudes, abilities, aptitudes, achievements interests, personal
characteristics, disabilities, and mental, emotional, and behavioral concerns and
development and the use of methods and techniques for understanding human
behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or ameliorating changing life situations,
as part of the counseling process
- not include the use of projective techniques in the assessment of personality,
individually administered intelligence tests, neuropsychological testing, or utilization of a
battery of three or more tests to determine the presence of psychosis, dementia,
amnesia, cognitive impairment, or criminal behavior
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS: CLT has fundamental right to choose for
themselves what kinds of mental health they will participate in, except for those who
present an imminent danger to selves or others (involuntary hospitalization)
- clt can discontinue/change provider any time
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS: fostering the right to control the direction of one's
life
Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWERS: working for the good of the individual and society
by promoting mental health and wellbeing
Can a HIPAA covered provider use Facetime or Skype for telehealth? - CORRECT
ANSWERS: No, because it does not offer Business Associate agreements and cannot
be held liable for security breach. Also, not-HIPAA compliant
Child Abuse Mandated Reporting - CORRECT ANSWERS: therapists are legally
obligated to report what he or she knows of the situation to the proper authorities (Child
Protective Services, police, county probation offices or county welfare office) by
telephone as soon as possible, with a written follow-up required within 36 hours
,* Mandated reporters may not make an anonymous report but are not legally required to
tell involved individuals that a report is about to be made
* It can be very beneficial to give clients the opportunity to make the reports themselves
in the therapist's presence.
* self-report, however, does not negate the therapist's mandate to report
Child abuse reporting laws are written to encourage _________-____________ of child
abuse by granting immunity to clinicians who make reports that turn out to be
unwarranted and punishing those who fail to report - CORRECT ANSWERS: over-
reporting
Concrete (progress note) - CORRECT ANSWERS: psychotherapy records; no release
required; client has full access; includes intake; uses behavioral language to describe
significant issues/intervention
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWERS: both a legal and ethical requirement placed on
the therapist that restricts the volunteering of info obtained in therapeutic relationship
Conservatorship - CORRECT ANSWERS: legal safeguard that ensure individuals who
have diminished or negligible capacity for self-care and administer one's own affairs.
Counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques - CORRECT ANSWERS:
application of cognitive, affective, verbal or nonverbal, systemic or holistic counseling
strategies that include principles of development, wellness, and maladjustment that
reflect a pluralistic society. These interventions and techniques are specifically
implemented in the context of a professional clinical counseling relationship and use of
a variety of counseling theories and approaches
Counselor educators, field placement or clinical supervisors, shall not engage in any
form of sexual or romantic intimacy with
former students or supervisees for ___ years from the date of last supervision contact. -
CORRECT ANSWERS: 2 yrs
, Counselor impairment - CORRECT ANSWERS: Being alert to early signs of personal
problems (fatigue, burnout, depression, substance abuse) that may prevent one from
fulfilling professional obligations.
Covered Entity - CORRECT ANSWERS: These include health plans, health care
clearinghouses, such as billing services and community health information systems, and
health care providers that transmit health care data in a way that is regulated by HIPAA
Covered transactions - CORRECT ANSWERS: any actions related to billing health
insurance
Dependent Adult - CORRECT ANSWERS: Any person who is between the ages of 18
and 64 who has physical or mental limitations which restrict their ability to carry out
normal activities
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWERS: testimony given by a witness under oath outside
the courtroom but in the course of judicial proceeding
Dual Relationship - CORRECT ANSWERS: refers to any situation where multiple roles
exist between a therapist and a client. Examples of dual relationships are when the
client is also a student, friend, family member, employee or business associate of the
therapist.
Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting - CORRECT ANSWERS: mandated
reporter must report a known or suspected instance of elder or dependent adult abuse
when, in his or her professional capacity, or within the scope of his or her employment,
he or she
(1) has observed or has knowledge of an incident that reasonably appears to be
physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, abduction, or isolation;
(2) is told by an elder or dependent adult that he or she has experienced behavior
constituting physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, abduction, or
isolation;
2025-2026 190 Questions and 100% Verified
Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
_____ __________ is the therapist's best legal defense. - CORRECT ANSWERS: good
records
___________ is the cornerstone of the counseling relationship according to ACA Code
of Ethics. - CORRECT ANSWERS: Trust
4 Types of Conservatorship - CORRECT ANSWERS: 1) Conservatorship of the
person/estate
2) Lanterman-Petri-Short Act (LPS
3) Limited
4) Temporary
Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWERS: desertion or willful abandonment by a person
having the care or custody of the elder or dependent adult person under circumstances
in which a reasonable person would continue to provide care and custody.
As a clinician, a 67 y/o client reported that she relies on spiritual healing instead of
seeking medical tx, what should you do: - CORRECT ANSWERS: maintain
confidentiality as it does not meet self-neglect; will only have to report if the client can't
adequately provide for her own needs due to physical/mental limitations/substance
abuse
As it relates to subpoena, if the clt decided to assert privileges, what does he/she must
do? - CORRECT ANSWERS: - client's attorney files a motion to quash the subpoena.
- therapist should obtain a signed document by the clt or drafted by clt's attorney of
his/her decision to assert/waive privilege
,Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS: - selecting, administering, scoring, and
interpreting tests, instruments, and other tools and methods designed to measure an
individual's attitudes, abilities, aptitudes, achievements interests, personal
characteristics, disabilities, and mental, emotional, and behavioral concerns and
development and the use of methods and techniques for understanding human
behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or ameliorating changing life situations,
as part of the counseling process
- not include the use of projective techniques in the assessment of personality,
individually administered intelligence tests, neuropsychological testing, or utilization of a
battery of three or more tests to determine the presence of psychosis, dementia,
amnesia, cognitive impairment, or criminal behavior
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS: CLT has fundamental right to choose for
themselves what kinds of mental health they will participate in, except for those who
present an imminent danger to selves or others (involuntary hospitalization)
- clt can discontinue/change provider any time
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS: fostering the right to control the direction of one's
life
Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWERS: working for the good of the individual and society
by promoting mental health and wellbeing
Can a HIPAA covered provider use Facetime or Skype for telehealth? - CORRECT
ANSWERS: No, because it does not offer Business Associate agreements and cannot
be held liable for security breach. Also, not-HIPAA compliant
Child Abuse Mandated Reporting - CORRECT ANSWERS: therapists are legally
obligated to report what he or she knows of the situation to the proper authorities (Child
Protective Services, police, county probation offices or county welfare office) by
telephone as soon as possible, with a written follow-up required within 36 hours
,* Mandated reporters may not make an anonymous report but are not legally required to
tell involved individuals that a report is about to be made
* It can be very beneficial to give clients the opportunity to make the reports themselves
in the therapist's presence.
* self-report, however, does not negate the therapist's mandate to report
Child abuse reporting laws are written to encourage _________-____________ of child
abuse by granting immunity to clinicians who make reports that turn out to be
unwarranted and punishing those who fail to report - CORRECT ANSWERS: over-
reporting
Concrete (progress note) - CORRECT ANSWERS: psychotherapy records; no release
required; client has full access; includes intake; uses behavioral language to describe
significant issues/intervention
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWERS: both a legal and ethical requirement placed on
the therapist that restricts the volunteering of info obtained in therapeutic relationship
Conservatorship - CORRECT ANSWERS: legal safeguard that ensure individuals who
have diminished or negligible capacity for self-care and administer one's own affairs.
Counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques - CORRECT ANSWERS:
application of cognitive, affective, verbal or nonverbal, systemic or holistic counseling
strategies that include principles of development, wellness, and maladjustment that
reflect a pluralistic society. These interventions and techniques are specifically
implemented in the context of a professional clinical counseling relationship and use of
a variety of counseling theories and approaches
Counselor educators, field placement or clinical supervisors, shall not engage in any
form of sexual or romantic intimacy with
former students or supervisees for ___ years from the date of last supervision contact. -
CORRECT ANSWERS: 2 yrs
, Counselor impairment - CORRECT ANSWERS: Being alert to early signs of personal
problems (fatigue, burnout, depression, substance abuse) that may prevent one from
fulfilling professional obligations.
Covered Entity - CORRECT ANSWERS: These include health plans, health care
clearinghouses, such as billing services and community health information systems, and
health care providers that transmit health care data in a way that is regulated by HIPAA
Covered transactions - CORRECT ANSWERS: any actions related to billing health
insurance
Dependent Adult - CORRECT ANSWERS: Any person who is between the ages of 18
and 64 who has physical or mental limitations which restrict their ability to carry out
normal activities
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWERS: testimony given by a witness under oath outside
the courtroom but in the course of judicial proceeding
Dual Relationship - CORRECT ANSWERS: refers to any situation where multiple roles
exist between a therapist and a client. Examples of dual relationships are when the
client is also a student, friend, family member, employee or business associate of the
therapist.
Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting - CORRECT ANSWERS: mandated
reporter must report a known or suspected instance of elder or dependent adult abuse
when, in his or her professional capacity, or within the scope of his or her employment,
he or she
(1) has observed or has knowledge of an incident that reasonably appears to be
physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, abduction, or isolation;
(2) is told by an elder or dependent adult that he or she has experienced behavior
constituting physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, abduction, or
isolation;
