Counselor Preparation Comprehensive
Examination Questions and Answers
HIPAA - -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996
Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records
-IDEA - -Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they need
-FERPA - -Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Created in 1974
Also known as the Buckley Amendment
Specifies rights to parents and nonminor students for access to educational records
-NVGA - -The National Vocational Guidance Association was founded in 1913 as the first
emergence of counseling (vocational counseling)
It is now the National Career Development Association (NCDA)
-Minnesota Point of View - -Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of the first
counseling theories
Trait and factor theory
-American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) - -Created in 1952 under the
NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now the American Counseling
Association (ACA)
-ASCA - -The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division under the
APGA in 1952
-NDEA - -National Defense Education Act
Passed by Congress in 1958 to increase funds in schools to improve curriculum and hire
counselors who could identify students excelling in math and science
-ARCA - -American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958
-First code of ethics - -Created by the APGA in 1961
-Community Mental Health Act - -Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which allots money
for the creation of mental health centers
-AARC - -Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, formerly the Association
for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance (AMEG), was founded in 1965
,-NECA - -The National Employment Counseling Association began in 1966
-AMCD - -The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is
founded in 1972
-ASGW - -The Association for Specialists in Group Work is founded in 1973
-ASERVIC - -The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling is
founded in 1974
-IAAOC - -The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is founded
in 1974
-Donaldson vs. O'Connor - -1975 - Supreme Court case that ended in the decision to
deinstitutionalize patients in state mental hospitals; barred mental institutions from
committing patients involuntarily if they were not a threat to themselves or others
-First state to offer licensure - -Virginia - 1976
-AMCHA - -The American Mental Health Counselors Association is created in 1978
-CACREP - -The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
is established in 1981
-NBCC - -The National Board for Certified Counselors starts in 1982
They created the first national examination -- the National Counselor Exam (NCE)
-ACEG - -The Association for Counselors and Educators in Government is created in 1984
-AADA - -The Association for Adult Development and Aging is started in 1986
-IAMFC - -International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors began in 1989
-ACCA - -The American College Counseling Association began in 1991
-ACA - -American Counseling Association
Originally the APGA, then the AACD (American Association of Counseling and Development;
1983), then in 1995 is changed to ACA
-ALGBTIC - -The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in
Counseling (name change in 2007)
Formerly the Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (AGLBIC)
founded in 1997
-ACC - -The Association for Creativity in Counseling is established in 2004
, -Most recent ethics code - -Created in 2005
Has new sections regarding technology, end-of-life care, diagnosing, ending practice, and
therapeutic interventions
-Final state to offer licensure - -California -- 2009
-U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) - -A civil rights act that protects individuals
with disabilities from being discriminated against or denied equal access to services and
opportunities because of their disability.
-CAPTA - -Child Abuse Prevention Act
Defines child abuse and neglect as "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or
caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or
exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm"
-CRCC - -Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification is a nonprofit founded in
1974 to certify rehabilitation counselors
-AHC - -The Association for Humanistic Counseling
Formed in 1931
"the heart and conscience of the counseling profession"
-Ethical Principles - -Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Fidelity
-Eight Sections of ACA Code of Ethics - -A. The Counseling Relationship
B. Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, and Privacy
C. Professional Responsibility
D. Relationships with Other Professionals
E. Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation
F. Supervision, Training, and Teaching
G. Research and Publication
H. Resolving Ethical Issues
-Liability - -the legal responsibility of the counselor to act with due care in professional
practice
-Tort - -a legal response to harm against an individual person or property
Unintentional Tort
Intentional Tort
-Negligence - -when counselors fail to use reasonable care in carrying out their
professional duties, resulting in injury to the client (can be sued for this)
Examination Questions and Answers
HIPAA - -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996
Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records
-IDEA - -Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they need
-FERPA - -Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Created in 1974
Also known as the Buckley Amendment
Specifies rights to parents and nonminor students for access to educational records
-NVGA - -The National Vocational Guidance Association was founded in 1913 as the first
emergence of counseling (vocational counseling)
It is now the National Career Development Association (NCDA)
-Minnesota Point of View - -Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of the first
counseling theories
Trait and factor theory
-American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) - -Created in 1952 under the
NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now the American Counseling
Association (ACA)
-ASCA - -The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division under the
APGA in 1952
-NDEA - -National Defense Education Act
Passed by Congress in 1958 to increase funds in schools to improve curriculum and hire
counselors who could identify students excelling in math and science
-ARCA - -American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958
-First code of ethics - -Created by the APGA in 1961
-Community Mental Health Act - -Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which allots money
for the creation of mental health centers
-AARC - -Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, formerly the Association
for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance (AMEG), was founded in 1965
,-NECA - -The National Employment Counseling Association began in 1966
-AMCD - -The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is
founded in 1972
-ASGW - -The Association for Specialists in Group Work is founded in 1973
-ASERVIC - -The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling is
founded in 1974
-IAAOC - -The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is founded
in 1974
-Donaldson vs. O'Connor - -1975 - Supreme Court case that ended in the decision to
deinstitutionalize patients in state mental hospitals; barred mental institutions from
committing patients involuntarily if they were not a threat to themselves or others
-First state to offer licensure - -Virginia - 1976
-AMCHA - -The American Mental Health Counselors Association is created in 1978
-CACREP - -The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
is established in 1981
-NBCC - -The National Board for Certified Counselors starts in 1982
They created the first national examination -- the National Counselor Exam (NCE)
-ACEG - -The Association for Counselors and Educators in Government is created in 1984
-AADA - -The Association for Adult Development and Aging is started in 1986
-IAMFC - -International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors began in 1989
-ACCA - -The American College Counseling Association began in 1991
-ACA - -American Counseling Association
Originally the APGA, then the AACD (American Association of Counseling and Development;
1983), then in 1995 is changed to ACA
-ALGBTIC - -The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in
Counseling (name change in 2007)
Formerly the Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (AGLBIC)
founded in 1997
-ACC - -The Association for Creativity in Counseling is established in 2004
, -Most recent ethics code - -Created in 2005
Has new sections regarding technology, end-of-life care, diagnosing, ending practice, and
therapeutic interventions
-Final state to offer licensure - -California -- 2009
-U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) - -A civil rights act that protects individuals
with disabilities from being discriminated against or denied equal access to services and
opportunities because of their disability.
-CAPTA - -Child Abuse Prevention Act
Defines child abuse and neglect as "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or
caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or
exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm"
-CRCC - -Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification is a nonprofit founded in
1974 to certify rehabilitation counselors
-AHC - -The Association for Humanistic Counseling
Formed in 1931
"the heart and conscience of the counseling profession"
-Ethical Principles - -Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Fidelity
-Eight Sections of ACA Code of Ethics - -A. The Counseling Relationship
B. Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, and Privacy
C. Professional Responsibility
D. Relationships with Other Professionals
E. Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation
F. Supervision, Training, and Teaching
G. Research and Publication
H. Resolving Ethical Issues
-Liability - -the legal responsibility of the counselor to act with due care in professional
practice
-Tort - -a legal response to harm against an individual person or property
Unintentional Tort
Intentional Tort
-Negligence - -when counselors fail to use reasonable care in carrying out their
professional duties, resulting in injury to the client (can be sued for this)
