OLERE (OKLAHOMA LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EXAMINATION)2025 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1
What is defined as a familial, social, financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual or
other non-therapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in any activity with another person
that interferes or conflicts with the LPC's or LPC Candidate's professional obligation to a
client?
A) Transference
B) Countertransference
C) Dual relationship
D) Professional boundary
E) Conflict of interest
Correct Answer: C) Dual relationship
Rationale: A dual relationship, as defined by OAC 86:10-29-3, encompasses any non-
therapeutic relationship that could compromise professional objectivity or exploit
the client.
Question 2
According to OAC 86:10-29-3, LPCs shall not knowingly enter into a dual relationship and shall
take any necessary precautions to prevent one from occurring. If an LPC inadvertently enters
into a dual relationship and cannot readily refer the client, what is one necessary step to
prevent exploitation or impairment of professional judgment?
A) Immediately terminate counseling without explanation.
B) Fully disclose the circumstances of the dual relationship to the client and secure the client's
written consent to continue providing counseling.
,C) Seek advice from a friend or family member.
D) Ignore the dual relationship if it seems minor.
E) Only verbally acknowledge the dual relationship to the client.
Correct Answer: B) Fully disclose the circumstances of the dual relationship to the
client and secure the client's written consent to continue providing counseling;
Rationale: Full disclosure and informed written consent from the client are crucial
steps to manage an unavoidable dual relationship, ensuring transparency and
protecting the client's autonomy.
Question 3
What are forensic services in the context of LPC practice?
A) Providing career counseling for legal professionals.
B) The application of knowledge, training and experience from the mental health field to the
establishment of facts and/or the establishment of evidence in a court of law or ordered by a
court of law.
C) Counseling for clients involved in legal disputes.
D) Conducting therapy in correctional facilities.
E) Offering mediation services in divorce cases.
Correct Answer: B) the application of knowledge, training and experience from the
mental health field to the establishment of facts and/or the establishment of
evidence in a court of law or ordered by a court of law.
Rationale: Forensic services involve applying mental health expertise to legal
questions, often in the form of evaluations or expert testimony.
,Question 4
When providing fact witness testimony in forensic matters, what kind of information shall LPCs
provide?
A) Opinions or recommendations pertaining to matters subject to a decision by the Court.
B) Only diagnostic impressions and treatment plans.
C) Evidentiary statements that are limited to direct observations made by the LPCs and LPC
Candidates and shall not include conclusions, opinions or recommendations.
D) Speculation about the client's future behavior.
E) Information shared in confidence by the client's family.
Correct Answer: C) Fact witness testimony means evidentiary statements that are
limited to direct observations made by the LPCs and LPC Candidates and shall not
include conclusions, opinions or recommendations.
Rationale: As fact witnesses, LPCs are limited to objective, factual clinical
information from their direct observations and records, avoiding subjective
opinions or recommendations that are the court's prerogative.
Question 5
What is the definition of "full time" on-the-job experience for LPCs?
A) At least 10 hours per week.
B) At least 20 hours of on-the-job experience per week.
C) At least 30 hours per week.
D) At least 40 hours per week.
E) Any amount of hours deemed sufficient by the supervisor.
Correct Answer: B) at least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week.
, Rationale: This minimum hour requirement defines the standard for accruing
supervised experience necessary for licensure.
Question 6
What is "Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning"?
A) Graduate coursework delivered solely through in-person seminars.
B) The delivery of graduate coursework or continuing education through mailed
correspondence or other distance learning technologies, which focuses on using synchronous
or asynchronous instructional delivery methods.
C) Supervised practicum experience conducted entirely online.
D) Counseling services provided to clients via video conferencing.
E) Research conducted without direct physical presence of a supervisor.
Correct Answer: B) the delivery of graduate coursework or continuing education
through mailed correspondence or other distance learning technologies, which
focuses on using synchronous or asynchronous instructional delivery methods.
Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning is designed to deliver
education to learners who are not in the direct physical presence of the educator.
Rationale: This definition covers various forms of distance education that allow for
learning outside of a traditional classroom setting, common for graduate
coursework and continuing education.
Question 7
What is a "Request for Inquiry (RFI)"?
A) An official application for LPC licensure.
B) A written or oral statement of complaint from any person alleging possible violation(s) of the
EXAMINATION)2025 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1
What is defined as a familial, social, financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual or
other non-therapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in any activity with another person
that interferes or conflicts with the LPC's or LPC Candidate's professional obligation to a
client?
A) Transference
B) Countertransference
C) Dual relationship
D) Professional boundary
E) Conflict of interest
Correct Answer: C) Dual relationship
Rationale: A dual relationship, as defined by OAC 86:10-29-3, encompasses any non-
therapeutic relationship that could compromise professional objectivity or exploit
the client.
Question 2
According to OAC 86:10-29-3, LPCs shall not knowingly enter into a dual relationship and shall
take any necessary precautions to prevent one from occurring. If an LPC inadvertently enters
into a dual relationship and cannot readily refer the client, what is one necessary step to
prevent exploitation or impairment of professional judgment?
A) Immediately terminate counseling without explanation.
B) Fully disclose the circumstances of the dual relationship to the client and secure the client's
written consent to continue providing counseling.
,C) Seek advice from a friend or family member.
D) Ignore the dual relationship if it seems minor.
E) Only verbally acknowledge the dual relationship to the client.
Correct Answer: B) Fully disclose the circumstances of the dual relationship to the
client and secure the client's written consent to continue providing counseling;
Rationale: Full disclosure and informed written consent from the client are crucial
steps to manage an unavoidable dual relationship, ensuring transparency and
protecting the client's autonomy.
Question 3
What are forensic services in the context of LPC practice?
A) Providing career counseling for legal professionals.
B) The application of knowledge, training and experience from the mental health field to the
establishment of facts and/or the establishment of evidence in a court of law or ordered by a
court of law.
C) Counseling for clients involved in legal disputes.
D) Conducting therapy in correctional facilities.
E) Offering mediation services in divorce cases.
Correct Answer: B) the application of knowledge, training and experience from the
mental health field to the establishment of facts and/or the establishment of
evidence in a court of law or ordered by a court of law.
Rationale: Forensic services involve applying mental health expertise to legal
questions, often in the form of evaluations or expert testimony.
,Question 4
When providing fact witness testimony in forensic matters, what kind of information shall LPCs
provide?
A) Opinions or recommendations pertaining to matters subject to a decision by the Court.
B) Only diagnostic impressions and treatment plans.
C) Evidentiary statements that are limited to direct observations made by the LPCs and LPC
Candidates and shall not include conclusions, opinions or recommendations.
D) Speculation about the client's future behavior.
E) Information shared in confidence by the client's family.
Correct Answer: C) Fact witness testimony means evidentiary statements that are
limited to direct observations made by the LPCs and LPC Candidates and shall not
include conclusions, opinions or recommendations.
Rationale: As fact witnesses, LPCs are limited to objective, factual clinical
information from their direct observations and records, avoiding subjective
opinions or recommendations that are the court's prerogative.
Question 5
What is the definition of "full time" on-the-job experience for LPCs?
A) At least 10 hours per week.
B) At least 20 hours of on-the-job experience per week.
C) At least 30 hours per week.
D) At least 40 hours per week.
E) Any amount of hours deemed sufficient by the supervisor.
Correct Answer: B) at least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week.
, Rationale: This minimum hour requirement defines the standard for accruing
supervised experience necessary for licensure.
Question 6
What is "Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning"?
A) Graduate coursework delivered solely through in-person seminars.
B) The delivery of graduate coursework or continuing education through mailed
correspondence or other distance learning technologies, which focuses on using synchronous
or asynchronous instructional delivery methods.
C) Supervised practicum experience conducted entirely online.
D) Counseling services provided to clients via video conferencing.
E) Research conducted without direct physical presence of a supervisor.
Correct Answer: B) the delivery of graduate coursework or continuing education
through mailed correspondence or other distance learning technologies, which
focuses on using synchronous or asynchronous instructional delivery methods.
Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning is designed to deliver
education to learners who are not in the direct physical presence of the educator.
Rationale: This definition covers various forms of distance education that allow for
learning outside of a traditional classroom setting, common for graduate
coursework and continuing education.
Question 7
What is a "Request for Inquiry (RFI)"?
A) An official application for LPC licensure.
B) A written or oral statement of complaint from any person alleging possible violation(s) of the
