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CA Law & Ethics Exam (LPCC) PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025
Professional clinical counseling - (ANSWER)- application of counseling
interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques to identify and remediate
cognitive, mental, and emotional issues, including personal growth, adjustment to
disability, crisis intervention, and psychosocial and environmental problems
- conducting assessments for the purpose of establishing counseling goals and
objectives to empower individuals to deal adequately with life situations, reduce
stress, experience growth, change behavior, and make well-informed rational
decisions
- focused exclusively on the application of counseling interventions and
psychotherapeutic techniques for the purposes of improving mental health, and is
not intended to capture other, nonclinical forms of counseling for the purposes of
licensure.
Scope of Practice for LPCC - (ANSWER)- does not include the assessment or
treatment of couples or families unless the counselor has completed additional
training and education, beyond the minimum training and education required for
licensure
- not include the provision of clinical social workservices
- can use of assessments within counselors' scope of practice.
- no restriction for LPCCs or PCCIs to assess and treat children
What are the requirements for LPCC who would like to work with families,
couples, and children? - (ANSWER)- LPCCs and PCCIs can work with children,
families, and couples as long as they are supervised LMFT, LCSW, licensed
psychologist, licensed physician (board-certified in psychiatry) or a LPCC
(completed 500hrs and 6 MFT graduate hrs w/ written confirmation from BBS).
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- take 6 sem units/9 qtr hrs of MFT theory
- 500 hrs supervised work with children, family, couples
- 6 CEU MFT specific course each renewal cycle
Counselor impairment - (ANSWER)Being alert to early signs of personal problems
(fatigue, burnout, depression, substance abuse) that may prevent one from
fulfilling professional obligations.
How should a counselor deal with impairment? - (ANSWER)- maintain
consultation and supervision
- seek treatment
- provide appropriate referrals if necessary
If a client will benefit from being referred to another provider, what should a
therapist do? - (ANSWER)- have a termination session focusing on transitioning
them to a new provider
- appropriate referrals
- clt sign ROI authorizing new and old therapist to communicate for continuity of
care
- f/up with new therapist to transfer records and coordination of care
What could potentially happen if therapist is unaware of his/her personal values,
attitudes, and beliefs? - (ANSWER)- incorrect diagnoses and poor tx decisions
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- bias toward one or more family members (if qualified to work with couples and
family)
- may become overly friendly/hostile with a clt
- likely to miss or misinterpret impt clinical info
How to manage impact of therapist's attitudes? - (ANSWER)- consider how
attitudes are impacting tx
- seek supervision or consultation to ensure quality of care
- personal therapy to identify source of attitudes/beliefs/values
- refer if it continues to interfere, be careful not to abandon and referral is not
discriminatory in nature
T/F: If therapist refers clt out based on personal attitudes about race, gender, or
other protected characteristics, the therapist is not engaging in discrimnation. -
(ANSWER)False, it is discrimination
Autonomy - (ANSWER)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
What is the primary reason for the existence of legal and ethical obligations? -
(ANSWER)to protect the best interests of clients
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When there is a direct conflict between the code of ethics and the law, what
should a therapist do? - (ANSWER)follow what the law dictates
T/F: The agency policies trumps the code of ethics for counselors. -
(ANSWER)False, agency policies does not excuse a counselor from following
ethical obligations.
informed consent for counseling - (ANSWER)an ethical principle that research
participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to
participate
___________ is the cornerstone of the counseling relationship according to ACA
Code of Ethics. - (ANSWER)Trust
respect the dignity and promote the welfare of clients - (ANSWER)primary
responsibilities of counselors
In developing a treatment plan, who is in charge? - (ANSWER)counselor and clt
collaborating
T:/F Counselors can engage in a personal virtual relationship
with individuals with whom they have a current counseling
relationship (e.g., through social and
other media) to establish rapport. - (ANSWER)False, counselors are pohibited
CA Law & Ethics Exam (LPCC) PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025
Professional clinical counseling - (ANSWER)- application of counseling
interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques to identify and remediate
cognitive, mental, and emotional issues, including personal growth, adjustment to
disability, crisis intervention, and psychosocial and environmental problems
- conducting assessments for the purpose of establishing counseling goals and
objectives to empower individuals to deal adequately with life situations, reduce
stress, experience growth, change behavior, and make well-informed rational
decisions
- focused exclusively on the application of counseling interventions and
psychotherapeutic techniques for the purposes of improving mental health, and is
not intended to capture other, nonclinical forms of counseling for the purposes of
licensure.
Scope of Practice for LPCC - (ANSWER)- does not include the assessment or
treatment of couples or families unless the counselor has completed additional
training and education, beyond the minimum training and education required for
licensure
- not include the provision of clinical social workservices
- can use of assessments within counselors' scope of practice.
- no restriction for LPCCs or PCCIs to assess and treat children
What are the requirements for LPCC who would like to work with families,
couples, and children? - (ANSWER)- LPCCs and PCCIs can work with children,
families, and couples as long as they are supervised LMFT, LCSW, licensed
psychologist, licensed physician (board-certified in psychiatry) or a LPCC
(completed 500hrs and 6 MFT graduate hrs w/ written confirmation from BBS).
, 2
- take 6 sem units/9 qtr hrs of MFT theory
- 500 hrs supervised work with children, family, couples
- 6 CEU MFT specific course each renewal cycle
Counselor impairment - (ANSWER)Being alert to early signs of personal problems
(fatigue, burnout, depression, substance abuse) that may prevent one from
fulfilling professional obligations.
How should a counselor deal with impairment? - (ANSWER)- maintain
consultation and supervision
- seek treatment
- provide appropriate referrals if necessary
If a client will benefit from being referred to another provider, what should a
therapist do? - (ANSWER)- have a termination session focusing on transitioning
them to a new provider
- appropriate referrals
- clt sign ROI authorizing new and old therapist to communicate for continuity of
care
- f/up with new therapist to transfer records and coordination of care
What could potentially happen if therapist is unaware of his/her personal values,
attitudes, and beliefs? - (ANSWER)- incorrect diagnoses and poor tx decisions
, 3
- bias toward one or more family members (if qualified to work with couples and
family)
- may become overly friendly/hostile with a clt
- likely to miss or misinterpret impt clinical info
How to manage impact of therapist's attitudes? - (ANSWER)- consider how
attitudes are impacting tx
- seek supervision or consultation to ensure quality of care
- personal therapy to identify source of attitudes/beliefs/values
- refer if it continues to interfere, be careful not to abandon and referral is not
discriminatory in nature
T/F: If therapist refers clt out based on personal attitudes about race, gender, or
other protected characteristics, the therapist is not engaging in discrimnation. -
(ANSWER)False, it is discrimination
Autonomy - (ANSWER)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
What is the primary reason for the existence of legal and ethical obligations? -
(ANSWER)to protect the best interests of clients
, 4
When there is a direct conflict between the code of ethics and the law, what
should a therapist do? - (ANSWER)follow what the law dictates
T/F: The agency policies trumps the code of ethics for counselors. -
(ANSWER)False, agency policies does not excuse a counselor from following
ethical obligations.
informed consent for counseling - (ANSWER)an ethical principle that research
participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to
participate
___________ is the cornerstone of the counseling relationship according to ACA
Code of Ethics. - (ANSWER)Trust
respect the dignity and promote the welfare of clients - (ANSWER)primary
responsibilities of counselors
In developing a treatment plan, who is in charge? - (ANSWER)counselor and clt
collaborating
T:/F Counselors can engage in a personal virtual relationship
with individuals with whom they have a current counseling
relationship (e.g., through social and
other media) to establish rapport. - (ANSWER)False, counselors are pohibited
