CPCE PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American Counselling
Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counsellors have a right to protect clients from themselves if the clients give
evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counsellor’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) counsellors 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 counsellors. ANS >>> CORRECT ANSWER: C) counsellors
should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of the situations
or settings in which the services were rendered.
,The state in which you reside does not yet have counsellor licensure, so a local
civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting an overview of
counsellor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your presentation to the
group, you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counsellors to receive third- party payments
from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counsellor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counsellor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years although it is
only recently that a majority of the states have counsellor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counsellor licensure laws protect the public's general
welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counsellor" to those persons
who have graduated from counsellor education programs. ANS >>> CORRECT
ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counsellor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
A client has concluded a series of counselling sessions with another counsellor
and has now come to you for counselling. According to the NBCC ethical
standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
,B) contact the other counsellor and find out if it is appropriate for you to counsel
the client.
C) contact the other counsellor to ensure that you do not cover the same topic
areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counsellor. ANS >>> CORRECT
ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all instances of
child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to the
possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a counsellor you should
A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary agreement
with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests. ANS >>> CORRECT
ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
, A married couple comes to you, as a counsellor in private practice and tells you
that they are having marital difficulties and have sought counselling for resolution
of them. In the course of an initial session with them, one of the spouses’ reports
being a new and active member of the local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA~) group.
You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counselling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counselling.
B) terminate counselling with the one spouse but continue to work with the
spouse who is not an AA participant.
C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
D) refer both spouses to the local AA. ANS >>> CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counselling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counselling.
A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the
spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients. The
caller wants your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a theological
institution for which the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You should
a. responds orally but require that no records be made of the conversation and
that no comments be attributed to you.
b. informs the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to
divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about a client
without the client's permission.
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American Counselling
Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counsellors have a right to protect clients from themselves if the clients give
evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counsellor’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) counsellors 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 counsellors. ANS >>> CORRECT ANSWER: C) counsellors
should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of the situations
or settings in which the services were rendered.
,The state in which you reside does not yet have counsellor licensure, so a local
civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting an overview of
counsellor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your presentation to the
group, you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counsellors to receive third- party payments
from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counsellor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counsellor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years although it is
only recently that a majority of the states have counsellor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counsellor licensure laws protect the public's general
welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counsellor" to those persons
who have graduated from counsellor education programs. ANS >>> CORRECT
ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counsellor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
A client has concluded a series of counselling sessions with another counsellor
and has now come to you for counselling. According to the NBCC ethical
standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
,B) contact the other counsellor and find out if it is appropriate for you to counsel
the client.
C) contact the other counsellor to ensure that you do not cover the same topic
areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counsellor. ANS >>> CORRECT
ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all instances of
child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to the
possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a counsellor you should
A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary agreement
with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests. ANS >>> CORRECT
ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
, A married couple comes to you, as a counsellor in private practice and tells you
that they are having marital difficulties and have sought counselling for resolution
of them. In the course of an initial session with them, one of the spouses’ reports
being a new and active member of the local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA~) group.
You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counselling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counselling.
B) terminate counselling with the one spouse but continue to work with the
spouse who is not an AA participant.
C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
D) refer both spouses to the local AA. ANS >>> CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counselling if
those activities do not include accepted definitions of counselling.
A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the
spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients. The
caller wants your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a theological
institution for which the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You should
a. responds orally but require that no records be made of the conversation and
that no comments be attributed to you.
b. informs the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to
divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about a client
without the client's permission.
