Texas LPC Jurisprudence Exam
guide with all correct answers
What are decisions the board may give regarding a violation?
1- violation occurred and impose in administrative penalty; or 2-violation did
not occur.
What are an LPC's options following the board's decision on a violation?
To pay or appeal. Within 30 days after the date of the board's order becomes
final a person can 1-pay the administrative penalty or 2-file a petition for
judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the
penalty or both.
What happens if the person does not pay the administrative penalty?
The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.
True or false? A licensee shall not make any false, misleading, deceptive,
fraudulent or exaggerated claims or statements about the licensees services.
TRUE
A false, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent or exaggerated claim/statement
could include (but not limited to)...
1-effectiveness of services; 2- licensee's qualifications, capabilities,
background, training, experience, education, professional affiliations, fees,
products or publications; 3-The practice or field of counseling.
,True or false? A licensee shall not make false or misleading
claims/statements about services of mental health organizations or agencies
effectiveness of service, qualifications or products.
TRUE
True or false? A licensee shall discourage a client from holding exaggerated
or false ideas about the licensees professional services.
TRUE
True or false? A licensee does NOT have to take action to correct false or
exaggerated ideas held by a client if the licensee learns of this.
FALSE, licensee shall take immediate & reasonable action to correct
falseideas held by client.
Professional Counselors apply...
Mental health, psychotherapeutic & human development principles
LPCs facilitate...
Human development, life span adjustment; prevent assess, evaluate & treat
mental, emotional & behavioral disorders & distress; conduct assessments &
evals; establish Tx plans & goals; evaluate Tx plans & interventions.
, Counseling is defined as
Assisting clients through therapeutic relationship, using combo of mental
health & development principles/methods & P/T to achieve mental,
emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual or career-related
development & adjustment across the life span.
Assessment is defined as
Selecting, administering, scoring & interpreting instruments designed to
assess aptitude's, abilities, achievements, interests, personal characteristics,
disabilities & mental, emotional & behavioral D/o
What assessments are LPCs NOT able to use?
Standardized projective techniques such as Rorschach Ink Blot, Roberts
Apperception Test, Thematic Apperception.
Consulting means...
The application of scientific principles & procedures in counseling & human
development to provide assistance in understanding & solving current or
potential problems that the person seeking consultation may have w/
another individual, group or organization.
Referral means...
Evaluating & identifying needs of counselee to determine the advisability of
referral to other specialists, informing the counselor of such judgement &
communicating as requested if deemed appropriate to such referral source.
guide with all correct answers
What are decisions the board may give regarding a violation?
1- violation occurred and impose in administrative penalty; or 2-violation did
not occur.
What are an LPC's options following the board's decision on a violation?
To pay or appeal. Within 30 days after the date of the board's order becomes
final a person can 1-pay the administrative penalty or 2-file a petition for
judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the
penalty or both.
What happens if the person does not pay the administrative penalty?
The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.
True or false? A licensee shall not make any false, misleading, deceptive,
fraudulent or exaggerated claims or statements about the licensees services.
TRUE
A false, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent or exaggerated claim/statement
could include (but not limited to)...
1-effectiveness of services; 2- licensee's qualifications, capabilities,
background, training, experience, education, professional affiliations, fees,
products or publications; 3-The practice or field of counseling.
,True or false? A licensee shall not make false or misleading
claims/statements about services of mental health organizations or agencies
effectiveness of service, qualifications or products.
TRUE
True or false? A licensee shall discourage a client from holding exaggerated
or false ideas about the licensees professional services.
TRUE
True or false? A licensee does NOT have to take action to correct false or
exaggerated ideas held by a client if the licensee learns of this.
FALSE, licensee shall take immediate & reasonable action to correct
falseideas held by client.
Professional Counselors apply...
Mental health, psychotherapeutic & human development principles
LPCs facilitate...
Human development, life span adjustment; prevent assess, evaluate & treat
mental, emotional & behavioral disorders & distress; conduct assessments &
evals; establish Tx plans & goals; evaluate Tx plans & interventions.
, Counseling is defined as
Assisting clients through therapeutic relationship, using combo of mental
health & development principles/methods & P/T to achieve mental,
emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual or career-related
development & adjustment across the life span.
Assessment is defined as
Selecting, administering, scoring & interpreting instruments designed to
assess aptitude's, abilities, achievements, interests, personal characteristics,
disabilities & mental, emotional & behavioral D/o
What assessments are LPCs NOT able to use?
Standardized projective techniques such as Rorschach Ink Blot, Roberts
Apperception Test, Thematic Apperception.
Consulting means...
The application of scientific principles & procedures in counseling & human
development to provide assistance in understanding & solving current or
potential problems that the person seeking consultation may have w/
another individual, group or organization.
Referral means...
Evaluating & identifying needs of counselee to determine the advisability of
referral to other specialists, informing the counselor of such judgement &
communicating as requested if deemed appropriate to such referral source.
