COUNSELOR PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2026
According to the NBCC Code of Ethics and the ACA
Code of Ethics. when should a counselor try to
persuade the client to report knowledge of a crime
to the appropriate law enforcement authorities?
a. when there is imminent danger to others
b. when there is a crime in progress
c. after the crime
d. never - answer-a. when there is imminent
danger to others
Third party reimbursement is a term pertinent to
a. transactional analysis.
b. behavioral therapy.
c. insurance practices.
d. veterans' educational programs. - answer-c.
insurance practices.
,The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of
the American Counseling Association (ACA) do not
include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from
themselves if the clients give evidence of being self-
injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor'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) counselors 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
counselors. - answer-CORRECT ANSWER: C)
counselors 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
counselor licensure, so a local civic club has asked
you to address their members by presenting an
overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to
the public. In your presentation to the group you
note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to
receive third- party payments from insurance
companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists)
have opposed counselor licensure although the
, need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed
for over 40 years although it is only recently that a
majority of the states have counselor licensure
laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws
protect the public's general welfare is through
restriction of the use of the term "counselor" to
those persons who have graduated from counselor
education programs. - answer-CORRECT ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists)
have opposed counselor licensure although the
need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
A client has concluded a series of counseling
sessions with another counselor and has now come
PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2026
According to the NBCC Code of Ethics and the ACA
Code of Ethics. when should a counselor try to
persuade the client to report knowledge of a crime
to the appropriate law enforcement authorities?
a. when there is imminent danger to others
b. when there is a crime in progress
c. after the crime
d. never - answer-a. when there is imminent
danger to others
Third party reimbursement is a term pertinent to
a. transactional analysis.
b. behavioral therapy.
c. insurance practices.
d. veterans' educational programs. - answer-c.
insurance practices.
,The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of
the American Counseling Association (ACA) do not
include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from
themselves if the clients give evidence of being self-
injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor'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) counselors 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
counselors. - answer-CORRECT ANSWER: C)
counselors 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
counselor licensure, so a local civic club has asked
you to address their members by presenting an
overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to
the public. In your presentation to the group you
note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to
receive third- party payments from insurance
companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists)
have opposed counselor licensure although the
, need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed
for over 40 years although it is only recently that a
majority of the states have counselor licensure
laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws
protect the public's general welfare is through
restriction of the use of the term "counselor" to
those persons who have graduated from counselor
education programs. - answer-CORRECT ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists)
have opposed counselor licensure although the
need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
A client has concluded a series of counseling
sessions with another counselor and has now come
