Texas LPC Exam Study Guide & Jurisprudence Prep (Pass 1st Try)

Texas LPC Exam Study Guide & Jurisprudence Prep (Pass
on First Try!) 2026-2027



Conquer both your national counseling exam and the state law requirements with
this comprehensive, Texas-specific LPC study guide. It provides a highly
concentrated breakdown of core counseling theories for the NCE/NCMHCE alongside
critical Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) rules, including the 3,000-
hour log breakdown, supervision ratios, and strict record retention mandates. Packed
with high-probability concepts, clear regulatory summaries, and practice insights, this
exam prep resource cuts through the legal jargon to ensure you secure your license on
your very first try.




Developmental Psychology studies: - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of
physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

QUESTION : Cognitive Skills Include - CORRECT ANSWER Reasoning

QUESTION : Ignoring cultural influences in the classroom causes: - CORRECT
ANSWER Communication issues, inhibits learning, increases behavior problems

QUESTION : Behavior patterns that might lead to problems include: - CORRECT
ANSWER Regular participation in dangerous activities

QUESTION : The IEP includes: - CORRECT ANSWER Written evaluation
medical history
interviews

QUESTION : Students should be classified as learning disabled when the following is
present - CORRECT ANSWER The student has been tested for disabilities

QUESTION : Benefits of a sound guidance and counseling program include: -
CORRECT ANSWER Stakeholders have a better understanding of goals

QUESTION : What is one downside to using the 4-point Likert-type scale? -
CORRECT ANSWER It forces a student to choose either positive or negatively

QUESTION : Communication and conflict resolution can be taught most effectively in
what type of setting - CORRECT ANSWER Primary prevention group

, QUESTION : What is the goal of the IEP? - CORRECT ANSWER To devise a
child's plan for the child's education

QUESTION : What is normally included in the identification process for a gifted child? -
CORRECT ANSWER Test Scores, Parental Recommendations, Teacher
Recommendation.

QUESTION : What is the normal part of a child's IEP? - CORRECT ANSWER
Transitional Planning, Parental Support and Counseling, and a Statement of how
progress toward goals will be measured and by whom.

QUESTION : Which of the following is true of 'Response to Intervention' (RTI)? -
CORRECT ANSWER It involves using curriculum based probes

QUESTION : What are the statements in the special requirements expressed in
federal legislation? - CORRECT ANSWER All children must be given a free and
appropriate education, Special educational programs can start at birth and extend to
age 21, and Placement decisions should be made in consultation with the child's
parents.

QUESTION : What was the first American federal law to address the needs of children
with disabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

QUESTION : What are requirements under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities
Act? - CORRECT ANSWER All school counseling offices must be accessible to
children in wheelchairs
All common areas of the school must be accessible including stadiums and cafeterias,
and libraries and shelved materials.
School bus's for children with disabilities must provide lifts for wheelchairs.

QUESTION : Which of the following statements is true of the statistical term, "mean?" -
CORRECT ANSWER It is the arithmetic center point in a data set

QUESTION : Which of the following statements best describes reliability? - CORRECT
ANSWER The stability and consistency of a test

QUESTION : What are the source of error that lowers test reliability? - CORRECT
ANSWER If the test has too many hard questions, If the teacher changes the test's
directions to help students, and if the test is too easy

QUESTION : How does the ACT differ from the SAT II? - CORRECT ANSWER The
ACT is designed to provide guidance and planning information to future college
students

, QUESTION : Which of the following statements best defines "True Score" on any test?
- CORRECT ANSWER It equals an observed score plus or minus some amount of
error

QUESTION : At what grade level do all public school children first face high-stakes
testing under our current federal mandates? - CORRECT ANSWER Third Grade

QUESTION : Which of the following is true of the relationship between gender and test
scores? - CORRECT ANSWER Boys tend to guess more frequently than is true of
girls.

QUESTION : The 1972 Education Amendment known as Title IX did many things.
What did amendment do? - CORRECT ANSWER Required colleges and public
school programs to offer equality in athletic scholarship opportunities to boys and girl
athletes
The rules require equality in athletic opportunity including travel and uniform budgets.

QUESTION : What are social promotions in public schools? - CORRECT ANSWER
It is a policy of moving students along to the next grade so they stay with the correct
age cohort group
It ended with federal requirements for standards-based education
Low performing students can spend three years in the same grade level

QUESTION : By the high school years the parental attitude toward education has little
impact of the child's eventual educational attainment. - CORRECT ANSWER False

QUESTION : Rather than rely on memory, school counselors should write out detailed
notes to use during a parent-counselor conference. - CORRECT ANSWER False

QUESTION : Parental engagement involves both school-based activities and how the
parent encourages their child to learn when at home. - CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION : The majority of parents attend scheduled parent-teacher conferences. -
CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION : The best thing a parent can do for a child's academic development is to
provide a positive academic role model. - CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION : Just over half of all parents check their child's homework on a regular
basis. - CORRECT ANSWER False

QUESTION : Reduced cost school lunches for poor children cost $1.00 per day. -
CORRECT ANSWER False- The price for a reduced-cost lunch is $0.50 per day.

QUESTION : The average American public school child receives 1,000 hours of
classroom instruction per year. - CORRECT ANSWER True

, QUESTION : School counselors can assist school-wide reform efforts by facilitating
the group process of working committees. - CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION : How many times before the age of 50 does the average American
change jobs? - CORRECT ANSWER 11

QUESTION : How many times in a lifetime does the average American worker change
careers requiring a complete overhaul with retraining in new skills? - CORRECT
ANSWER 3

QUESTION : What are issue that school counselors need to address when doing
career counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER Developmental aspect of how career and
vocational preferences arise
Personality development associated with career awareness
Pattern of abilities and aptitudes of the individual

QUESTION : What are some statements about career development during the
preschool years? - CORRECT ANSWER It begins with work fantasies
Work fantasies are shaped by the media environment
Work fantasies are heroic and or stereotyped

QUESTION : Which statement is true regarding the development of career awareness
in the middle school years? - CORRECT ANSWER Students with part-time
employment achieve a level of cognitive reality that helps in career awareness.

QUESTION : Which of the following pairs of career clusters are opposites in the
system proposed by John Holland? - CORRECT ANSWER Conventional; Artistic

QUESTION : Which vocational psychologist and theorist was first to provide a life-
span, life-space model for each individual's career path and development? - CORRECT
ANSWER Donald E. Super

QUESTION : To eventually make a serious commitment to a vocation the individual
experiences growth in four dimensions. What are those four dimensions? - CORRECT
ANSWER Circumscription
Accommodation
Compromise
Self-directed exploration

QUESTION : What career-counseling method surveys students as to the possible
career choices that seem plausible, and also asks which employment categories are
wrong and even threatening for the student-client? - CORRECT ANSWER Possible-
self