CPCE PRACTICE TEST (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

CPCE PRACTICE TEST (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
ThemNBCCmCodemofmEthicsmandmEthicalmStandardsmofmthemAmericanmCounselingmAssociationm(ACA
)mdomnotmincludemamstatementmreflectingmthemprinciplemthatm



A)mcounselorsmhavemamrightmtomprotectmclientsmfrommthemselvesmifmthemclientsmgivemevidencemofm
beingmself-minjurious.m



B)mrevelationmofmamcounselor'smnotesmonmamclientmshouldmnotmbemmademtomothermprofessionalmunl
essmthemclientmhasmprovidedmwrittenmpermissionmtomdomsomormtheminformationmhasmbeenmsubpoe
naedmbymamcourtmofmlaw.m



C)mcounselorsmshouldmreceivemappropriatemfeesmformservicesmrenderedmregardlessmofmthemsituatio
nsmormsettingsminmwhichmthemservicesmweremrendered.m



D)mimprovementmofmthemprofessionmthroughmamvarietymofmprofessionalminvolvementsmismamrespon
sibilitymofmallmcounselors.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mC)mcounselorsmshouldmreceivemappropriatemfeesmformser


vicesmrenderedmregardlessmofmthemsituationsmormsettingsminmwhichmthemservicesmweremrendered.



Themstateminmwhichmyoumresidemdoesmnotmyetmhavemcounselormlicensure,msomamlocalmcivicmclubmhas
maskedmyoumtomaddressmtheirmmembersmbympresentingmanmoverviewmofmcounselormlicensuremandmi


tsmbenefitsmtomthempublic.mInmyourmpresentationmtomthemgroupmyoumnotemthatm
m



A)mlicensuremautomaticallymentitlesmcounselorsmtomreceivemthird-
mpartympaymentsmfromminsurancemcompanies.m


m

,B)msomemprofessionalmgroupsm(e.g.,mpsychologists)mhavemopposedmcounselormlicensuremalthoughm
themneedmformmentalmhealthmservicesmformthempublicmhasmincreasedmsteadily.m
m



C)mstate-
levelmcounselormlicensuremlawsmhavemexistedmformoverm40myearsmalthoughmitmismonlymrecentlymthat
mammajoritymofmthemstatesmhavemcounselormlicensuremlaws.m


m



D)monemofmthemwaysmthatmcounselormlicensuremlawsmprotectmthempublic'smgeneralmwelfaremismthro
ughmrestrictionmofmthemusemofmthemtermm"counselor"mtomthosempersonsmwhomhavemgraduatedmfro
mmcounselormeducationmprograms.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:

B)msomemprofessionalmgroupsm(e.g.,mpsychologists)mhavemopposedmcounselormlicensuremalthoughm
themneedmformmentalmhealthmservicesmformthempublicmhasmincreasedmsteadily.



Amclientmhasmconcludedmamseriesmofmcounselingmsessionsmwithmanothermcounselormandmhasmnowmc
omemtomyoumformcounseling.mAccordingmtomthemNBCCmethicalmstandards,myoumshouldm
m



A)mproceedmasmyoumwouldmwithmanymothermnewmclient.m
m



B)mcontactmthemothermcounselormandmfindmoutmifmitmismappropriatemformyoumtomcounselmthemclient.m
m



C)mcontactmthemothermcounselormtomensuremthatmyoumdomnotmcovermthemsamemtopicmareasmwithmth
emclient.m



D)madvisemthemclientmtomcontinuemwithmthemothermcounselor.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:



A)mproceedmasmyoumwouldmwithmanymothermnewmclient.



Yourmemployermhasmampolicymwhichmnecessitatesmthatmyoumreportmallminstancesmofmchildmabusemto
mstatemauthorities.mAmclientmalludesm(inmyourmjudgment)mtomthempossibilitymofm(themclient)mbeingma


mchildmabuser.mAsmamcounselormyoumshouldm

,A)mcontactmyourmlawyer;mthempolicymismamviolationmofmthem"fairmtrade"mlaws.m



B)mrefermthempersonmelsewhere;mreceiptmofmamsalarymconstitutesmvoluntarymagreementmwithmthem
employer'smpolicies.m
m



C)minformmthemclientmofmthempolicymandmletmthemclientmdecidemhowmtomproceed.m
m



D)mcontactmamconsultant;mthenmdomasmthemconsultantmsuggests.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:



C)minformmthemclientmofmthempolicymandmletmthemclientmdecidemhowmtomproceed.



Ammarriedmcouplemcomesmtomyou,masmamcounselorminmprivatempracticemandmtellsmyoumthatmtheymar
emhavingmmaritalmdifficultiesmandmhavemsoughtmcounselingmformresolutionmofmthem.mInmthemcourse
mofmanminitialmsessionmwithmthem,monemofmthemspousesmreportsmbeingmamnewmandmactivemmember


mofmthemlocalmAlcoholicsmAnonymousm(AA~)mgroup.mYoumshouldm




A)minvestigatemthemnaturemofmthemlocalmAA'smactivitiesmandmcontinuemcounselingmifmthosemactivitie
smdomnotmincludemacceptedmdefinitionsmofmcounseling.m
m



B)mterminatemcounselingmwithmthemonemspousembutmcontinuemtomworkmwithmthemspousemwhomismn
otmanmAAmparticipant.m
m



C)moffermtomco-counselmwithmthemstaffmofmthemlocalmAA.m
m



D)mrefermbothmspousesmtomthemlocalmAA.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:

A)minvestigatemthemnaturemofmthemlocalmAA'smactivitiesmandmcontinuemcounselingmifmthosemactivitie
smdomnotmincludemacceptedmdefinitionsmofmcounseling.



Ammembermofmthemlocalmclergymtelephonesmandmasksmformyourmevaluationmofmthemspiritualmvaluesm
ofmampersonmwhommthemcallermknowsmwasmonemofmyourmclients.mThemcallermwantsmyourmopinionmb

, ecausemthemformermclientmismanmapplicantmtomamtheologicalminstitutionmformwhichmthemcallermismthe
mlocalmapplicantmevaluator.mYoumshouldm



a.mrespondmorallymbutmrequiremthatmnomrecordsmbemmademofmthemconversationmandmthatmnomcom
m


mentsmbemattributedmtomyou.

mb.minformmthemcallermthatmundermnomcircumstancesmaremyoumethicallympermittedmtomdivulgemwhe
thermampersonmismormhasmbeenmamclientmormanyminformationmaboutmamclientmwithoutmthemclient'smp
ermission.m

mc.minformmthemcallermthatmyoumneedmtomcallmthemformermclientmandmobtainmthemclient'smpermissio
nmbeforemyoumcanmexpressmyourmopinions.m

md.mseekmthemcounselmofmyourmsupervisormtomdeterminemwhatmtypesmofminformationmitmwouldmbem
permissiblemtomdivulge.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmb.minformmthemcallermthatmundermnomcircumstancesmaremyoumethicallympermi


ttedmtomdivulgemwhethermampersonmismormhasmbeenmamclientmormanyminformationmaboutmamclientmwi
thoutmthemclient'smpermission.



Youmhavembeenmprovidingmcareermcounselingmtomamclientmwhomismseekingmemployment.mConcurre
ntmtomthemcounseling,mandmwithmyourmknowledge,mthemclientmhasmmademapplicationmformemploym
entmwithmseveralmemployers.mAmpotentialmemployermcallsmyoumandmasksmformyourmopinionmasmtomy
ourmclient'smsuitabilitymformthememployer'smjobmopening.mUndermwhichmofmthemfollowingmconditio
nsmaremyoumfreem(i.e.,mnotminmviolationmofmprofessionalmethics)mtomprovidemtheminformationmreque
sted?m

m a.mwhenmitmismclearmthatmthemclientmwillmnotmgetmthemjobmunlessmtheminformationmismgivenm

mb.mwhenmyoumaremcertainmthatmtheminformationmyoumwouldmprovidemwouldmassuremthatmthemclien
tmwouldmgetmthemjobm

mc.mwhenminmyourmbestmjudgmentmyoumbelievemtheminformationmwouldmenhancemthemclient'smchan
cesmformgettingmthemjobm

m d.mnonemofmthemabovem-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mnonemofmthemabove



Asmappliedmtomprofessionalmlicensuremofmcounselors.mthemtermm"reciprocity"mmeansmthatm

ma.monemlicensingmagencymagreesmtomacceptmthemlicensingmstandardsmofmanothermasmsufficientmform
itsmown.m