CPCE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED 2026/2027 A COMPLETE
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS GET IT 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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.
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.
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 to you for counseling. According to the NBCC
ethical standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same
topic areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor.
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
counselor 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.
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 counselor in private practice and
tells you that they are having marital difficulties and have sought
counseling 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
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
B) terminate counseling 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.
, CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
In attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of
their clients, some counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral
development as a theoretical framework. These counselors know that
Kohlberg's theory includes three progressive levels culminating in
a. self-actualization, wherein the individual is fully humanistic.
b. principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set
of standards of behavior.
c. androgyny, wherein the individual exhibits both male and female
stereotypic behaviors.
d. personhood, wherein the individual is free from moral dilemmas.
b. principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self- accepted set
of standards of behavior.
A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation
services on a job-by-job basis. This is an example of which of the
following types of reinforcement schedules?
a. variable interval
b. fixed interval
c. variable ratio
d. fixed ratio
c. variable ratio
Competitiveness between children in the same family is known as
a. sibling rivalry.
b. the Oedipus conflict.
c. the Electra conflict.
d. the Foundling conflict.
a. sibling rivalry.
LATEST UPDATED 2026/2027 A COMPLETE
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS GET IT 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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.
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.
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 to you for counseling. According to the NBCC
ethical standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same
topic areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor.
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
counselor 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.
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 counselor in private practice and
tells you that they are having marital difficulties and have sought
counseling 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
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
B) terminate counseling 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.
, CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
In attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of
their clients, some counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral
development as a theoretical framework. These counselors know that
Kohlberg's theory includes three progressive levels culminating in
a. self-actualization, wherein the individual is fully humanistic.
b. principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set
of standards of behavior.
c. androgyny, wherein the individual exhibits both male and female
stereotypic behaviors.
d. personhood, wherein the individual is free from moral dilemmas.
b. principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self- accepted set
of standards of behavior.
A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation
services on a job-by-job basis. This is an example of which of the
following types of reinforcement schedules?
a. variable interval
b. fixed interval
c. variable ratio
d. fixed ratio
c. variable ratio
Competitiveness between children in the same family is known as
a. sibling rivalry.
b. the Oedipus conflict.
c. the Electra conflict.
d. the Foundling conflict.
a. sibling rivalry.
