QMHA PRACTICE SOLUTION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Why standardized exams?
Answer: To assess knowledge and skills in a fair and standardized way.
●● What does MHACBO mean by 'competency based' exams?
Answer: Giving more weight to experience rather than formal education.
●● What is the format of the QMHA certification exam?
Answer: 2-hour exam with 80 multiple-choice questions.
●● What is the passing score for the QMHA-1 exam?
Answer: A score of 72 is required to pass.
●● How long is the QMHA-1 certification valid for?
Answer: The certification is valid for 2 years.
●● How often can the QMHA certification exam be taken?
Answer: The exam can only be taken once in a 30-day cycle.
,●● What is a QMHA?
Answer: Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs) work within
state-certified mental health programs, assisting mental health
professionals.
●● What do QMHA's do?
Answer: QMHA's communicate with clients, assist in evaluations, help
clients reach mental health goals, and provide support and navigation.
●● What are the responsibilities of a QMHA?
Answer: Communicating with clients, gathering information for
evaluations, supporting clients in reaching goals, and providing various
forms of assistance.
●● What are the requirements to become a QMHA-I?
Answer: Specific educational and experience requirements set by the
certification board.
●● What is the purpose of standardized exams?
Answer: To ensure minimum qualifications of competence and safety.
●● What is the goal of the common credentialing registry?
,Answer: To streamline billing processes for Medicaid by having all
providers on one registry.
●● Why is experience given more weight in competency-based exams?
Answer: To recognize the value of practical experience in addition to
formal education.
●● How is the QMHA-1 exam graded?
Answer: It is a pass or no-pass exam, with a percentage score provided
later. Exam is multiple choice, requiring 90% to pass.
●● What is the role of QMHAs in mental health programs?
Answer: Assisting mental health professionals, psychologists, and
psychiatrists in providing services.
●● What tasks do QMHAs perform for clients?
Answer: Communicating, gathering information, supporting goals, and
providing various forms of assistance.
●● What is the purpose of QMHA certification?
Answer: To ensure competence and safety in mental health
professionals.
●● What is the role of the MHACBO in certification?
, Answer: Setting standards and administering the certification process.
●● What are the QMHA Domains?
Answer: Clinical Competency, Professional Responsibility, Safety,
Administrative Responsibility
●● What are the 11 tasks of clinical competency?
Answer: 1. Engaging Clients, 2. Orienting Clients, 3. Collecting
information for assessments, 4. Supporting Clients, 5. Monitoring,
Observing and reporting, 6. Teaching basic and community living skills,
7. Resource referral, 8. Implementing Interventions, 9. Enhancing
client's participation, 10. Assisting with activities of daily living, 11.
Facilitating family involvement
●● What is Task 1.1 of Clinical Competence?
Answer: Engaging Consumers: Establishes a helping relationship with
the consumer receiving services by demonstrating empathy, respect, and
genuineness in order to build trust.
●● What are the 7 subtasks of Task 1.1?
Answer: 1) Demonstrates active listening skills, establishing rapport,
rapidly developing and maintaining effective working relationships with
diverse individuals, including consumers, family members, supporters
and other providers. 2) Uses non-judgmental and person-first language
to develop engagement. 3) Clearly conveys relevant information in a
non-judgmental manner about behavioral health, general health, and
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Why standardized exams?
Answer: To assess knowledge and skills in a fair and standardized way.
●● What does MHACBO mean by 'competency based' exams?
Answer: Giving more weight to experience rather than formal education.
●● What is the format of the QMHA certification exam?
Answer: 2-hour exam with 80 multiple-choice questions.
●● What is the passing score for the QMHA-1 exam?
Answer: A score of 72 is required to pass.
●● How long is the QMHA-1 certification valid for?
Answer: The certification is valid for 2 years.
●● How often can the QMHA certification exam be taken?
Answer: The exam can only be taken once in a 30-day cycle.
,●● What is a QMHA?
Answer: Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs) work within
state-certified mental health programs, assisting mental health
professionals.
●● What do QMHA's do?
Answer: QMHA's communicate with clients, assist in evaluations, help
clients reach mental health goals, and provide support and navigation.
●● What are the responsibilities of a QMHA?
Answer: Communicating with clients, gathering information for
evaluations, supporting clients in reaching goals, and providing various
forms of assistance.
●● What are the requirements to become a QMHA-I?
Answer: Specific educational and experience requirements set by the
certification board.
●● What is the purpose of standardized exams?
Answer: To ensure minimum qualifications of competence and safety.
●● What is the goal of the common credentialing registry?
,Answer: To streamline billing processes for Medicaid by having all
providers on one registry.
●● Why is experience given more weight in competency-based exams?
Answer: To recognize the value of practical experience in addition to
formal education.
●● How is the QMHA-1 exam graded?
Answer: It is a pass or no-pass exam, with a percentage score provided
later. Exam is multiple choice, requiring 90% to pass.
●● What is the role of QMHAs in mental health programs?
Answer: Assisting mental health professionals, psychologists, and
psychiatrists in providing services.
●● What tasks do QMHAs perform for clients?
Answer: Communicating, gathering information, supporting goals, and
providing various forms of assistance.
●● What is the purpose of QMHA certification?
Answer: To ensure competence and safety in mental health
professionals.
●● What is the role of the MHACBO in certification?
, Answer: Setting standards and administering the certification process.
●● What are the QMHA Domains?
Answer: Clinical Competency, Professional Responsibility, Safety,
Administrative Responsibility
●● What are the 11 tasks of clinical competency?
Answer: 1. Engaging Clients, 2. Orienting Clients, 3. Collecting
information for assessments, 4. Supporting Clients, 5. Monitoring,
Observing and reporting, 6. Teaching basic and community living skills,
7. Resource referral, 8. Implementing Interventions, 9. Enhancing
client's participation, 10. Assisting with activities of daily living, 11.
Facilitating family involvement
●● What is Task 1.1 of Clinical Competence?
Answer: Engaging Consumers: Establishes a helping relationship with
the consumer receiving services by demonstrating empathy, respect, and
genuineness in order to build trust.
●● What are the 7 subtasks of Task 1.1?
Answer: 1) Demonstrates active listening skills, establishing rapport,
rapidly developing and maintaining effective working relationships with
diverse individuals, including consumers, family members, supporters
and other providers. 2) Uses non-judgmental and person-first language
to develop engagement. 3) Clearly conveys relevant information in a
non-judgmental manner about behavioral health, general health, and
