MARYLAND STATE LAW TEST FOR
COUNSELORS PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Alcohol & Drug Counseling.
Answer: Assisting an individual, family, or group through the client
counselor relationship to develop understanding of intrapersonal and
interpresonal substance abuse problems.
◍ Appraisal.
Answer: Selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments
designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities,
achievements, interests, and personal characteristics
◍ What happens if a counselor engages in sexual misconduct with a client or
supervisee?.
Answer: A counselor who engages in sexual misconduct with a client or
supervisee is subject to sanctions by the Board.
◍ Board.
Answer: The State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
◍ A sanction constitutes.
Answer: the minimum disciplinary measure and does not preclude the Board
from imposing additional penalties as it considers appropriate to an
individual case.
◍ The Board shall advise _____________________ of a reprimand,
suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate on the grounds of sexual
misconduct..
, Answer: professional associations
◍ Certificate.
Answer: Certificate issued by the Board to practice professional counseling
◍ Certified Professional Counselor.
Answer: Professional Counselor who is certified by the board
◍ A counselor may not prohibit a client from.
Answer: reporting sexual misconduct as a condition of settlement of a legal
cause of action
◍ Counseling.
Answer: Assisting an individual, family, or group through the client
counselor relationship to develop an understanding of intrapersonal and
interpersonal problems, define goals, make decisions, to plan a course of
action reflecting the needs, interests, and abilities
◍ What happens if a counselor does not comply with the code of ethical
conduct?.
Answer: (1) they shall also be in violation of Health Occupations Article,
§17-313, Annotated Code of Maryland, and (2) subject to disciplinary
actions.
◍ Fund.
Answer: The State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists Fund
◍ What cannot be used as a defense against a charge of unethical conduct?.
Answer: lack of knowledge, or misunderstanding of an ethical responsibility
◍ License.
Answer: Unless the context requires otherwise, one of six types of these are
issued by the Board authorizing an individual to practice
◍ What are the 6 types of licenses?.
Answer: Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counseling Clinical Marriage & Family
Therapy Clinical Professional Counseling Graduate Alcohol & Drug
CounselingGraduate Marriage & Family Therapy Graduate Professional
, Counselor
◍ What does it mean to practice clinical counseling?.
Answer: means to engage professionally and for compensation
◍ What does it mean to practice graduate counseling?.
Answer: to practice clinically under the supervision of a licensed clinical
provider while fulfilling the requirements for supervised experience.
◍ Legislative Findings.
Answer: The General Assembly finds that the profession of counseling and
therapy profoundly affects the lives and health of the people of this state.
◍ How many members are on the board?.
Answer: 13 members
◍ A counselor is interested in implementing nontraditional treatment
modalities using physical contact with a client. What pertinent information
should be documented in the client's record?.
Answer: (1) An assessment of a client;(2) A written rationale for the use of
the physical contact treatment modality for a client; and(3) A copy of the
informed consent, signed and dated by the client and the counselor
◍ Informed consent for nontraditional treatment modalities using physical
contact must address the following:.
Answer: (a) The risks and benefits of the physical contact treatment
modality;(b) The objective or objectives and intended outcome or outcomes
of the proposed treatment;(c) Available alternative interventions; and(d) A
description of the physical contact which may be reasonably anticipated by a
client in the course of the proposed treatment.
◍ When is it considered unethical for a counselor to engage in nontraditional
treatment modalities using physical contact?.
Answer: when the risk of psychological harm to a client as a result of
physical contact has been assessed to outweigh the possible benefits of the
treatment, independent of a client's wishes.
COUNSELORS PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Alcohol & Drug Counseling.
Answer: Assisting an individual, family, or group through the client
counselor relationship to develop understanding of intrapersonal and
interpresonal substance abuse problems.
◍ Appraisal.
Answer: Selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments
designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities,
achievements, interests, and personal characteristics
◍ What happens if a counselor engages in sexual misconduct with a client or
supervisee?.
Answer: A counselor who engages in sexual misconduct with a client or
supervisee is subject to sanctions by the Board.
◍ Board.
Answer: The State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
◍ A sanction constitutes.
Answer: the minimum disciplinary measure and does not preclude the Board
from imposing additional penalties as it considers appropriate to an
individual case.
◍ The Board shall advise _____________________ of a reprimand,
suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate on the grounds of sexual
misconduct..
, Answer: professional associations
◍ Certificate.
Answer: Certificate issued by the Board to practice professional counseling
◍ Certified Professional Counselor.
Answer: Professional Counselor who is certified by the board
◍ A counselor may not prohibit a client from.
Answer: reporting sexual misconduct as a condition of settlement of a legal
cause of action
◍ Counseling.
Answer: Assisting an individual, family, or group through the client
counselor relationship to develop an understanding of intrapersonal and
interpersonal problems, define goals, make decisions, to plan a course of
action reflecting the needs, interests, and abilities
◍ What happens if a counselor does not comply with the code of ethical
conduct?.
Answer: (1) they shall also be in violation of Health Occupations Article,
§17-313, Annotated Code of Maryland, and (2) subject to disciplinary
actions.
◍ Fund.
Answer: The State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists Fund
◍ What cannot be used as a defense against a charge of unethical conduct?.
Answer: lack of knowledge, or misunderstanding of an ethical responsibility
◍ License.
Answer: Unless the context requires otherwise, one of six types of these are
issued by the Board authorizing an individual to practice
◍ What are the 6 types of licenses?.
Answer: Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counseling Clinical Marriage & Family
Therapy Clinical Professional Counseling Graduate Alcohol & Drug
CounselingGraduate Marriage & Family Therapy Graduate Professional
, Counselor
◍ What does it mean to practice clinical counseling?.
Answer: means to engage professionally and for compensation
◍ What does it mean to practice graduate counseling?.
Answer: to practice clinically under the supervision of a licensed clinical
provider while fulfilling the requirements for supervised experience.
◍ Legislative Findings.
Answer: The General Assembly finds that the profession of counseling and
therapy profoundly affects the lives and health of the people of this state.
◍ How many members are on the board?.
Answer: 13 members
◍ A counselor is interested in implementing nontraditional treatment
modalities using physical contact with a client. What pertinent information
should be documented in the client's record?.
Answer: (1) An assessment of a client;(2) A written rationale for the use of
the physical contact treatment modality for a client; and(3) A copy of the
informed consent, signed and dated by the client and the counselor
◍ Informed consent for nontraditional treatment modalities using physical
contact must address the following:.
Answer: (a) The risks and benefits of the physical contact treatment
modality;(b) The objective or objectives and intended outcome or outcomes
of the proposed treatment;(c) Available alternative interventions; and(d) A
description of the physical contact which may be reasonably anticipated by a
client in the course of the proposed treatment.
◍ When is it considered unethical for a counselor to engage in nontraditional
treatment modalities using physical contact?.
Answer: when the risk of psychological harm to a client as a result of
physical contact has been assessed to outweigh the possible benefits of the
treatment, independent of a client's wishes.
