COUNSELOR PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

HIPAA CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Passed in 1996 Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records IDEA CORRECT ANSWER Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they need FERPA CORRECT ANSWER Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Created in 1974 Also known as the Buckley Amendment Specifies rights to parents and nonminor students for access to educational records NVGA CORRECT ANSWER The National Vocational Guidance Association was founded in 1913 as the first emergence of counseling (vocational counseling) It is now the National Career Development Association (NCDA) Minnesota Point of View CORRECT ANSWER Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of the first counseling theories Trait and factor theory American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) CORRECT ANSWER Created in 1952 under the NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now the American Counseling Association (ACA) ASCA CORRECT ANSWER The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division under the APGA in 1952 NDEA CORRECT ANSWER National Defense Education Act Passed by Congress in 1958 to increase funds in schools to improve curriculum and hire counselors who could identify students excelling in math and science ARCA CORRECT ANSWER American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958 First code of ethics CORRECT ANSWER Created by the APGA in 1961 Community Mental Health Act CORRECT ANSWER Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which allots money for the creation of mental health centers