OLERE (OKLAHOMA LEGAL AND ETHICAL
RESPONSIBILITIES EXAMINATION) 2023 ACTUAL EXAM
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Act - ANSWER: Licensed Professional Counselors Act
Administrative Procedures Act ("APA") - ANSWER: Article I and/or Article II of the
Administrative Procedures Act,
Applicant - ANSWER: A person who has made a formal application with the Board
Approved LPC Supervisor ("Supervisor") - ANSWER: An individual who meets the
qualifications to become an approved supervisor and is approved by the Board
Board - ANSWER: State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
Complainant - ANSWER: Any person who files a Request for Inquiry against a LPC,
Candidate, or a person who delivers licensed professional counseling services
without a license
Complaint Committee - ANSWER: One Board member who is an LPC, the Executive
Director, the Assistant Attorney General and may include other appropriate
individuals as determined by the Committee
Dual relationship - ANSWER: A familial, social, financial, business, professional, close
personal, sexual or other nontherapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in
any activity with another person that interferes or conflicts with the LPC's or LPC
Candidate's professional obligation to a client
Direct Client Contact Hours - ANSWER: The performance of therapeutic or clinical
functions that includes diagnosis, assessment and treatment of mental, emotional
and behavioral disorders based primarily on verbal communications and intervention
with, and in the presence of, one or more clients.
Employee - ANSWER: (A) Any officer of a corporation; or (B) Any individual who,
under the usual common law rules applicable in determining the employer-
employee relationship, has the status of employee
Face-to-face supervision - ANSWER: The Supervisor and the Candidate shall be in the
physical presence of the other during individual or group supervision
Forensic services - ANSWER: The application of knowledge, training and experience
from the mental health field to the establishment of facts and/or the establishment
of evidence in a court of law or ordered by a court of law
,Formal Complaint - ANSWER: A written statement of alleged violation(s) of the Act
and/or Rules which is filed by the Assistant Attorney General. The Formal Complaint
schedules an Individual Proceeding before the Board
Full time - ANSWER: At least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week
Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning - ANSWER: The delivery of
graduate coursework or continuing education through mailed correspondence or
other distance learning technologies, which focuses on using synchronous or
asynchronous instructional delivery methods. Home-study or technology-assisted
distance learning is designed to deliver education to learners who are not in the
direct physical presence of the educator.
Licensed Professional Counselor - ANSWER: A person holding a current license issued
pursuant to the provision of the Professional Counselor Licensure Act
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate ("Candidate") - ANSWER: A person whose
application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for
licensure
Licensure Committee - ANSWER: Two LPC Board members, the Executive Director,
and may include other appropriate individuals as determined by the Committee.
OAC - ANSWER: Oklahoma Administrative Code
On-site supervisor - ANSWER: A person who may not be an approved LPC supervisor
but is licensed by the state of Oklahoma as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist,
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, Psychologist,
Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatrist, or Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
employed by the agency employing the LPC Candidate whose assigned job duties
include acting as the immediate supervisor to the LPC Candidate and who is available
to the candidate at all times when counseling services are being rendered by the LPC
Candidate
Request for Inquiry" ("RFI") - ANSWER: A written or oral statement of complaint from
any person alleging possible violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules.
Respondent - ANSWER: The person against whom an Individual Proceeding is
initiated.
Staff - ANSWER: The personnel of the Board
Technology-assisted supervision - ANSWER: Supervision that occurs through video
teleconferencing, over secure internet 3 connections, wherein a Supervisor and a
Candidate are in separate physical locations.
,Responsibility - ANSWER: It shall be the responsibility of LPCs, in their commitment
to the understanding of human behavior, to value objectivity and integrity, and in
providing services, to strive to maintain the highest standards of their profession.
LPCs shall accept responsibility for the consequences of their work and make every
effort to ensure that their services are used appropriately. LPCs shall be alert to
personal, social, organizational, financial, and political situations or pressures that
might lead to the misuse of their influence. LPCs shall not participate in, condone, or
be associated with dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. LPCs shall not
exploit their relationships with clients for personal advantage, profit, satisfaction, or
interest.
Competence: Counseling - ANSWER: LPCs shall practice only within the boundaries of
their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, state
and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. An
LPC shall only practice in a new area when said LPC has received the necessary
education, training and supervised experience, and shall take steps to ensure the
competence of work provided and to protect others from possible harm.
Competence: Testing and assessment - ANSWER: LPCs shall know the limits of their
competence and shall therefore perform only those testing and assessment services
for which they have received training and supervision in the administration, scoring
and interpretation processes associated with the provisions of such services. LPCs
shall be responsible for receiving training on testing and assessment instruments
that have been revised or updated. LPCs shall be familiar with related
standardization, proper application, copyright restrictions and security demands of
any testing or assessment technique utilized. LPCs shall ensure that any testing
instrument selected is the most current edition available, has been properly
evaluated for validity and reliability and is culturally appropriate for the clients with
whom it is used. LPCs using computer-based test interpretations shall be trained in
the construct being measured and the specific instrument being used prior to using
this type of computer application. LPCs shall ensure the proper use of assessment
techniques by persons under their supervision.
Competence: Diagnosis of mental disorders - ANSWER: LPCs shall provide the proper
diagnosis of mental disorders in their clients, as published in Section E.5., Diagnosis
of Mental Disorders, of the American 4 Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics,
approved by the ACA Governing Council, 2005.
Competence: Specialty - ANSWER: LPCs shall not represent themselves as specialists
in any aspect of counseling, unless so designated by the Board.
Competence: Research - ANSWER: LPCs shall plan, design, conduct, and report
research only in a manner as published in Section G., Research and Publication, of
the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics, approved by the ACA
Governing Council, 2005.
, Competence: Impairment - ANSWER: LPCs shall not offer or render professional
services when such services may be impaired by a personal physical, mental or
emotional condition(s). LPCs shall seek assistance for any such personal problem(s)
with their physical, mental or emotional condition, and, if necessary, limit, suspend,
or terminate their professional activities. If an LPC possesses a bias, disposition,
attitude, moral persuasion or other similar condition that limits his or her ability to
recommend a course of treatment or decision-making that is indicated, and under
such circumstances where all other treatment and decision options are contra-
indicated, then in that event the LPC shall not undertake to provide counseling and
will terminate the counseling relationship in accordance with these rules.
Competence: Knowledge of impairment - ANSWER: Knowledge of impairment. If a
LPC becomes aware that a LPC or LPC Candidate is violating an obligation described
in OAC 86:10-3- 2(f), OAC 86:10-3-4(b) or other provisions of the Act or this Chapter
of regulations, the LPC must, within thirty (30) days, report the situation to the Board
in accordance with OAC 86:10-29- 3. The report shall contain, at a minimum, the
following:
(1) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate making the report;
(2) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate who is allegedly impaired;
(3) Any facts that can be revealed concerning the impairment;
(4) The LPC shall maintain the confidentiality of the client pursuant to Title 59 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1910, unless a signed release is received from the client.
Competence: Knowledge of any sexual conduct - ANSWER: If a LPC becomes aware
that another LPC or LPC Candidate is engaging in sexual conduct that violates the Act
or this Subchapter, the LPC must, within thirty (30) days, report any sexual conduct
to the Board in accordance with OAC 86:10-29-3. The report shall contain, at a
minimum, the following: (1) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate making the report;
(2) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate who is alleged to have engaged in the sexual
conduct;
(3) Any facts that can be revealed concerning the sexual conduct;
(4) The LPC shall maintain the confidentiality of the client pursuant to Title 59 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1910, unless a signed release is received from the client.
Competence: Forensic services - ANSWER: LPCs and LPC Candidates may perform
forensic services, which include, but are not limited to, assessments, interviews,
consultations, custody evaluations, reports, expert testimony, or other such activity
that is undertaken or conducted by the candidate or licensee in contemplation that
the results may, or are intended to be, later furnished to a trier of fact or other
decision maker, only under the following conditions:
(1) LPCs must demonstrate competence by education and experience in the subject
matter relevant to the issues in question, as determined by the court.
(2) LPCs shall provide a written notice and make a reasonable attempt to obtain a
signature acknowledging receipt of such notice, from each person or persons who is
the subject of the forensic services. This written notice shall include:
RESPONSIBILITIES EXAMINATION) 2023 ACTUAL EXAM
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Act - ANSWER: Licensed Professional Counselors Act
Administrative Procedures Act ("APA") - ANSWER: Article I and/or Article II of the
Administrative Procedures Act,
Applicant - ANSWER: A person who has made a formal application with the Board
Approved LPC Supervisor ("Supervisor") - ANSWER: An individual who meets the
qualifications to become an approved supervisor and is approved by the Board
Board - ANSWER: State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
Complainant - ANSWER: Any person who files a Request for Inquiry against a LPC,
Candidate, or a person who delivers licensed professional counseling services
without a license
Complaint Committee - ANSWER: One Board member who is an LPC, the Executive
Director, the Assistant Attorney General and may include other appropriate
individuals as determined by the Committee
Dual relationship - ANSWER: A familial, social, financial, business, professional, close
personal, sexual or other nontherapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in
any activity with another person that interferes or conflicts with the LPC's or LPC
Candidate's professional obligation to a client
Direct Client Contact Hours - ANSWER: The performance of therapeutic or clinical
functions that includes diagnosis, assessment and treatment of mental, emotional
and behavioral disorders based primarily on verbal communications and intervention
with, and in the presence of, one or more clients.
Employee - ANSWER: (A) Any officer of a corporation; or (B) Any individual who,
under the usual common law rules applicable in determining the employer-
employee relationship, has the status of employee
Face-to-face supervision - ANSWER: The Supervisor and the Candidate shall be in the
physical presence of the other during individual or group supervision
Forensic services - ANSWER: The application of knowledge, training and experience
from the mental health field to the establishment of facts and/or the establishment
of evidence in a court of law or ordered by a court of law
,Formal Complaint - ANSWER: A written statement of alleged violation(s) of the Act
and/or Rules which is filed by the Assistant Attorney General. The Formal Complaint
schedules an Individual Proceeding before the Board
Full time - ANSWER: At least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week
Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning - ANSWER: The delivery of
graduate coursework or continuing education through mailed correspondence or
other distance learning technologies, which focuses on using synchronous or
asynchronous instructional delivery methods. Home-study or technology-assisted
distance learning is designed to deliver education to learners who are not in the
direct physical presence of the educator.
Licensed Professional Counselor - ANSWER: A person holding a current license issued
pursuant to the provision of the Professional Counselor Licensure Act
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate ("Candidate") - ANSWER: A person whose
application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for
licensure
Licensure Committee - ANSWER: Two LPC Board members, the Executive Director,
and may include other appropriate individuals as determined by the Committee.
OAC - ANSWER: Oklahoma Administrative Code
On-site supervisor - ANSWER: A person who may not be an approved LPC supervisor
but is licensed by the state of Oklahoma as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist,
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, Psychologist,
Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatrist, or Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
employed by the agency employing the LPC Candidate whose assigned job duties
include acting as the immediate supervisor to the LPC Candidate and who is available
to the candidate at all times when counseling services are being rendered by the LPC
Candidate
Request for Inquiry" ("RFI") - ANSWER: A written or oral statement of complaint from
any person alleging possible violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules.
Respondent - ANSWER: The person against whom an Individual Proceeding is
initiated.
Staff - ANSWER: The personnel of the Board
Technology-assisted supervision - ANSWER: Supervision that occurs through video
teleconferencing, over secure internet 3 connections, wherein a Supervisor and a
Candidate are in separate physical locations.
,Responsibility - ANSWER: It shall be the responsibility of LPCs, in their commitment
to the understanding of human behavior, to value objectivity and integrity, and in
providing services, to strive to maintain the highest standards of their profession.
LPCs shall accept responsibility for the consequences of their work and make every
effort to ensure that their services are used appropriately. LPCs shall be alert to
personal, social, organizational, financial, and political situations or pressures that
might lead to the misuse of their influence. LPCs shall not participate in, condone, or
be associated with dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. LPCs shall not
exploit their relationships with clients for personal advantage, profit, satisfaction, or
interest.
Competence: Counseling - ANSWER: LPCs shall practice only within the boundaries of
their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, state
and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. An
LPC shall only practice in a new area when said LPC has received the necessary
education, training and supervised experience, and shall take steps to ensure the
competence of work provided and to protect others from possible harm.
Competence: Testing and assessment - ANSWER: LPCs shall know the limits of their
competence and shall therefore perform only those testing and assessment services
for which they have received training and supervision in the administration, scoring
and interpretation processes associated with the provisions of such services. LPCs
shall be responsible for receiving training on testing and assessment instruments
that have been revised or updated. LPCs shall be familiar with related
standardization, proper application, copyright restrictions and security demands of
any testing or assessment technique utilized. LPCs shall ensure that any testing
instrument selected is the most current edition available, has been properly
evaluated for validity and reliability and is culturally appropriate for the clients with
whom it is used. LPCs using computer-based test interpretations shall be trained in
the construct being measured and the specific instrument being used prior to using
this type of computer application. LPCs shall ensure the proper use of assessment
techniques by persons under their supervision.
Competence: Diagnosis of mental disorders - ANSWER: LPCs shall provide the proper
diagnosis of mental disorders in their clients, as published in Section E.5., Diagnosis
of Mental Disorders, of the American 4 Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics,
approved by the ACA Governing Council, 2005.
Competence: Specialty - ANSWER: LPCs shall not represent themselves as specialists
in any aspect of counseling, unless so designated by the Board.
Competence: Research - ANSWER: LPCs shall plan, design, conduct, and report
research only in a manner as published in Section G., Research and Publication, of
the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics, approved by the ACA
Governing Council, 2005.
, Competence: Impairment - ANSWER: LPCs shall not offer or render professional
services when such services may be impaired by a personal physical, mental or
emotional condition(s). LPCs shall seek assistance for any such personal problem(s)
with their physical, mental or emotional condition, and, if necessary, limit, suspend,
or terminate their professional activities. If an LPC possesses a bias, disposition,
attitude, moral persuasion or other similar condition that limits his or her ability to
recommend a course of treatment or decision-making that is indicated, and under
such circumstances where all other treatment and decision options are contra-
indicated, then in that event the LPC shall not undertake to provide counseling and
will terminate the counseling relationship in accordance with these rules.
Competence: Knowledge of impairment - ANSWER: Knowledge of impairment. If a
LPC becomes aware that a LPC or LPC Candidate is violating an obligation described
in OAC 86:10-3- 2(f), OAC 86:10-3-4(b) or other provisions of the Act or this Chapter
of regulations, the LPC must, within thirty (30) days, report the situation to the Board
in accordance with OAC 86:10-29- 3. The report shall contain, at a minimum, the
following:
(1) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate making the report;
(2) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate who is allegedly impaired;
(3) Any facts that can be revealed concerning the impairment;
(4) The LPC shall maintain the confidentiality of the client pursuant to Title 59 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1910, unless a signed release is received from the client.
Competence: Knowledge of any sexual conduct - ANSWER: If a LPC becomes aware
that another LPC or LPC Candidate is engaging in sexual conduct that violates the Act
or this Subchapter, the LPC must, within thirty (30) days, report any sexual conduct
to the Board in accordance with OAC 86:10-29-3. The report shall contain, at a
minimum, the following: (1) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate making the report;
(2) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate who is alleged to have engaged in the sexual
conduct;
(3) Any facts that can be revealed concerning the sexual conduct;
(4) The LPC shall maintain the confidentiality of the client pursuant to Title 59 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1910, unless a signed release is received from the client.
Competence: Forensic services - ANSWER: LPCs and LPC Candidates may perform
forensic services, which include, but are not limited to, assessments, interviews,
consultations, custody evaluations, reports, expert testimony, or other such activity
that is undertaken or conducted by the candidate or licensee in contemplation that
the results may, or are intended to be, later furnished to a trier of fact or other
decision maker, only under the following conditions:
(1) LPCs must demonstrate competence by education and experience in the subject
matter relevant to the issues in question, as determined by the court.
(2) LPCs shall provide a written notice and make a reasonable attempt to obtain a
signature acknowledging receipt of such notice, from each person or persons who is
the subject of the forensic services. This written notice shall include:
