CPCE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (PROFESSIONAL
ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
Which group has been most instrumen-
tal in opposing counselor licensure?
a. Social workers.
c. Psychologists.
b. Psychiatrists.
c. Psychologists.
d. AAMFT members.
In the late 1970s, AACD ( known as ACA
since 1992) began to focus very heavily
on professional credentialing. This led to
the formation of the
b. NBCC.
a. CCMHC.
b. NBCC.
c. CACREP, formed in 1981.
d. APGA, formed in 1952.
By passing the NCE, a counselor can
attain , given via NBCC.
a. NCC, a generic certification for coun-
selors.
a. NCC, a generic certification for coun-
b. NCC, a specialty mental health certifi-
selors.
cation for counselors.
c. NCC, national certification for school
counselors.
d. MAC, master addictions counselor.
Which choice would most likely vio-
late the counseling ethic or law termed
"scope of practice"?
a. A counselor who is using good accu-
rate empathy with a client, but fails to
confront her about her excessive drink-
ing. d. A counselor who is conducting a strict
b. A licensed counselor who gives the Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
client a DSM diagnostic code for insur-
ance.
c. A counselor who is too active-directive
with a client.
d. A counselor who is conducting a strict
Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
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ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
Ethical guidelines were first created for
the helping professions in 1953 when
the American Psychological Association
(APA) published their first code of ethics.
The National Association of Social Work-
ers (NASW) created their code in 1960,
and in 1961, the organization that is
c. standards of conduct imposed by ACA
now ACA adopted ethics for counselors.
and NBCC.
Ethics always describe
a. laws.
b. universal principles which apply to all
helpers.
c. standards of conduct imposed by ACA
and NBCC.
d. all of the above.
Most ethical dilemmas are related to
a. confidentiality.
b. testing. a. confidentiality.
c. diagnosis.
d. research.
The landmark 1969 case, Tarasoff ver-
sus the Board of Regents of the Univer-
sity of California illuminated
difficulties involved in a. client/counselor
c. the duty to warn a client in imminent
sexual behavior.
danger.
b. ethical issues in relation to research.
c. the duty to warn a client in imminent
danger.
d. the impact of an impaired professional.
A counselor reveals information that is
extremely damaging to a client's reputa-
tion. This counselor could be accused of
a. beneficence. d. defamation
b. justice.
c. nonmaleficence
d. defamation
state laws can govern title usage and
practice, however, they do not govern
, CPCE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (PROFESSIONAL
ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
a. accreditation.
b. counselor licensure.
c. psychologist licensure. a. accreditation.
d. involuntary commitment to state psy-
chiatric facilities.
An exception to confidentiality could oc-
cur when a client is suicidal. Suicidal
warning signs include
a. repeatedly joking about killing one's
self.
b. giving away prized possessions after
d. all of the above.
one has been depressed for an extended
period of time.
c. a previous suicide attempt and a very
detailed suicide
plan for the future.
d. all of the above.
A statement of disclosure could include
all except
a. a list of the courses the counselor took
in graduate school.
b. the counselor's qualifications, office
a. a list of the courses the counselor took
hours, and billing policies.
in graduate school.
c. emergency procedures and therapy
techniques utilized.
d. a statement that confidentiality is de-
sirable, but cannot be
guaranteed in a group setting.
Privileged communication refers to the
fact that anything said to a counselor by
a client
d. will not be divulged outside the coun-
a. can be revealed in a court of law if the
seling setting without the client's permis-
counselor decides it is beneficial.
sion.
b. can be revealed only if a counselor
testifies in court.
c. is protected by laws in every state.
d. will not be divulged outside the coun-
, CPCE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (PROFESSIONAL
ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
seling setting without the client's permis-
sion.
In regard to state law and privileged com-
munication, counselors must be aware
that
a. privileged communication exists in
every state in the union for LPCs.
b. laws are unclear and may vary from
b. laws are unclear and may vary from
state to state.
state to state.
c. there are no laws which govern this
issue.
d. state psychology laws are applicable
in this respect.
When counselors state that privileged
communication is "qualified," they actu-
ally mean that
a. the counselor must have certifica-
tion before privileged communication ap-
c. exceptions may exist.
plies.
b. privileged communication applies only
to doctoral level counselors.
c. exceptions may exist.
d. all of the above.
You are a counselor in a state that does
not legally support privileged communi-
cation. You refuse to testify in court. In
this situation
a. ACA will back you for doing the ethical
thing.
b. NBCC will back you if and only if you d. you could be held in contempt of court.
have attained NCC
status.
c. you need not testify if your case was
supervised by a li-
censed psychologist and/or psychiatrist.
d. you could be held in contempt of court.
An 11-year-old child comes to your office
with a black eye and tells you she can't
ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
Which group has been most instrumen-
tal in opposing counselor licensure?
a. Social workers.
c. Psychologists.
b. Psychiatrists.
c. Psychologists.
d. AAMFT members.
In the late 1970s, AACD ( known as ACA
since 1992) began to focus very heavily
on professional credentialing. This led to
the formation of the
b. NBCC.
a. CCMHC.
b. NBCC.
c. CACREP, formed in 1981.
d. APGA, formed in 1952.
By passing the NCE, a counselor can
attain , given via NBCC.
a. NCC, a generic certification for coun-
selors.
a. NCC, a generic certification for coun-
b. NCC, a specialty mental health certifi-
selors.
cation for counselors.
c. NCC, national certification for school
counselors.
d. MAC, master addictions counselor.
Which choice would most likely vio-
late the counseling ethic or law termed
"scope of practice"?
a. A counselor who is using good accu-
rate empathy with a client, but fails to
confront her about her excessive drink-
ing. d. A counselor who is conducting a strict
b. A licensed counselor who gives the Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
client a DSM diagnostic code for insur-
ance.
c. A counselor who is too active-directive
with a client.
d. A counselor who is conducting a strict
Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
, CPCE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (PROFESSIONAL
ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
Ethical guidelines were first created for
the helping professions in 1953 when
the American Psychological Association
(APA) published their first code of ethics.
The National Association of Social Work-
ers (NASW) created their code in 1960,
and in 1961, the organization that is
c. standards of conduct imposed by ACA
now ACA adopted ethics for counselors.
and NBCC.
Ethics always describe
a. laws.
b. universal principles which apply to all
helpers.
c. standards of conduct imposed by ACA
and NBCC.
d. all of the above.
Most ethical dilemmas are related to
a. confidentiality.
b. testing. a. confidentiality.
c. diagnosis.
d. research.
The landmark 1969 case, Tarasoff ver-
sus the Board of Regents of the Univer-
sity of California illuminated
difficulties involved in a. client/counselor
c. the duty to warn a client in imminent
sexual behavior.
danger.
b. ethical issues in relation to research.
c. the duty to warn a client in imminent
danger.
d. the impact of an impaired professional.
A counselor reveals information that is
extremely damaging to a client's reputa-
tion. This counselor could be accused of
a. beneficence. d. defamation
b. justice.
c. nonmaleficence
d. defamation
state laws can govern title usage and
practice, however, they do not govern
, CPCE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (PROFESSIONAL
ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
a. accreditation.
b. counselor licensure.
c. psychologist licensure. a. accreditation.
d. involuntary commitment to state psy-
chiatric facilities.
An exception to confidentiality could oc-
cur when a client is suicidal. Suicidal
warning signs include
a. repeatedly joking about killing one's
self.
b. giving away prized possessions after
d. all of the above.
one has been depressed for an extended
period of time.
c. a previous suicide attempt and a very
detailed suicide
plan for the future.
d. all of the above.
A statement of disclosure could include
all except
a. a list of the courses the counselor took
in graduate school.
b. the counselor's qualifications, office
a. a list of the courses the counselor took
hours, and billing policies.
in graduate school.
c. emergency procedures and therapy
techniques utilized.
d. a statement that confidentiality is de-
sirable, but cannot be
guaranteed in a group setting.
Privileged communication refers to the
fact that anything said to a counselor by
a client
d. will not be divulged outside the coun-
a. can be revealed in a court of law if the
seling setting without the client's permis-
counselor decides it is beneficial.
sion.
b. can be revealed only if a counselor
testifies in court.
c. is protected by laws in every state.
d. will not be divulged outside the coun-
, CPCE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (PROFESSIONAL
ORIENTATION AND ETHICS) |WELL STRUCTURED|100% PASS|
seling setting without the client's permis-
sion.
In regard to state law and privileged com-
munication, counselors must be aware
that
a. privileged communication exists in
every state in the union for LPCs.
b. laws are unclear and may vary from
b. laws are unclear and may vary from
state to state.
state to state.
c. there are no laws which govern this
issue.
d. state psychology laws are applicable
in this respect.
When counselors state that privileged
communication is "qualified," they actu-
ally mean that
a. the counselor must have certifica-
tion before privileged communication ap-
c. exceptions may exist.
plies.
b. privileged communication applies only
to doctoral level counselors.
c. exceptions may exist.
d. all of the above.
You are a counselor in a state that does
not legally support privileged communi-
cation. You refuse to testify in court. In
this situation
a. ACA will back you for doing the ethical
thing.
b. NBCC will back you if and only if you d. you could be held in contempt of court.
have attained NCC
status.
c. you need not testify if your case was
supervised by a li-
censed psychologist and/or psychiatrist.
d. you could be held in contempt of court.
An 11-year-old child comes to your office
with a black eye and tells you she can't
