Maryland State Law Test for Counselors
Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alcohol & Drug Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER - Assisting an individual, family, or
group through the client counselor relationship to develop understanding of intrapersonal and
interpresonal substance abuse problems.
Appraisal - CORRECT ANSWER - Selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting
instruments designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements,
interests, and personal characteristics
Board - CORRECT ANSWER - The State Board of Professional Counselors and
Therapists
Certificate - CORRECT ANSWER - Certificate issued by the Board to practice
professional counseling
Certified Professional Counselor - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional Counselor who is
certified by the board
Counseling - CORRECT 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
Fund - CORRECT ANSWER - The State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
Fund
License - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical Alcohol & Drug
Counseling
Clinical Marriage & Family Therapy
Clinical Professional Counseling
Graduate Alcohol & Drug Counseling
Graduate Marriage & Family Therapy
Graduate Professional Counselor
What does it mean to practice clinical counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER - means to
engage professionally and for compensation
What does it mean to practice graduate counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER - to practice
clinically under the supervision of a licensed clinical provider while fulfilling the requirements
for supervised experience.
Legislative Findings - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - 13 members
What is the breakdown of the board members? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 Licensed
Clinical Professional Counselors
3 Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapists
3 Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselors
2 Consumer Members
Qualifications for Consumer Members - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be a member of
general public
Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alcohol & Drug Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER - Assisting an individual, family, or
group through the client counselor relationship to develop understanding of intrapersonal and
interpresonal substance abuse problems.
Appraisal - CORRECT ANSWER - Selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting
instruments designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements,
interests, and personal characteristics
Board - CORRECT ANSWER - The State Board of Professional Counselors and
Therapists
Certificate - CORRECT ANSWER - Certificate issued by the Board to practice
professional counseling
Certified Professional Counselor - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional Counselor who is
certified by the board
Counseling - CORRECT 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
Fund - CORRECT ANSWER - The State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
Fund
License - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical Alcohol & Drug
Counseling
Clinical Marriage & Family Therapy
Clinical Professional Counseling
Graduate Alcohol & Drug Counseling
Graduate Marriage & Family Therapy
Graduate Professional Counselor
What does it mean to practice clinical counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER - means to
engage professionally and for compensation
What does it mean to practice graduate counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER - to practice
clinically under the supervision of a licensed clinical provider while fulfilling the requirements
for supervised experience.
Legislative Findings - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - 13 members
What is the breakdown of the board members? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 Licensed
Clinical Professional Counselors
3 Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapists
3 Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselors
2 Consumer Members
Qualifications for Consumer Members - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be a member of
general public
