NCE ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 TEST BANK
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE ACCURATE
EXAM COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
(RELIABLE ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION
The Jones family has been referred to a community counseling
agency for family counseling. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have a 12-year-old
son, 11-year-old daughter, and a six-year-old son. From the personal
family history inventory and during the intake it is learned that incest
between the father and 11-year-old daughter took place for several
months and prior to this visit was unknown to other family members
except for the son. No doubt the entire family can benefit from
counseling but which family member may be most in need of
individual counseling?
a. father
b. daughter
c. father-daughter
d. son
b. daughter
Child abuse-related concerns. Counseling priority is for the abused
daughter. The abusive father needs counseling although there is
likely to be court action and a mandate. The mother is also a person
of concern regarding the safety of the abused daughter as well as
what this tragedy/trauma will mean for the marriage and the family.
When abuse occurs in a family, all members are affected. Each
member has questions to be answered. This does not preclude the
fact that certain members may seek or be referred for individual
counseling. The abused daughter is a priority for individual
counseling.
,Counselors, in developing their professional identity, adhere to
established standards of care. A major reason or purpose the
counseling profession has established a standard of care is to:
a. accredit agencies providing counseling services.
b. instruct professionals as to what constitutes an adequate facility
and adequate providers of psychological services.
c. point out specialty areas.
d. regulate the profession and professionals for the purpose of
preserving public health, safety, morals, and welfare of clients and
counselors.
d. regulate the profession and professionals for the purpose of
preserving public health, safety, morals, and welfare of clients and
counselors.
When a client demonstrates a reluctance to self-explore the
counselor may choose to:
a. recognize the reluctance as a fear of change.
b. monitor the therapeutic relationship and build trust.
c. explain counseling procedures work best when the client talks
and the counselor listens and helps.
d. respect the client's right to self-disclose or not.
d. respect the client's right to self-disclose or not.
,A couple for marital discord for the past 8 months have not reached
a stage of compromise. After the last session, the wife calls to
inform the counselor of her plan to divorce her husband, but she
does not want the counselor to tell her spouse. What is the
appropriate ethical response?
a. inform the client the counselor will maintain confidentiality until
the next session and she will have to share this information at that
time
b. inform the client the counselor will maintain her confidentiality
c. inform the client the counselor cannot maintain this confidentiality
because the two of them are the clients
d. inform the client the counselor cannot maintain this confidentiality
and will have to call the husband and inform him
c. inform the client the counselor cannot maintain this confidentiality
because the two of them are the clients
, A counselor provides therapy for an agency with EAP contracts with
local companies. For several sessions the counselor has been
counseling an employee who is to retire in eight months although
has not informed his work supervisor or company. The company has
treated him very well. The client has two sessions remaining on the
contract and the counselor has started termination procedures. The
same week the clinical director at the agency assigned the
counselor a second employee from the same company. During an
early session with the second employee from the company
requested assistance for the best way to conduct firing an
employee. The second client stated firing people was very difficult
for him and has not been able to sleep, is grouchy, and questions his
ability to manage workers. The second client inadvertently
mentioned the first client's name and that the employee has worked
24 years at the company. The name matched the counselor's other
client from the company. What should the counselor do?
a. listen to the second client's request but do not respond
b. consult with a supervisor for the least harm solution
c. continue to see both clients because the first client has only two
sessions left
d. refer the second client to another colleague without telling the
second client that you are the primary therapist for the first client
b. consult with a supervisor for the least harm solution
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE ACCURATE
EXAM COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
(RELIABLE ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION
The Jones family has been referred to a community counseling
agency for family counseling. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have a 12-year-old
son, 11-year-old daughter, and a six-year-old son. From the personal
family history inventory and during the intake it is learned that incest
between the father and 11-year-old daughter took place for several
months and prior to this visit was unknown to other family members
except for the son. No doubt the entire family can benefit from
counseling but which family member may be most in need of
individual counseling?
a. father
b. daughter
c. father-daughter
d. son
b. daughter
Child abuse-related concerns. Counseling priority is for the abused
daughter. The abusive father needs counseling although there is
likely to be court action and a mandate. The mother is also a person
of concern regarding the safety of the abused daughter as well as
what this tragedy/trauma will mean for the marriage and the family.
When abuse occurs in a family, all members are affected. Each
member has questions to be answered. This does not preclude the
fact that certain members may seek or be referred for individual
counseling. The abused daughter is a priority for individual
counseling.
,Counselors, in developing their professional identity, adhere to
established standards of care. A major reason or purpose the
counseling profession has established a standard of care is to:
a. accredit agencies providing counseling services.
b. instruct professionals as to what constitutes an adequate facility
and adequate providers of psychological services.
c. point out specialty areas.
d. regulate the profession and professionals for the purpose of
preserving public health, safety, morals, and welfare of clients and
counselors.
d. regulate the profession and professionals for the purpose of
preserving public health, safety, morals, and welfare of clients and
counselors.
When a client demonstrates a reluctance to self-explore the
counselor may choose to:
a. recognize the reluctance as a fear of change.
b. monitor the therapeutic relationship and build trust.
c. explain counseling procedures work best when the client talks
and the counselor listens and helps.
d. respect the client's right to self-disclose or not.
d. respect the client's right to self-disclose or not.
,A couple for marital discord for the past 8 months have not reached
a stage of compromise. After the last session, the wife calls to
inform the counselor of her plan to divorce her husband, but she
does not want the counselor to tell her spouse. What is the
appropriate ethical response?
a. inform the client the counselor will maintain confidentiality until
the next session and she will have to share this information at that
time
b. inform the client the counselor will maintain her confidentiality
c. inform the client the counselor cannot maintain this confidentiality
because the two of them are the clients
d. inform the client the counselor cannot maintain this confidentiality
and will have to call the husband and inform him
c. inform the client the counselor cannot maintain this confidentiality
because the two of them are the clients
, A counselor provides therapy for an agency with EAP contracts with
local companies. For several sessions the counselor has been
counseling an employee who is to retire in eight months although
has not informed his work supervisor or company. The company has
treated him very well. The client has two sessions remaining on the
contract and the counselor has started termination procedures. The
same week the clinical director at the agency assigned the
counselor a second employee from the same company. During an
early session with the second employee from the company
requested assistance for the best way to conduct firing an
employee. The second client stated firing people was very difficult
for him and has not been able to sleep, is grouchy, and questions his
ability to manage workers. The second client inadvertently
mentioned the first client's name and that the employee has worked
24 years at the company. The name matched the counselor's other
client from the company. What should the counselor do?
a. listen to the second client's request but do not respond
b. consult with a supervisor for the least harm solution
c. continue to see both clients because the first client has only two
sessions left
d. refer the second client to another colleague without telling the
second client that you are the primary therapist for the first client
b. consult with a supervisor for the least harm solution
