TEXAS LPC JURISPRUDENCE FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS & COMPLETE ANSWERS | A+ SCORE SOLUTION |
NEWEST 2025/2026
"LPCs are regulated by... - CORRECT ANSWER Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 -
Professional Counselors"
"Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 - Professional Counselors is also known as -
CORRECT ANSWER Licensed Professional Counselors Act"
"Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 - Professional Counselors aka Licensed Professional
Counselors Act does NOT allow for... - CORRECT ANSWER practice of medicine, law,
counseling for government or educational institutions, counselor interns, federal employees,
social workers, pastoral counselors, public/private nonprofits, rehab counselors & music
therapists."
"Does the Texas occupational code have a separate specialization for art therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER YES"
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,"Who adopts & publishes LPC code of ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER The Board"
"Who adopts & lists authorized counseling methods & practices? - CORRECT ANSWER
The Board"
"What 3 places does the Board establish consumers receive info on directing complaints? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1-written contracts for services, 2-sign prominently displayed in the
place of business & 3-bill for services provided by persons regulated by the board."
"Can the board request the department issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a
relevant witness? - CORRECT ANSWER YES"
"Is the license holder entitled to a hearing before a sanction is imposed by the board? -
CORRECT ANSWER Yes, conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings."
"Can a license be suspended temporarily without notice or a hearing? - CORRECT
ANSWER Yes, if the evidence or information presented that continued practice by the
license holder would constitute a continuing an eminent threat to the public welfare."
"Can the board order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer? - CORRECT
ANSWER Yes, as a result of an informal settlement conference or in addition to imposing
administrative penalty. It may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license
holder for services."
"What happens if the person does not pay the administrative penalty? - CORRECT
ANSWER The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty."
"What does a licensee have to provide in writing to an individual before counseling services
begin? - CORRECT ANSWER 1-fees and arrangement for payment; 2-counseling
purposes, goals and techniques; 3- any restrictions placed on license by the board; 4-limits
of confidentiality; 5-any intent of the licensee to use another individual to provide counseling
treatment intervention to the client; 6-supervision of the licensee by another licensed
healthcare professional; 7-name address and telephone number of the board for the purpose
of reporting violations; 8-plan for the custody and control of the individual's mental health
records in the event of the licensee's death, incapacity or termination of the licensee's
counseling practice."
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, "A non-therapeutic relationship is defined as... - CORRECT ANSWER Any non-counseling
activity initiated by either the licensee or the client that results in a relationship unrelated to
therapy."
"Yes or no? A licensee may take reasonable action to inform medical or law-enforcement
personnel if the licensee determines that there is a probability of eminent physical injury by
the client to the client or others or there was a probability of a media mental or emotional
injury to the client. - CORRECT ANSWER YES"
"Does the licensee have to take reasonable precautions to protect individuals from physical
or emotional harm resulting from interactions within a group or from individual counseling?
- CORRECT ANSWER YES"
"What has to be documented to be considered accurate record keeping of counseling w/ each
client? - CORRECT ANSWER 1-intake assessment; 2-dates of counseling treatment
intervention; 3-principal treatment methods; 4-progress notes; 5-treatment plan; 6-billing
information."
"Can an LPC evaluate an individual's mental emotional or behavioral condition if the LPC has
not personally interview the individual? - CORRECT ANSWER No, or the LPC must
disclose within the evaluation that the LOC has NOT personally interviewed the individual."
"True or false? An LPC shall not aid or abet the unlicensed practice of professional counseling
by a person required to be licensed. - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE"
"True or false? The LPC must demonstrate that there has been no exploitation in a sexual or
romantic relationship w/ a previous client including... - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE, 1-
amount of time that has passed since therapy terminated; 2-nature and duration of the
therapy; 3-circumstances of termination; 4-client's personal history; 5-client's current
mental status; 6-likelihood of adverse impact on the client and others; 7-any statements or
actions made by the therapist during the course of therapy suggesting or inviting the
possibility of a post termination sexual or romantic relationship with the client."
"A licensee CAN or CANNOT practice therapeutic deception of a person who is a client? -
CORRECT ANSWER CANNOT"
"True or false? It is NOT a defense if the sexual contact, sexual exploitation or therapeutic
deception with the person occurred with consent, outside the professional counseling
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QUESTIONS & COMPLETE ANSWERS | A+ SCORE SOLUTION |
NEWEST 2025/2026
"LPCs are regulated by... - CORRECT ANSWER Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 -
Professional Counselors"
"Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 - Professional Counselors is also known as -
CORRECT ANSWER Licensed Professional Counselors Act"
"Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503 - Professional Counselors aka Licensed Professional
Counselors Act does NOT allow for... - CORRECT ANSWER practice of medicine, law,
counseling for government or educational institutions, counselor interns, federal employees,
social workers, pastoral counselors, public/private nonprofits, rehab counselors & music
therapists."
"Does the Texas occupational code have a separate specialization for art therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER YES"
1
,"Who adopts & publishes LPC code of ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER The Board"
"Who adopts & lists authorized counseling methods & practices? - CORRECT ANSWER
The Board"
"What 3 places does the Board establish consumers receive info on directing complaints? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1-written contracts for services, 2-sign prominently displayed in the
place of business & 3-bill for services provided by persons regulated by the board."
"Can the board request the department issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a
relevant witness? - CORRECT ANSWER YES"
"Is the license holder entitled to a hearing before a sanction is imposed by the board? -
CORRECT ANSWER Yes, conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings."
"Can a license be suspended temporarily without notice or a hearing? - CORRECT
ANSWER Yes, if the evidence or information presented that continued practice by the
license holder would constitute a continuing an eminent threat to the public welfare."
"Can the board order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer? - CORRECT
ANSWER Yes, as a result of an informal settlement conference or in addition to imposing
administrative penalty. It may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license
holder for services."
"What happens if the person does not pay the administrative penalty? - CORRECT
ANSWER The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty."
"What does a licensee have to provide in writing to an individual before counseling services
begin? - CORRECT ANSWER 1-fees and arrangement for payment; 2-counseling
purposes, goals and techniques; 3- any restrictions placed on license by the board; 4-limits
of confidentiality; 5-any intent of the licensee to use another individual to provide counseling
treatment intervention to the client; 6-supervision of the licensee by another licensed
healthcare professional; 7-name address and telephone number of the board for the purpose
of reporting violations; 8-plan for the custody and control of the individual's mental health
records in the event of the licensee's death, incapacity or termination of the licensee's
counseling practice."
2
, "A non-therapeutic relationship is defined as... - CORRECT ANSWER Any non-counseling
activity initiated by either the licensee or the client that results in a relationship unrelated to
therapy."
"Yes or no? A licensee may take reasonable action to inform medical or law-enforcement
personnel if the licensee determines that there is a probability of eminent physical injury by
the client to the client or others or there was a probability of a media mental or emotional
injury to the client. - CORRECT ANSWER YES"
"Does the licensee have to take reasonable precautions to protect individuals from physical
or emotional harm resulting from interactions within a group or from individual counseling?
- CORRECT ANSWER YES"
"What has to be documented to be considered accurate record keeping of counseling w/ each
client? - CORRECT ANSWER 1-intake assessment; 2-dates of counseling treatment
intervention; 3-principal treatment methods; 4-progress notes; 5-treatment plan; 6-billing
information."
"Can an LPC evaluate an individual's mental emotional or behavioral condition if the LPC has
not personally interview the individual? - CORRECT ANSWER No, or the LPC must
disclose within the evaluation that the LOC has NOT personally interviewed the individual."
"True or false? An LPC shall not aid or abet the unlicensed practice of professional counseling
by a person required to be licensed. - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE"
"True or false? The LPC must demonstrate that there has been no exploitation in a sexual or
romantic relationship w/ a previous client including... - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE, 1-
amount of time that has passed since therapy terminated; 2-nature and duration of the
therapy; 3-circumstances of termination; 4-client's personal history; 5-client's current
mental status; 6-likelihood of adverse impact on the client and others; 7-any statements or
actions made by the therapist during the course of therapy suggesting or inviting the
possibility of a post termination sexual or romantic relationship with the client."
"A licensee CAN or CANNOT practice therapeutic deception of a person who is a client? -
CORRECT ANSWER CANNOT"
"True or false? It is NOT a defense if the sexual contact, sexual exploitation or therapeutic
deception with the person occurred with consent, outside the professional counseling
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