CPCE CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure, so
a local civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting
an overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your
presentation to the group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third- party
payments from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed
counselor licensure although the need for mental health services for the
public has increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years
although it is only recently that a majority of the states have counselor
licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the public's
general welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counselor"
to those persons who have graduated from counselor education
programs.. Answer: CORRECT ANSWER:
,B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed
counselor licensure although the need for mental health services for the
public has increased steadily.
● A client has concluded a series of counseling sessions with another
counselor and has now come to you for counseling. According to the
NBCC ethical standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same
topic areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor.. Answer:
CORRECT ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
● Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all
instances of child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your
judgment) to the possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a
counselor you should
,A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary
agreement with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to
proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests.. Answer:
CORRECT ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to
proceed.
● A married couple comes to you, as a counselor in private practice and
tells you that they are having marital difficulties and have sought
counseling for resolution of them. In the course of an initial session with
them, one of the spouses reports being a new and active member of the
local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA~) group. You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
B) terminate counseling with the one spouse but continue to work with
the spouse who is not an AA participant.
, C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
D) refer both spouses to the local AA.. Answer: CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
● A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation
of the spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of
your clients. The caller wants your opinion because the former client is
an applicant to a theological institution for which the caller is the local
applicant evaluator. You should
a. respond orally but require that no records be made of the
conversation and that no comments be attributed to you.
b. inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically
permitted to divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any
information about a client without the client's permission.
c. inform the caller that you need to call the former client and obtain the
client's permission before you can express your opinions.
d. seek the counsel of your supervisor to determine what types of
information it would be permissible to divulge.. Answer: b. inform the
caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to divulge
whether a person is or has been a client or any information about a client
without the client's permission.
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure, so
a local civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting
an overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your
presentation to the group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third- party
payments from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed
counselor licensure although the need for mental health services for the
public has increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years
although it is only recently that a majority of the states have counselor
licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the public's
general welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counselor"
to those persons who have graduated from counselor education
programs.. Answer: CORRECT ANSWER:
,B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed
counselor licensure although the need for mental health services for the
public has increased steadily.
● A client has concluded a series of counseling sessions with another
counselor and has now come to you for counseling. According to the
NBCC ethical standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same
topic areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor.. Answer:
CORRECT ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
● Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all
instances of child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your
judgment) to the possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a
counselor you should
,A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary
agreement with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to
proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests.. Answer:
CORRECT ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to
proceed.
● A married couple comes to you, as a counselor in private practice and
tells you that they are having marital difficulties and have sought
counseling for resolution of them. In the course of an initial session with
them, one of the spouses reports being a new and active member of the
local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA~) group. You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
B) terminate counseling with the one spouse but continue to work with
the spouse who is not an AA participant.
, C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
D) refer both spouses to the local AA.. Answer: CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue
counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
● A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation
of the spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of
your clients. The caller wants your opinion because the former client is
an applicant to a theological institution for which the caller is the local
applicant evaluator. You should
a. respond orally but require that no records be made of the
conversation and that no comments be attributed to you.
b. inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically
permitted to divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any
information about a client without the client's permission.
c. inform the caller that you need to call the former client and obtain the
client's permission before you can express your opinions.
d. seek the counsel of your supervisor to determine what types of
information it would be permissible to divulge.. Answer: b. inform the
caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to divulge
whether a person is or has been a client or any information about a client
without the client's permission.
