EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLVED Q AND A 2026
◉ True or false? A licensee can borrow or lend money or items of
value to clients or relatives of clients and except payment in the form
of goods or services rendered by client or relative of a client.
Answer: FALSE
◉ True or false? A licensee can offer and provide counseling to an
individual concurrently receiving counseling treatment intervention
from another mental health counselor without informing the other
counselor.
Answer: FALSE, licensee should request release from the client to
inform the other professional striving to establish positive and
collaborative professional relationships.
◉ 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.
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?
Answer: YES
◉ What has to be documented to be considered accurate record
keeping of counseling w/ each client?
Answer: 1-intake assessment; 2-dates of counseling treatment
intervention; 3-principal treatment methods; 4-progress notes; 5-
treatment plan; 6-billing information.
◉ How long does a licensee have to keep records of a client?
Answer: A minimum of 5 years from the date of the last contact with
the client.
◉ True or false? LPCs can only bill clients or third parties for
services actually rendered.
Answer: TRUE
◉ Yes or no? Relationships between a licensee and any other person
used by the licensee to provide services to a client will be reflected
on billing documents.
Answer: YES