NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNSELING JURISPRUDENCE
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
1.
Which New Hampshire regulatory body is primarily responsible for
licensing and regulating clinical mental health counselors practicing
within the state?
A. New Hampshire Department of Education
B. Board of Mental Health Practice
C. Board of Psychology
D. Department of Insurance
Answer: B. Board of Mental Health Practice
Rationale: New Hampshire's Board of Mental Health Practice regulates
clinical mental health counselors and other mental health practitioners
under RSA 330-A.
2.
What is the principal purpose of New Hampshire's mental health
practice statute concerning public protection and professional
standards?
A. To increase insurance reimbursement rates
B. To regulate only private practitioners
C. To protect the public from untrained, unskilled, or unlicensed
,practitioners
D. To eliminate professional ethical requirements
Answer: C. To protect the public from untrained, unskilled, or
unlicensed practitioners
Rationale: RSA 330-A states that regulation exists to safeguard the
public against harm from untrained, unskilled, or unlicensed mental
health practitioners. (
3.
For New Hampshire mental health counselors, which professional
ethical code is specifically incorporated into the state's administrative
rules?
A. ACA Code of Ethics, 2014
B. APA Ethics Code, 2017
C. AMHCA Code of Ethics, 2020
D. NASW Code of Ethics, 2021
Answer: C. AMHCA Code of Ethics, 2020
Rationale: Mhp 501.02 requires New Hampshire mental health
counselors to follow the American Mental Health Counselors
Association Code of Ethics revised in 2020. (
4.
,Under New Hampshire jurisprudence rules, what minimum passing
score must an applicant achieve on the required jurisprudence
examination?
A. 65 percent
B. 70 percent
C. 75 percent
D. 80 percent
Answer: C. 75 percent
Rationale: Mhp 311.01 establishes a minimum passing score of 75
percent for the New Hampshire mental health jurisprudence
examination. ()
5.
Which description accurately characterizes the New Hampshire mental
health jurisprudence examination for initial licensure applicants?
A. Closed-book and administered only once
B. Open-book and taken individually without consulting others
C. Oral examination administered by a supervisor
D. Open-book but completed collaboratively
Answer: B. Open-book and taken individually without consulting
others
Rationale: New Hampshire rules specifically require the jurisprudence
examination to be open-book while prohibiting consultation with other
individuals. (
, 6.
If an applicant fails the New Hampshire jurisprudence examination,
what does the current administrative rule permit regarding subsequent
examination attempts?
A. Only one retake is permitted
B. Two retakes are permitted
C. Retesting is prohibited for one year
D. The applicant may retake it until achieving a passing score
Answer: D. The applicant may retake it until achieving a passing score
Rationale: Mhp 311.01 permits an individual who fails the
jurisprudence examination to retake it as many times as necessary to
pass. (
7.
Which educational credential generally satisfies the New Hampshire
educational requirement for clinical mental health counselor
applicants?
A. A 30-credit bachelor's degree
B. A 45-credit master's degree
C. A 60-semester-hour master's or doctoral degree in clinical mental
health counseling
D. Any graduate degree in human services
Answer: C. A 60-semester-hour master's or doctoral degree in clinical
mental health counseling
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
1.
Which New Hampshire regulatory body is primarily responsible for
licensing and regulating clinical mental health counselors practicing
within the state?
A. New Hampshire Department of Education
B. Board of Mental Health Practice
C. Board of Psychology
D. Department of Insurance
Answer: B. Board of Mental Health Practice
Rationale: New Hampshire's Board of Mental Health Practice regulates
clinical mental health counselors and other mental health practitioners
under RSA 330-A.
2.
What is the principal purpose of New Hampshire's mental health
practice statute concerning public protection and professional
standards?
A. To increase insurance reimbursement rates
B. To regulate only private practitioners
C. To protect the public from untrained, unskilled, or unlicensed
,practitioners
D. To eliminate professional ethical requirements
Answer: C. To protect the public from untrained, unskilled, or
unlicensed practitioners
Rationale: RSA 330-A states that regulation exists to safeguard the
public against harm from untrained, unskilled, or unlicensed mental
health practitioners. (
3.
For New Hampshire mental health counselors, which professional
ethical code is specifically incorporated into the state's administrative
rules?
A. ACA Code of Ethics, 2014
B. APA Ethics Code, 2017
C. AMHCA Code of Ethics, 2020
D. NASW Code of Ethics, 2021
Answer: C. AMHCA Code of Ethics, 2020
Rationale: Mhp 501.02 requires New Hampshire mental health
counselors to follow the American Mental Health Counselors
Association Code of Ethics revised in 2020. (
4.
,Under New Hampshire jurisprudence rules, what minimum passing
score must an applicant achieve on the required jurisprudence
examination?
A. 65 percent
B. 70 percent
C. 75 percent
D. 80 percent
Answer: C. 75 percent
Rationale: Mhp 311.01 establishes a minimum passing score of 75
percent for the New Hampshire mental health jurisprudence
examination. ()
5.
Which description accurately characterizes the New Hampshire mental
health jurisprudence examination for initial licensure applicants?
A. Closed-book and administered only once
B. Open-book and taken individually without consulting others
C. Oral examination administered by a supervisor
D. Open-book but completed collaboratively
Answer: B. Open-book and taken individually without consulting
others
Rationale: New Hampshire rules specifically require the jurisprudence
examination to be open-book while prohibiting consultation with other
individuals. (
, 6.
If an applicant fails the New Hampshire jurisprudence examination,
what does the current administrative rule permit regarding subsequent
examination attempts?
A. Only one retake is permitted
B. Two retakes are permitted
C. Retesting is prohibited for one year
D. The applicant may retake it until achieving a passing score
Answer: D. The applicant may retake it until achieving a passing score
Rationale: Mhp 311.01 permits an individual who fails the
jurisprudence examination to retake it as many times as necessary to
pass. (
7.
Which educational credential generally satisfies the New Hampshire
educational requirement for clinical mental health counselor
applicants?
A. A 30-credit bachelor's degree
B. A 45-credit master's degree
C. A 60-semester-hour master's or doctoral degree in clinical mental
health counseling
D. Any graduate degree in human services
Answer: C. A 60-semester-hour master's or doctoral degree in clinical
mental health counseling
