CPCE STUDY GUIDE EXAM |2026/2027 LATEST VERSION WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
One possible negative aspect of counselor licensure is that... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
counselors may not be as creative during their graduate work and simply take courses aimed at
fulfilling the requirements to take the licensure exam.
Which group was most instrumental in opposing counseling licensure? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Psychologists
In the late 1970s, AACD (known as ACA since 1992) began to focus very heavily on professional
credentialing. This led to formation of the... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
NBCC
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain the _______________, given via NBCC. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
NCC, a generic certification for counselors.
Which choice would most likely violate the counseling ethic or law termed "scope of practice"? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
A counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
Ethical guidelines were first created for the helping professions in 1953 when the American
Psychological Association (APA) published their first code of ethics. The National Association of Social
Workers (NASW) created their code in 1960, and in 1961, the organization that is now ACA adopted
ethics for counselors. Ethics always describe... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
standards of conduct imposed by the ACA and NBCC.
,Most ethical dilemmas are related to... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Confidentiality
The landmark 1969 case, Tarasoff vs. the Board of Regents of the University of California
illuminated... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
the duty to warn a client in imminent danger.
A counselor reveals information that is extremely damaging to a clients reputation. The counselor
could be accused of... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
defamation.
The counselor is working for the good of the client or the group is. defined as... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
beneficence
The counselor treats all members fairly is defined as.... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
justice.
Counselors will do no harm is defined as... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
nonmaleficence.
State laws can govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern.... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Accreditation.
An exception to confidentiality, or what is termed as relative confidentiality, could occur when a
client is suicidal. Suicidal warning signs include... -
, CORRECT|ANSWER
Repeatedly joking about killing one's self, giving away prized possessions after one has been
depressed for an extended period of time, and a previous suicide attempt and a very detailed suicide
plan for the future.
A statement of disclosure could include... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The counselor's qualifications, office hours, and billing policies, emergency procedures and therapy
techniques utilized, and a statement that confidentiality is desirable, but cannot be guaranteed in a
group setting.
Privileged communication refers to the fact that anything said to a counselor by a client.... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
will not be divulged outside the counseling setting without the client's permission.
In regard to state law and privileged communication, counselors must be aware that... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
laws are unclear and may vary from state to state.
When counselors state that privileged communication is "qualified," they actually mean that... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
exceptions may exist.
You are a counselor in a state that does not legally support privileged communication. You refuse to
testify in court. In this situation... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
you could be held in contempt of court.
An 11-year old child comes to your office with a black eye and tells you she can't remember how she
received it. You have reason to suspect abuse. You should... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
call the child abuse/neglect hotline.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
One possible negative aspect of counselor licensure is that... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
counselors may not be as creative during their graduate work and simply take courses aimed at
fulfilling the requirements to take the licensure exam.
Which group was most instrumental in opposing counseling licensure? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Psychologists
In the late 1970s, AACD (known as ACA since 1992) began to focus very heavily on professional
credentialing. This led to formation of the... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
NBCC
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain the _______________, given via NBCC. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
NCC, a generic certification for counselors.
Which choice would most likely violate the counseling ethic or law termed "scope of practice"? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
A counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
Ethical guidelines were first created for the helping professions in 1953 when the American
Psychological Association (APA) published their first code of ethics. The National Association of Social
Workers (NASW) created their code in 1960, and in 1961, the organization that is now ACA adopted
ethics for counselors. Ethics always describe... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
standards of conduct imposed by the ACA and NBCC.
,Most ethical dilemmas are related to... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Confidentiality
The landmark 1969 case, Tarasoff vs. the Board of Regents of the University of California
illuminated... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
the duty to warn a client in imminent danger.
A counselor reveals information that is extremely damaging to a clients reputation. The counselor
could be accused of... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
defamation.
The counselor is working for the good of the client or the group is. defined as... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
beneficence
The counselor treats all members fairly is defined as.... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
justice.
Counselors will do no harm is defined as... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
nonmaleficence.
State laws can govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern.... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Accreditation.
An exception to confidentiality, or what is termed as relative confidentiality, could occur when a
client is suicidal. Suicidal warning signs include... -
, CORRECT|ANSWER
Repeatedly joking about killing one's self, giving away prized possessions after one has been
depressed for an extended period of time, and a previous suicide attempt and a very detailed suicide
plan for the future.
A statement of disclosure could include... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The counselor's qualifications, office hours, and billing policies, emergency procedures and therapy
techniques utilized, and a statement that confidentiality is desirable, but cannot be guaranteed in a
group setting.
Privileged communication refers to the fact that anything said to a counselor by a client.... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
will not be divulged outside the counseling setting without the client's permission.
In regard to state law and privileged communication, counselors must be aware that... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
laws are unclear and may vary from state to state.
When counselors state that privileged communication is "qualified," they actually mean that... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
exceptions may exist.
You are a counselor in a state that does not legally support privileged communication. You refuse to
testify in court. In this situation... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
you could be held in contempt of court.
An 11-year old child comes to your office with a black eye and tells you she can't remember how she
received it. You have reason to suspect abuse. You should... -
CORRECT|ANSWER
call the child abuse/neglect hotline.
