Exam Solution Manual for TN Legal Docrines
LPC applicant must mail 2 letters of recommendation. These must be originals, no copies. - Answers True
If LPC applicant completed an online program, he is not required to dot he 500 hours of
practicing/internship. - Answers False
A client clock hour is a 45 minute period a counselor or therapist spends working with an individual,
family, or group. - Answers False
The LPC's scope of practice includes selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments
designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, achievements, or interests. - Answers True
Psychopharmacology is a core graduate class that must be completed as part of the LPC application
process. - Answers False
No person shall be issued more than one temporary license. - Answers True
A temporary license is valid for no more than 2 years. - Answers False
Applications for licensure must be submitted prior to 30 days before the next board meeting to be
considered at that meeting. - Answers False
The licensure supervisor must have been licensed for at least four years. - Answers False, five years.
A licensed psychologist with health service provider designation or psychiatrist who has been licensed
for at least five years can provide 75 hours of licensure for LPC/MHSP applicant. - Answers True
No more than 60 hours may be in a group setting. - Answers False, 50.
An LPC must get 140 hours of supervision. - Answers False
LPC must complete 10 hours of continuing education every calendar year. - Answers True
A maximum of 4 clock hours may be received for multi-media courses during each calendar year. -
Answers False
The board audits each LPC each year to ensure the continuing education requirements have been met. -
Answers False
When an LPC changes her address, she has 60 days to file her change of address with the board. -
Answers True
A conviction or adjudication of guilt of a misdemeanor related to alcohol must be reported to the board.
- Answers True
A conviction or adjudication of guilt of a misdemeanor related to arson must be reported to the board. -
Answers True
, A conviction of any felony must be reported to the board. - Answers True
The board may impose civil penalties for violating laws related to licensure. The penalties can range
from $50 to $1000. - Answers True
The boar may impose disciplinary actions including censure, probation, licensure suspension, and
licensure revocation. - Answers True
An individual can still refer to himself as an LPC even with a retired license. - Answers False
An application for licensure is considered abandoned after six months if it has not been completed by
the applicant. - Answers True
The LPC application fee is $190. - Answers False, it's $200
Without violating the ACA Code of Ethics , LPCs are permitted to engage in sexual relations with former
clients as long as they have waited four years since providing counseling. - Answers False, it's 5 years.
Counselors must inform clients first if they intend to use collection agencies. - Answers True
When appropriate, counselors advocate for clients. - Answers True.
Bartering can be an acceptable form of payment if initiated by the counselor. - Answers False
Precautions must be taken to ensure the confidentiality of information when transmitted electronically.
- Answers True
Counselors only limit clients' access to their records if there is compelling evidence that such access
would cause harm to the client. - Answers True
A relative, such as a cousin, could be allowed to provide licensure supervision if there is no one else
available to provide the licensure supervision. - Answers True
If counselor gets tired of his job, he can quit without notice. He may not get a good job reference, but he
will not be violating any ethics. - Answers False
Counselors must maintain confidentiality unless an exception occurs, as described in the ACA Code of
Ethics. Even people who are allowed to know are only told if needed. - Answers True
Confidentiality does not apply to deceased clients. - Answers False
Counselors must take reasonable precautions to protect client confidentiality in the event of the
cousnelor's death. - Answers True
Cousnelors practice only within boundaries of their competence. Cousnelors practice within specialty
areas new to them only after appropriate education, training, and supervised experience. - Answers
True
LPC applicant must mail 2 letters of recommendation. These must be originals, no copies. - Answers True
If LPC applicant completed an online program, he is not required to dot he 500 hours of
practicing/internship. - Answers False
A client clock hour is a 45 minute period a counselor or therapist spends working with an individual,
family, or group. - Answers False
The LPC's scope of practice includes selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments
designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, achievements, or interests. - Answers True
Psychopharmacology is a core graduate class that must be completed as part of the LPC application
process. - Answers False
No person shall be issued more than one temporary license. - Answers True
A temporary license is valid for no more than 2 years. - Answers False
Applications for licensure must be submitted prior to 30 days before the next board meeting to be
considered at that meeting. - Answers False
The licensure supervisor must have been licensed for at least four years. - Answers False, five years.
A licensed psychologist with health service provider designation or psychiatrist who has been licensed
for at least five years can provide 75 hours of licensure for LPC/MHSP applicant. - Answers True
No more than 60 hours may be in a group setting. - Answers False, 50.
An LPC must get 140 hours of supervision. - Answers False
LPC must complete 10 hours of continuing education every calendar year. - Answers True
A maximum of 4 clock hours may be received for multi-media courses during each calendar year. -
Answers False
The board audits each LPC each year to ensure the continuing education requirements have been met. -
Answers False
When an LPC changes her address, she has 60 days to file her change of address with the board. -
Answers True
A conviction or adjudication of guilt of a misdemeanor related to alcohol must be reported to the board.
- Answers True
A conviction or adjudication of guilt of a misdemeanor related to arson must be reported to the board. -
Answers True
, A conviction of any felony must be reported to the board. - Answers True
The board may impose civil penalties for violating laws related to licensure. The penalties can range
from $50 to $1000. - Answers True
The boar may impose disciplinary actions including censure, probation, licensure suspension, and
licensure revocation. - Answers True
An individual can still refer to himself as an LPC even with a retired license. - Answers False
An application for licensure is considered abandoned after six months if it has not been completed by
the applicant. - Answers True
The LPC application fee is $190. - Answers False, it's $200
Without violating the ACA Code of Ethics , LPCs are permitted to engage in sexual relations with former
clients as long as they have waited four years since providing counseling. - Answers False, it's 5 years.
Counselors must inform clients first if they intend to use collection agencies. - Answers True
When appropriate, counselors advocate for clients. - Answers True.
Bartering can be an acceptable form of payment if initiated by the counselor. - Answers False
Precautions must be taken to ensure the confidentiality of information when transmitted electronically.
- Answers True
Counselors only limit clients' access to their records if there is compelling evidence that such access
would cause harm to the client. - Answers True
A relative, such as a cousin, could be allowed to provide licensure supervision if there is no one else
available to provide the licensure supervision. - Answers True
If counselor gets tired of his job, he can quit without notice. He may not get a good job reference, but he
will not be violating any ethics. - Answers False
Counselors must maintain confidentiality unless an exception occurs, as described in the ACA Code of
Ethics. Even people who are allowed to know are only told if needed. - Answers True
Confidentiality does not apply to deceased clients. - Answers False
Counselors must take reasonable precautions to protect client confidentiality in the event of the
cousnelor's death. - Answers True
Cousnelors practice only within boundaries of their competence. Cousnelors practice within specialty
areas new to them only after appropriate education, training, and supervised experience. - Answers
True
