CMHC midterm Question and answers
verified to pass 2025/2026
CMHC was recognized as a distinct specialty in - correct answer ✔2009
Before 2009, many students became ____ or _____ - correct answer ✔community counselors or
mental health counselors
Term used to identify counseling activities outside other established domains, such as educational
settings - correct answer ✔community counseling
community counseling term was initially coined by ___ and ___, and later by ___ and ____ - correct
answer ✔amos and williams, lewis and lewis
In 1984, Assoc. for Counselor Ed and Supervision described community counseling as a process and
orientation that favored using a 1, 2, 3, 4 - correct answer ✔multifaceted approach that was
developmental and educative, that emphasized prevention, that took into account the effects of the
community on the client, and that sought to empower clients through advocacy
In 1975, there was a push to establish a division for - correct answer ✔counselors who worked in
comm and agency settings
American Mental Health Counselors Assoc. founded in - correct answer ✔1977
in 1978, AMHCA was accepted as a division of - correct answer ✔American Personnel and Guidance
Assoc.
,AMCHA division established 5 things: - correct answer ✔journal of MH counseling, first training
standards with CACREP, mental health specialty programs, no more community counseling, CMHC
instead of mental health and comm counseling
mental health counselors practice in a variety of settings, such as - correct answer ✔independent
practice and comm agencies
CMHC provide a full range of services including - correct answer ✔assessment and diagnosis,
psychotherapy, treatment planning and utilization review, brief and sol focused therapy, alcoholism and
substance abuse treatment, psychoeducational and prevention programs, crisis management
CMHC emphasize (6) - correct answer ✔wellness, prevention, growth, psychoed, treatment,
empowerment
CMHC represents merging of - correct answer ✔community counseling and mental health counseling
counseling developed in - correct answer ✔late 1890s and early 1900s
CMHC includes the following core areas: - correct answer ✔▪Diagnosis and psychopathology
▪Psychotherapy
▪Psychological testing and assessment
▪Professional orientation
▪Research and program evaluation
▪Group counseling
▪Human growth and development
▪Social and cultural foundations
▪Lifestyle and career development
▪Supervised practicum and internship
,CMHC was ___ and char by ___ and ___ - correct answer ✔informal, advice giving, info sharing
counseling was created to - correct answer ✔improve peoples lives affected by industrial revolution
counseling was impacted by the - correct answer ✔social welfare reform movement (SJ movement)
many of the pioneers in counseling ID themselves as ___ and did what for comm - correct answer
✔social reformers and educators, taught children and young adults about themselves, others, and work.
child and adult welfare, education/vocational guidance, legal reform, moral instruction, interpersonal
skills
Frank Parsons - correct answer ✔founder of guidance
Frank Parsons esablished the - correct answer ✔boston vocational bureau in 1908 for making career
decisions, prevention and growth
Frank was a - correct answer ✔lawyers, engineer, college prof, social worker
Frank wrote, _____ about - correct answer ✔choosing a vocation, which was a matter of relating
knowledge of the world of work, knowledge of self, and using reasoning to match the 2
Jesse B Davis organized first - correct answer ✔systemic guidance program in public school
Jesse was superintendent of - correct answer ✔grand rapids school
Jesse included in his program: - correct answer ✔guidance lessons to prevent problems and build char.
, Jesse influenced by - correct answer ✔John Dewey
Jesse said that school guidance is a - correct answer ✔preventative ed means of teaching students how
to deal effectively with life events
Clifford Beers was a former - correct answer ✔yale student, hospitalized by MI multiple times
Beers advocated for - correct answer ✔better treatment of mentally ill
Beers published - correct answer ✔" A mind that found itself"
Beers was influenced by - correct answer ✔clinical psych and psychiatry
Beers involved in - correct answer ✔mental health movement in US
1st university level course in vocational guidance was at - correct answer ✔Harvard 1911
first city wide school guidance program in - correct answer ✔grand rapids MI 1912
In 1913, what org was established as first national professional org in counseling field - correct answer
✔National Vocational Guidance Association (forerunner to aca)
Smith Hughes Act of 1917 - correct answer ✔passed, providing funding for vocational ed in public
schools
Army Alpha and Amry Beta intell. tests- 1910s - correct answer ✔screen personnel for army
verified to pass 2025/2026
CMHC was recognized as a distinct specialty in - correct answer ✔2009
Before 2009, many students became ____ or _____ - correct answer ✔community counselors or
mental health counselors
Term used to identify counseling activities outside other established domains, such as educational
settings - correct answer ✔community counseling
community counseling term was initially coined by ___ and ___, and later by ___ and ____ - correct
answer ✔amos and williams, lewis and lewis
In 1984, Assoc. for Counselor Ed and Supervision described community counseling as a process and
orientation that favored using a 1, 2, 3, 4 - correct answer ✔multifaceted approach that was
developmental and educative, that emphasized prevention, that took into account the effects of the
community on the client, and that sought to empower clients through advocacy
In 1975, there was a push to establish a division for - correct answer ✔counselors who worked in
comm and agency settings
American Mental Health Counselors Assoc. founded in - correct answer ✔1977
in 1978, AMHCA was accepted as a division of - correct answer ✔American Personnel and Guidance
Assoc.
,AMCHA division established 5 things: - correct answer ✔journal of MH counseling, first training
standards with CACREP, mental health specialty programs, no more community counseling, CMHC
instead of mental health and comm counseling
mental health counselors practice in a variety of settings, such as - correct answer ✔independent
practice and comm agencies
CMHC provide a full range of services including - correct answer ✔assessment and diagnosis,
psychotherapy, treatment planning and utilization review, brief and sol focused therapy, alcoholism and
substance abuse treatment, psychoeducational and prevention programs, crisis management
CMHC emphasize (6) - correct answer ✔wellness, prevention, growth, psychoed, treatment,
empowerment
CMHC represents merging of - correct answer ✔community counseling and mental health counseling
counseling developed in - correct answer ✔late 1890s and early 1900s
CMHC includes the following core areas: - correct answer ✔▪Diagnosis and psychopathology
▪Psychotherapy
▪Psychological testing and assessment
▪Professional orientation
▪Research and program evaluation
▪Group counseling
▪Human growth and development
▪Social and cultural foundations
▪Lifestyle and career development
▪Supervised practicum and internship
,CMHC was ___ and char by ___ and ___ - correct answer ✔informal, advice giving, info sharing
counseling was created to - correct answer ✔improve peoples lives affected by industrial revolution
counseling was impacted by the - correct answer ✔social welfare reform movement (SJ movement)
many of the pioneers in counseling ID themselves as ___ and did what for comm - correct answer
✔social reformers and educators, taught children and young adults about themselves, others, and work.
child and adult welfare, education/vocational guidance, legal reform, moral instruction, interpersonal
skills
Frank Parsons - correct answer ✔founder of guidance
Frank Parsons esablished the - correct answer ✔boston vocational bureau in 1908 for making career
decisions, prevention and growth
Frank was a - correct answer ✔lawyers, engineer, college prof, social worker
Frank wrote, _____ about - correct answer ✔choosing a vocation, which was a matter of relating
knowledge of the world of work, knowledge of self, and using reasoning to match the 2
Jesse B Davis organized first - correct answer ✔systemic guidance program in public school
Jesse was superintendent of - correct answer ✔grand rapids school
Jesse included in his program: - correct answer ✔guidance lessons to prevent problems and build char.
, Jesse influenced by - correct answer ✔John Dewey
Jesse said that school guidance is a - correct answer ✔preventative ed means of teaching students how
to deal effectively with life events
Clifford Beers was a former - correct answer ✔yale student, hospitalized by MI multiple times
Beers advocated for - correct answer ✔better treatment of mentally ill
Beers published - correct answer ✔" A mind that found itself"
Beers was influenced by - correct answer ✔clinical psych and psychiatry
Beers involved in - correct answer ✔mental health movement in US
1st university level course in vocational guidance was at - correct answer ✔Harvard 1911
first city wide school guidance program in - correct answer ✔grand rapids MI 1912
In 1913, what org was established as first national professional org in counseling field - correct answer
✔National Vocational Guidance Association (forerunner to aca)
Smith Hughes Act of 1917 - correct answer ✔passed, providing funding for vocational ed in public
schools
Army Alpha and Amry Beta intell. tests- 1910s - correct answer ✔screen personnel for army
