COUNSELOR PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION (CPCE) ACTUAL WITH
SOLUTIONS
When publishing research, it is important to
- Answer-Give credit to other contributors or
sources, not plagiarize, and submit material
to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the
American Counseling Association (ACA)
Code of Ethics and a governing authority,
which takes precedence? - answer-
Ultimately the law may be adhered to over
the Code of Ethics
When beginning a counseling relationship,
you are ethically required to - answer-Inform
the patient of the limits of confidentiality
,As you begin a counseling relationship, it is
important to - answer-jointly decide,
between patient and counselor, how the
counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the
presenting complaint of relationship
difficulties. She goes on to describe that she
has had multiple abortions, and seems to
use abortion as a birth control method. You
are personally opposed to abortion. How
should your personal beliefs impact the
therapeutic relationship? - answer-Your
personal belief system should not have any
bearing on the therapeutic relationship
You have been involved in a counseling
relationship with a client for six months,
when he presents you with a small gift.
What should you do? - answer-Accept or
decline depending on the circumstances
,You are court-ordered to disclose
confidential information about a client you
are counseling. What do you do? - answer-
Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
damaging personal information and obtain
written permission from your client to share
confidential information
What should you do if your client requests
to see his confidential file? - answer-Accept
or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients,
and at the same time you are adjusting to a
difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or
eating well, find you are highly distractible,
and generally are less in-touch with your
emotional state. You should... - answer-Be
alert to your mental status, and be able to
determine if continuing with your clients
poses any threat of being detrimental to the
counseling process
, A former client of yours has been arrested
for a crime. As his former counselor, you
are called to perform a forensic evaluation.
What is your responsibility in this case? -
answer-It is not considered ethical to
perform a forensic evaluation on a current
or past client, so you should decline
You are the supervisor for a new counselor,
and are asked to attend her wedding. Would
it be ethical to do so? - answer-Yes, you
should be able to attend her wedding
without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you
learn that several of your students are using
confidential material in an unethical manner.
You had no prior knowledge of this, and all
of your safeguards for professional practice
were appropriate. Are you, as the principal
researcher, responsible for the student's
EXAMINATION (CPCE) ACTUAL WITH
SOLUTIONS
When publishing research, it is important to
- Answer-Give credit to other contributors or
sources, not plagiarize, and submit material
to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the
American Counseling Association (ACA)
Code of Ethics and a governing authority,
which takes precedence? - answer-
Ultimately the law may be adhered to over
the Code of Ethics
When beginning a counseling relationship,
you are ethically required to - answer-Inform
the patient of the limits of confidentiality
,As you begin a counseling relationship, it is
important to - answer-jointly decide,
between patient and counselor, how the
counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the
presenting complaint of relationship
difficulties. She goes on to describe that she
has had multiple abortions, and seems to
use abortion as a birth control method. You
are personally opposed to abortion. How
should your personal beliefs impact the
therapeutic relationship? - answer-Your
personal belief system should not have any
bearing on the therapeutic relationship
You have been involved in a counseling
relationship with a client for six months,
when he presents you with a small gift.
What should you do? - answer-Accept or
decline depending on the circumstances
,You are court-ordered to disclose
confidential information about a client you
are counseling. What do you do? - answer-
Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
damaging personal information and obtain
written permission from your client to share
confidential information
What should you do if your client requests
to see his confidential file? - answer-Accept
or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients,
and at the same time you are adjusting to a
difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or
eating well, find you are highly distractible,
and generally are less in-touch with your
emotional state. You should... - answer-Be
alert to your mental status, and be able to
determine if continuing with your clients
poses any threat of being detrimental to the
counseling process
, A former client of yours has been arrested
for a crime. As his former counselor, you
are called to perform a forensic evaluation.
What is your responsibility in this case? -
answer-It is not considered ethical to
perform a forensic evaluation on a current
or past client, so you should decline
You are the supervisor for a new counselor,
and are asked to attend her wedding. Would
it be ethical to do so? - answer-Yes, you
should be able to attend her wedding
without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you
learn that several of your students are using
confidential material in an unethical manner.
You had no prior knowledge of this, and all
of your safeguards for professional practice
were appropriate. Are you, as the principal
researcher, responsible for the student's
