TEXAS LPC JURISPRUDENCE 2026 RECORD
KEEPING ETHICS AND LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITIES PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ True or false? An LPC shall not aid or abet the unlicensed practice
of professional counseling by a person required to be licensed.
Answer: TRUE
◉ Yes or no? An LPC shall report to the board knowledge of any
unlicensed practice of counseling.
Answer: YES
◉ Sexual contact means...
Answer: 1-deviate sexual intercourse; 2-sexual contact; 3-sexual
intercourse; 4-requests or offers by a licensee for deviate sexual
intercourse, sexual contact or sexual intercourse.
◉ Sexual exploitation means...
Answer: A pattern, practice or scheme of conduct, which may
include sexual contact that can reasonably be construed as being for
the purposes of sexual arousal or gratification or sexual abuse of any
person.
, ◉ Sexual exploitation does NOT mean...
Answer: Obtaining information about a client sexual history within
standard excepted practice while treating a sexual relationship
dysfunction.
◉ Therapeutic deception means...
Answer: A representation by an LPC that sexual contact with, or
sexual exploitation by, the LPC is consistent with, or a part of, a
clients or former clients counseling.
◉ An LPC shall NOT engage in sexual contact with or sexual
exploitation of a person who is...
Answer: 1-A client; 2-an LPC Intern supervised by the licensee; 3-Is
student of a licensee add an educational institution at which the
licensee provides professional or educational services.
◉ Sexual contact that occurs more than ______ years after the
termination of the client relationship, an LPC intern or a student of
the licensee at a post secondary educational institution will not be
deemed a violation.
Answer: 5 years and if the conduct is consensual, not the result of
sexual exploitation and not detrimental to the client
KEEPING ETHICS AND LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITIES PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ True or false? An LPC shall not aid or abet the unlicensed practice
of professional counseling by a person required to be licensed.
Answer: TRUE
◉ Yes or no? An LPC shall report to the board knowledge of any
unlicensed practice of counseling.
Answer: YES
◉ Sexual contact means...
Answer: 1-deviate sexual intercourse; 2-sexual contact; 3-sexual
intercourse; 4-requests or offers by a licensee for deviate sexual
intercourse, sexual contact or sexual intercourse.
◉ Sexual exploitation means...
Answer: A pattern, practice or scheme of conduct, which may
include sexual contact that can reasonably be construed as being for
the purposes of sexual arousal or gratification or sexual abuse of any
person.
, ◉ Sexual exploitation does NOT mean...
Answer: Obtaining information about a client sexual history within
standard excepted practice while treating a sexual relationship
dysfunction.
◉ Therapeutic deception means...
Answer: A representation by an LPC that sexual contact with, or
sexual exploitation by, the LPC is consistent with, or a part of, a
clients or former clients counseling.
◉ An LPC shall NOT engage in sexual contact with or sexual
exploitation of a person who is...
Answer: 1-A client; 2-an LPC Intern supervised by the licensee; 3-Is
student of a licensee add an educational institution at which the
licensee provides professional or educational services.
◉ Sexual contact that occurs more than ______ years after the
termination of the client relationship, an LPC intern or a student of
the licensee at a post secondary educational institution will not be
deemed a violation.
Answer: 5 years and if the conduct is consensual, not the result of
sexual exploitation and not detrimental to the client
