CPCE STUDY GUIDE EXAM |2026/2027 LATEST VERSION WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
HIPAA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996
Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records
IDEA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they need
FERPA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Created in 1974
Also known as the Buckley Amendment
Specifies rights to parents and nonminor students for access to educational records
NVGA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The National Vocational Guidance Association was founded in 1913 as the first emergence of
counseling (vocational counseling)
It is now the National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Minnesota Point of View -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of the first counseling theories
Trait and factor theory
,American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Created in 1952 under the NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now the American
Counseling Association (ACA)
ASCA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division under the APGA in 1952
NDEA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
National Defense Education Act
Passed by Congress in 1958 to increase funds in schools to improve curriculum and hire counselors
who could identify students excelling in math and science
ARCA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958
First code of ethics -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Created by the APGA in 1961
Community Mental Health Act -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which allots money for the creation of mental health centers
AARC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, formerly the Association for Measurement
and Evaluation in Guidance (AMEG), was founded in 1965
,NECA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The National Employment Counseling Association began in 1966
AMCD -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is founded in 1972
ASGW -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Specialists in Group Work is founded in 1973
ASERVIC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling is founded in 1974
IAAOC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is founded in 1974
Donaldson vs. O'Connor -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1975 - Supreme Court case that ended in the decision to deinstitutionalize patients in state mental
hospitals; barred mental institutions from committing patients involuntarily if they were not a threat
to themselves or others
First state to offer licensure -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Virginia - 1976
AMCHA -
, CORRECT|ANSWER
The American Mental Health Counselors Association is created in 1978
CACREP -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs is established in 1981
NBCC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The National Board for Certified Counselors starts in 1982
They created the first national examination -- the National Counselor Exam (NCE)
ACEG -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Counselors and Educators in Government is created in 1984
AADA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Adult Development and Aging is started in 1986
IAMFC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors began in 1989
ACCA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The American College Counseling Association began in 1991
ACA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
American Counseling Association
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
HIPAA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Passed in 1996
Patients have control over who is able to access and view their health records
IDEA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
A civil rights law guaranteeing that students with disabilities receive the services they need
FERPA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Created in 1974
Also known as the Buckley Amendment
Specifies rights to parents and nonminor students for access to educational records
NVGA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The National Vocational Guidance Association was founded in 1913 as the first emergence of
counseling (vocational counseling)
It is now the National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Minnesota Point of View -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Created by E. G. Williamson, considered the one of the first counseling theories
Trait and factor theory
,American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA) -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Created in 1952 under the NVGA (now NCDA) to gain a voice in counseling, it is now the American
Counseling Association (ACA)
ASCA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The American School Counselor Association is formed as a division under the APGA in 1952
NDEA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
National Defense Education Act
Passed by Congress in 1958 to increase funds in schools to improve curriculum and hire counselors
who could identify students excelling in math and science
ARCA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
American Rehabilitation Counseling Assocation created in 1958
First code of ethics -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Created by the APGA in 1961
Community Mental Health Act -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Signed in 1963 by President Johnson which allots money for the creation of mental health centers
AARC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, formerly the Association for Measurement
and Evaluation in Guidance (AMEG), was founded in 1965
,NECA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The National Employment Counseling Association began in 1966
AMCD -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is founded in 1972
ASGW -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Specialists in Group Work is founded in 1973
ASERVIC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling is founded in 1974
IAAOC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is founded in 1974
Donaldson vs. O'Connor -
CORRECT|ANSWER
1975 - Supreme Court case that ended in the decision to deinstitutionalize patients in state mental
hospitals; barred mental institutions from committing patients involuntarily if they were not a threat
to themselves or others
First state to offer licensure -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Virginia - 1976
AMCHA -
, CORRECT|ANSWER
The American Mental Health Counselors Association is created in 1978
CACREP -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs is established in 1981
NBCC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The National Board for Certified Counselors starts in 1982
They created the first national examination -- the National Counselor Exam (NCE)
ACEG -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Counselors and Educators in Government is created in 1984
AADA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Association for Adult Development and Aging is started in 1986
IAMFC -
CORRECT|ANSWER
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors began in 1989
ACCA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
The American College Counseling Association began in 1991
ACA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
American Counseling Association
