New Hampshire Counseling Jurisprudence
Examination
120 Questions with Correct Answers and Rationales
1. Under RSA 330-A, which board is responsible for licensing and regulating
clinical mental health counselors in New Hampshire?
A. Board of Medicine
B. Board of Mental Health Practice
C. Board of Psychology
D. The Governor's Office
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A establishes the Board of Mental Health Practice (operating with
the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) to license and regulate clinical
mental health counselors, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and
pastoral psychotherapists.
2. To qualify for a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) license
in NH, an applicant must hold a master's or doctoral degree from a
CACREP-accredited program of at least how many credit hours?
A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 90
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,I requires a 60-credit master's or doctoral degree in clinical
mental health counseling from a CACREP-accredited institution or its equivalent.
,3. Which national examination must an LCMHC applicant pass under RSA
330-A:19?
A. The AMFTRB MFT exam
B. The proctored clinical mental health counselor's examination of the National
Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
C. The ASWB Clinical Exam
D. The EPPP
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,II requires passage of the NBCC's proctored clinical mental
health counselor examination (e.g., the NCMHCE).
4. How many hours of post-master's supervised clinical experience are required
for full LCMHC licensure, and over what minimum period?
A. 1,500 hours over 1 year
B. 2,000 hours over 18 months
C. 3,000 hours over a minimum of 2 years
D. 4,000 hours over 3 years
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,III requires a minimum of 2 years of post-master's
experience, including at least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience.
5. Under RSA 330-A:19, an MLADC license may be substituted for up to how
many hours of the required 3,000-hour supervised experience for LCMHC
licensure?
A. 500 hours
B. 1,000 hours
C. 1,500 hours
D. 3,000 hours
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,III allows a current MLADC license to substitute for up to
1,500 of the 3,000 required supervised hours.
,6. Which of the following professions is licensed under RSA 329 rather than
RSA 330-A?
A. Clinical Mental Health Counselor
B. Marriage and Family Therapist
C. Psychiatrist
D. Pastoral Psychotherapist
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Psychiatrists are physicians licensed under RSA 329; RSA 330-A licenses
CMHCs, clinical social workers, MFTs, and pastoral psychotherapists.
7. RSA 330-A:2,IX defines which term as 'the professional treatment,
assessment, or counseling of a mental or emotional illness, symptom, or
condition'?
A. Clinical supervision
B. Psychotherapy
C. Case management
D. Psychoeducation
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:2,IX defines 'psychotherapy' using this exact language.
8. A 'conditional license' for a clinical mental health counselor under RSA
330-A:19,IV primarily allows a degree-holder to:
A. Practice independently with no oversight
B. Begin accruing required supervised experience toward full licensure
C. Bypass the NBCC examination permanently
D. Supervise other candidates immediately
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,IV creates a conditional license pathway so degree-holders
can obtain the required supervised clinical experience toward full licensure.
, 9. Which office currently issues mental health practice licenses in New
Hampshire, applying the Board's standards?
A. The Board alone, with no administrative office involved
B. The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)
C. The Department of Justice
D. The Department of Education
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Under recent amendments to RSA 330-A, license issuance is carried out
by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), applying standards
set by the Board.
10. What is the stated purpose of RSA 330-A?
A. To fund graduate counseling education
B. To protect the public by regulating the practice of mental health professions
C. To establish a state insurance program
D. To create municipal counseling clinics
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:1 identifies public protection through regulation of mental
health practice as the chapter's purpose.
11. Under RSA 330-A:15-a, every applicant for initial mental health practice
licensure must submit:
A. Nothing beyond the application fee
B. A criminal history record release form authorizing release of their criminal
record
C. A notarized letter from a former client
D. Proof of malpractice insurance only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:15-a requires every applicant for initial licensure to submit a
criminal history record release form to the office.
Examination
120 Questions with Correct Answers and Rationales
1. Under RSA 330-A, which board is responsible for licensing and regulating
clinical mental health counselors in New Hampshire?
A. Board of Medicine
B. Board of Mental Health Practice
C. Board of Psychology
D. The Governor's Office
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A establishes the Board of Mental Health Practice (operating with
the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) to license and regulate clinical
mental health counselors, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and
pastoral psychotherapists.
2. To qualify for a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) license
in NH, an applicant must hold a master's or doctoral degree from a
CACREP-accredited program of at least how many credit hours?
A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 90
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,I requires a 60-credit master's or doctoral degree in clinical
mental health counseling from a CACREP-accredited institution or its equivalent.
,3. Which national examination must an LCMHC applicant pass under RSA
330-A:19?
A. The AMFTRB MFT exam
B. The proctored clinical mental health counselor's examination of the National
Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
C. The ASWB Clinical Exam
D. The EPPP
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,II requires passage of the NBCC's proctored clinical mental
health counselor examination (e.g., the NCMHCE).
4. How many hours of post-master's supervised clinical experience are required
for full LCMHC licensure, and over what minimum period?
A. 1,500 hours over 1 year
B. 2,000 hours over 18 months
C. 3,000 hours over a minimum of 2 years
D. 4,000 hours over 3 years
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,III requires a minimum of 2 years of post-master's
experience, including at least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience.
5. Under RSA 330-A:19, an MLADC license may be substituted for up to how
many hours of the required 3,000-hour supervised experience for LCMHC
licensure?
A. 500 hours
B. 1,000 hours
C. 1,500 hours
D. 3,000 hours
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,III allows a current MLADC license to substitute for up to
1,500 of the 3,000 required supervised hours.
,6. Which of the following professions is licensed under RSA 329 rather than
RSA 330-A?
A. Clinical Mental Health Counselor
B. Marriage and Family Therapist
C. Psychiatrist
D. Pastoral Psychotherapist
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Psychiatrists are physicians licensed under RSA 329; RSA 330-A licenses
CMHCs, clinical social workers, MFTs, and pastoral psychotherapists.
7. RSA 330-A:2,IX defines which term as 'the professional treatment,
assessment, or counseling of a mental or emotional illness, symptom, or
condition'?
A. Clinical supervision
B. Psychotherapy
C. Case management
D. Psychoeducation
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:2,IX defines 'psychotherapy' using this exact language.
8. A 'conditional license' for a clinical mental health counselor under RSA
330-A:19,IV primarily allows a degree-holder to:
A. Practice independently with no oversight
B. Begin accruing required supervised experience toward full licensure
C. Bypass the NBCC examination permanently
D. Supervise other candidates immediately
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:19,IV creates a conditional license pathway so degree-holders
can obtain the required supervised clinical experience toward full licensure.
, 9. Which office currently issues mental health practice licenses in New
Hampshire, applying the Board's standards?
A. The Board alone, with no administrative office involved
B. The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)
C. The Department of Justice
D. The Department of Education
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Under recent amendments to RSA 330-A, license issuance is carried out
by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), applying standards
set by the Board.
10. What is the stated purpose of RSA 330-A?
A. To fund graduate counseling education
B. To protect the public by regulating the practice of mental health professions
C. To establish a state insurance program
D. To create municipal counseling clinics
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:1 identifies public protection through regulation of mental
health practice as the chapter's purpose.
11. Under RSA 330-A:15-a, every applicant for initial mental health practice
licensure must submit:
A. Nothing beyond the application fee
B. A criminal history record release form authorizing release of their criminal
record
C. A notarized letter from a former client
D. Proof of malpractice insurance only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RSA 330-A:15-a requires every applicant for initial licensure to submit a
criminal history record release form to the office.
