CPLEE UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the purpose of Board of Psychology (BOP)? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is to regulate
providers of psychological services with the goal to protect the public.
Who does BOP regulates? - CORRECT ANSWER - Licensed psychologists, psychological
assistants, registered psychologists
To facilitate protection of public, what does BOP require to post? - CORRECT ANSWER -
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumers Affair'Board of psychology
receives and responds questions regarding the practice of psychology. website, email address and
physical address has to be included in this notice to consumers.
What does BOP consists of? - CORRECT ANSWER - 9 members. 4 public, 5 licensed.
Governor all licensed psychologist and two public members. Senate and Speaker assembly each
appoint one. 4 years terms. No more than two consecutive terms.
How often is the president and vice president of BOP elected? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
board elects a president and a vice president annually from its already appointed members.
What are the qualifications for licensure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctoral degree, course
work, supervised experience, and examinations.
What are the required classes to become licensed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance abuse
(at least a semester or quarter term in lenght), Human sexuality (10 hours), Child abuse (7
hours), Spousal Abuse (15 hours), Aging (10 hours)
How much Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) is required? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A total of 3000 hrs. 1,500 postdoctoral experience.
,Any time limits on SPE completion? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,500 hrs/30 month
postdoctoral experience. No renewal! if completing 3,000 then it is 60 months. 3000 hrs/60
months.
Do you have to have different supervisors for SPE to be accepted? - CORRECT ANSWER -
No, all 3000 hrs could be accrued under the same primary supervisor.
Where can you accrued SPE? - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal Internships (APPIC, APA-
accredited, CAPIC), Employee in an exempt setting both predoctorally and post doctorally,
What kind of experience can you accrued as psychological assistant? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both pre-doctorally and post-doctorally.
What kind of experience can you accrued as a registered psychologist? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ONLY post-doctoral. in non-profit with 25% funding from government.
What is the required experience for supervisors? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 hours of
supervision-related classes/ per 2 years.
Any other supervisor requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervisees must receive 10%
of the total of their workweek. At least one hour has to be face to face with the primary
supervisor. MAX 44 hrs per week can be counted towards SPE.
What is the supervisor-supervisee agreement? - CORRECT ANSWER - BEFORE spe begins,
both the supervisor and supervisee needs to sign an agreement.
What are the components of SPE agreement? - CORRECT ANSWER - identifies the
supervisors, supervisee, titles, starting date, expected completion date, duties, location, goals,
nature and frequency of feedback, and assessment of supervisee.
How do you submit this SPE? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervisor signed SPE form and
places it in a sealed envelope and supervise then submit it to BOP.
, Who is primary supervisor? - CORRECT ANSWER - License psychologists. Psychiatrist can
be supervise psych assistants for 750 hrs.
What is supervisor's availability requirement? - CORRECT ANSWER - Available 100%. No
minimum hours required to work but it supervisor must be employed in the same place.
Who is responsible in emergencies? - CORRECT ANSWER - Primary supervisors are
responsible to plan and protect clients when a supervisor is not physically present.
How much does supervision cost? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervision should not be
charged.
Can you use any other professional licenses? - CORRECT ANSWER - No.
Any material that should be given to supervisee? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervisors must
give either in writting or in person information about supervisee being unlicensed. This should
be given to clients before providing them with services.
What is the title of the book a supervisee must have? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Professional
Therapy Never Includes Sex" Primary supervisor is responsible to provide it.
How would you describe the supervisor-supervisee relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER -
employer-employee. No ownership of supervisor's business or any sexual contact. Or related in
any other way.
Who can be a delegated supervisor? - CORRECT ANSWER - LCSW, LMFT, Educational
psychologists, licensed psychologists
CORRECT Answers
What is the purpose of Board of Psychology (BOP)? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is to regulate
providers of psychological services with the goal to protect the public.
Who does BOP regulates? - CORRECT ANSWER - Licensed psychologists, psychological
assistants, registered psychologists
To facilitate protection of public, what does BOP require to post? - CORRECT ANSWER -
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumers Affair'Board of psychology
receives and responds questions regarding the practice of psychology. website, email address and
physical address has to be included in this notice to consumers.
What does BOP consists of? - CORRECT ANSWER - 9 members. 4 public, 5 licensed.
Governor all licensed psychologist and two public members. Senate and Speaker assembly each
appoint one. 4 years terms. No more than two consecutive terms.
How often is the president and vice president of BOP elected? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
board elects a president and a vice president annually from its already appointed members.
What are the qualifications for licensure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctoral degree, course
work, supervised experience, and examinations.
What are the required classes to become licensed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance abuse
(at least a semester or quarter term in lenght), Human sexuality (10 hours), Child abuse (7
hours), Spousal Abuse (15 hours), Aging (10 hours)
How much Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) is required? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A total of 3000 hrs. 1,500 postdoctoral experience.
,Any time limits on SPE completion? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,500 hrs/30 month
postdoctoral experience. No renewal! if completing 3,000 then it is 60 months. 3000 hrs/60
months.
Do you have to have different supervisors for SPE to be accepted? - CORRECT ANSWER -
No, all 3000 hrs could be accrued under the same primary supervisor.
Where can you accrued SPE? - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal Internships (APPIC, APA-
accredited, CAPIC), Employee in an exempt setting both predoctorally and post doctorally,
What kind of experience can you accrued as psychological assistant? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both pre-doctorally and post-doctorally.
What kind of experience can you accrued as a registered psychologist? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ONLY post-doctoral. in non-profit with 25% funding from government.
What is the required experience for supervisors? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 hours of
supervision-related classes/ per 2 years.
Any other supervisor requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervisees must receive 10%
of the total of their workweek. At least one hour has to be face to face with the primary
supervisor. MAX 44 hrs per week can be counted towards SPE.
What is the supervisor-supervisee agreement? - CORRECT ANSWER - BEFORE spe begins,
both the supervisor and supervisee needs to sign an agreement.
What are the components of SPE agreement? - CORRECT ANSWER - identifies the
supervisors, supervisee, titles, starting date, expected completion date, duties, location, goals,
nature and frequency of feedback, and assessment of supervisee.
How do you submit this SPE? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervisor signed SPE form and
places it in a sealed envelope and supervise then submit it to BOP.
, Who is primary supervisor? - CORRECT ANSWER - License psychologists. Psychiatrist can
be supervise psych assistants for 750 hrs.
What is supervisor's availability requirement? - CORRECT ANSWER - Available 100%. No
minimum hours required to work but it supervisor must be employed in the same place.
Who is responsible in emergencies? - CORRECT ANSWER - Primary supervisors are
responsible to plan and protect clients when a supervisor is not physically present.
How much does supervision cost? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervision should not be
charged.
Can you use any other professional licenses? - CORRECT ANSWER - No.
Any material that should be given to supervisee? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supervisors must
give either in writting or in person information about supervisee being unlicensed. This should
be given to clients before providing them with services.
What is the title of the book a supervisee must have? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Professional
Therapy Never Includes Sex" Primary supervisor is responsible to provide it.
How would you describe the supervisor-supervisee relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER -
employer-employee. No ownership of supervisor's business or any sexual contact. Or related in
any other way.
Who can be a delegated supervisor? - CORRECT ANSWER - LCSW, LMFT, Educational
psychologists, licensed psychologists
