CPCA EXAM PRACTICE PT 1
If you believe another counsellor is behaving in an unethical manner, the first thing you should
do is ________________.
Question 1 Select one:
a.
Report the matter to the counsellor's supervisor
b.
Discuss the matter with the other counsellor and attempt to get him/her to change the behaviour
c.
File a complaint with the counselling association
d.
Ignore the behaviour - ANS-Discuss the matter with the other counsellor and attempt to get
him/her to change the behaviour
___________ occur when professionals determine that a type of expertise they do not possess
is needed to assist a client
Question 2 Select one:
a.
Referrals
b.
Termination of service
c.
Reference
d.
Extension for service - ANS-Referrals
You receive a letter from a former client where he states his plan to sue you for malpractice.
Your first step is to _______________.
Question 3 Select one:
a.
,Contact your clinical supervisor
b.
Contact the client
c.
Contact a colleague
d.
Contact your lawyer and professional association - ANS-Contact your lawyer and professional
association
A counsellor who is dealing with an angry client who is threatening to sue the counsellor should
____________.
Question 4 Select one:
a.
Ignore the threat
b.
Threaten the client
c.
Admit to wrongdoing
d.
Calm the person down, if possible, and listen to the concerns - ANS-Calm the person down, if
possible, and listen to the concerns
When determining whether to provide counselling to children, counsellors are required to
_______________.
Question 5 Select one:
a.
Determine whether counselling is in the child's best interest
b.
Obtain consent from both parents
c.
Consider their own values and beliefs about children
d.
, Convince both parents counselling is necessary - ANS-Determine whether counselling is in the
child's best interest
Privileged communication means _______________. - ANS-Laws protect clients from having
confidential communications with their counsellors disclosed in a court of law
What is the definition of psychopathology? - ANS-The scientific study of psychological disorders
From a legal perspective, clinical case notes belong _____________.
Question 8 Select one:
a.
To the client
b.
To the counsellor
c.
To the client and counsellor
d.
To client's legal representative - ANS-To the client
Based on the psychological criteria of abnormal behaviour when would a person be assessed
as having a cognitive dysfunction?
Question 9 Select one:
a.
When the individual's thought process is out of touch with reality
b.
When the individual is extremely distressed
c.
When the individual's behaviour violates social norms
d.
When the individual interacts with other people - ANS-When the individual's thought process is
out of touch with reality
In psychoanalysis, therapists remain neutral in order to foster __________.
Question 10 Select one:
If you believe another counsellor is behaving in an unethical manner, the first thing you should
do is ________________.
Question 1 Select one:
a.
Report the matter to the counsellor's supervisor
b.
Discuss the matter with the other counsellor and attempt to get him/her to change the behaviour
c.
File a complaint with the counselling association
d.
Ignore the behaviour - ANS-Discuss the matter with the other counsellor and attempt to get
him/her to change the behaviour
___________ occur when professionals determine that a type of expertise they do not possess
is needed to assist a client
Question 2 Select one:
a.
Referrals
b.
Termination of service
c.
Reference
d.
Extension for service - ANS-Referrals
You receive a letter from a former client where he states his plan to sue you for malpractice.
Your first step is to _______________.
Question 3 Select one:
a.
,Contact your clinical supervisor
b.
Contact the client
c.
Contact a colleague
d.
Contact your lawyer and professional association - ANS-Contact your lawyer and professional
association
A counsellor who is dealing with an angry client who is threatening to sue the counsellor should
____________.
Question 4 Select one:
a.
Ignore the threat
b.
Threaten the client
c.
Admit to wrongdoing
d.
Calm the person down, if possible, and listen to the concerns - ANS-Calm the person down, if
possible, and listen to the concerns
When determining whether to provide counselling to children, counsellors are required to
_______________.
Question 5 Select one:
a.
Determine whether counselling is in the child's best interest
b.
Obtain consent from both parents
c.
Consider their own values and beliefs about children
d.
, Convince both parents counselling is necessary - ANS-Determine whether counselling is in the
child's best interest
Privileged communication means _______________. - ANS-Laws protect clients from having
confidential communications with their counsellors disclosed in a court of law
What is the definition of psychopathology? - ANS-The scientific study of psychological disorders
From a legal perspective, clinical case notes belong _____________.
Question 8 Select one:
a.
To the client
b.
To the counsellor
c.
To the client and counsellor
d.
To client's legal representative - ANS-To the client
Based on the psychological criteria of abnormal behaviour when would a person be assessed
as having a cognitive dysfunction?
Question 9 Select one:
a.
When the individual's thought process is out of touch with reality
b.
When the individual is extremely distressed
c.
When the individual's behaviour violates social norms
d.
When the individual interacts with other people - ANS-When the individual's thought process is
out of touch with reality
In psychoanalysis, therapists remain neutral in order to foster __________.
Question 10 Select one:
