OLERE EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

LPCs shall know the limits of their competence and shall therefore perform only those testing and assessment services for which they have received training and supervision in the administration, scoring and interpretation processes associated with the provisions of such services. - ANSWER Testing and assessment Competence ___________ shall be responsible for receiving training on testing and assessment instruments that have been revised or updated. - ANSWER LPCs LPCs shall be familiar with related ___________, proper application, copyright restrictions and security demands of any testing or assessment technique utilized. - ANSWER standardization LPCs shall provide the proper diagnosis of mental disorders in their clients - ANSWER Competence and Diagnosis of mental disorder LPCs shall not offer or render professional services when such services may be impaired by a personal physical, mental or emotional condition(s). - ANSWER Competence Impairment LPCs shall _________ for any such personal problem(s) with their physical, mental or emotional condition, and, if necessary, limit, suspend, or terminate their professional activities. - ANSWER seek assistance If an LPC possesses a bias, disposition, attitude, moral persuasion or other similar condition that limits his or her ability to recommend a course of treatment or decision-making that is indicated, and under such circumstances where all other treatment and decision options are contra-indicated, then in that event the LPC shall - ANSWER not undertake to provide counseling and will terminate the counseling relationship in accordance with these rules. If a LPC becomes aware that a LPC or LPC Candidate is violating an obligation or other provisions the LPC must, within _____ report the situation to the Board. - ANSWER 30 days LPCs and LPC Candidates may perform forensic services, which include, but are not limited to, assessments, interviews, consultations, custody evaluations, reports, expert testimony, or other such activity that is undertaken or conducted by the candidate or licensee in contemplation that the results may, or are intended to be, later furnished to a trier of fact or other decision maker if - ANSWER 1. LPCs must demonstrate competence by education and experience in the subject matter relevant to the issues in question, as determined by the court. 2. LPCs shall provide a written notice and make a reasonable attempt to obtain a signature acknowledging receipt of such notice, from each person or persons who is the subject of the forensic services. 3. LPCs shall maintain written records, in a form or format that is legible or readable to third persons, of all contacts and information received and used in the preparation of their report. 4. LPCs must conduct a thorough examination and must utilize face-to-face interviews of the person(s) who is the subject of their forensic analysis, and such other person or persons who has/have a legally recognizable right in the subject matter of the proceeding. 5. LPCs shall base their findings and conclusions only upon information gained by appropriate and lawful means. Interviews of minor children shall be preceded by written consent from the joint-custodial parents or from the custodial parent or from the legal guardian or from the legal custodian appointed by the Court. 6. LPCs who provide counseling services for a client shall only provide fact witness testimony, which may include diagnostic impressions, treatment plans and other factual clinical information ordinarily included in a treatment file. 7. Assessments, interviews, consultations, custody evaluations, reports or other activity not performed in contemplation that the results would be furnished to a trier of fact or decision maker, must be kept confidential and cannot be utilized in the formation or publication of an opinion by the candidate or licensee LPCs shall not, in the rendering of their professional services, participate in, condone, or promote _________ based on age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/spirituality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status/partnership, language preference, socioeconomic status, or any basis proscribed by law. - ANSWER discrimination LPCs shall _______ the client with a copy of the client's record in accordance with state and federal laws. In situations involving multiple clients, access to records is limited to those parts of records that do not include confidential information related to another client. - ANSWER provide LPCs shall not knowingly enter into a dual relationship(s) and shall - ANSWER take any necessary precautions to prevent a dual relationship from occurring. When the LPC reasonably suspects that he or she has inadvertently entered into a dual relationship the LPC shall - ANSWER record that fact in the records of the affected client(s) and take reasonable steps to eliminate the source or agent creating or causing the dual relationship. If a dual relationship cannot be prevented or eliminated and the LPC cannot readily refer the client to another counselor or other professional, the LPC shall complete one or more of the following measures as necessary to prevent the exploitation of the client and/or the impairment of the LPC's professional judgment - ANSWER 1. Fully disclose the circumstances of the dual relationship to the client and secure the client's written consent to continue providing counseling 2. Consult with the other professional(s) to understand the potential impairment to the LPC's professional judgment and the risk of harm to the client of continuing the dual relationship No person may engage in the private or independent practice of professional counseling work or open a facility with the intent of providing private or independent counseling practice unless that person: - ANSWER 1. is licensed under this Act as a Licensed Professional Counselor 2. has met all requirements of the LPC Regulations and all other requirements under the Act rules 3. has continued to meet all continuing education requirements LPCs shall not abandon or neglect current clients in treatment without - ANSWER making reasonable arrangements for the continuation of such treatment. LPCs shall clearly explain to clients, prior to entering the counseling relationship, all financial arrangements related to professional services including - ANSWER the consequences for non-payment of fees. LPCs may participate in bartering for tangible goods only if - ANSWER the relationship is not exploitive, if the client requests it, if a clear written contract is established and if such arrangements are an accepted practice among professionals in the community. LPCs shall not barter for ________ by the client. Only tangible goods, at fair market value, may be accepted by the counselor in lieu of money for counseling services. - ANSWER services rendered It shall be unprofessional conduct for an LPC to plead guilty to or no contest to or be convicted of a state or federal statute if - ANSWER the violation directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the counselor or if the violation involves moral turpitude. LPCs _____ render professional services while under the influence of alcohol or other mind or mood altering drugs. - ANSWER shall not LPCs shall _________ the Board of any change in address, telephone number, and employment and shall make necessary adjustments on the Statement of Professional Disclosure, supplying an updated copy to the Board. - ANSWER notify A LPC or applicant for LPC licensure, in connection with a license application or an investigation conducted by the Board or the Board's designee pursuant shall not: - ANSWER 1. knowingly make a false statement of material fact 2. fail to disclose a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by the LPC, LPC candidate or applicant for licensure to have arisen in the application or the matter under investigation 3. fail to respond to a demand for information made by the Board or any designated representative thereof LPCs shall not _______ the trust and dependency of supervisees. And should avoid dual relationships. - ANSWER exploit LPCs _________ supervisees to perform or to hold themselves out as competent to perform professional services beyond their training, level of experience, and competence. - ANSWER shall not permit LPCs shall not disclose supervisee confidences to anyone, except: - ANSWER 1. as mandated by law 2. in case of clear and imminent danger to a person or persons 3. where the professional counselor is a defendant in a civil, criminal, or disciplinary action arising from the supervision (in which case client confidences may be disclosed only in the course of that action) 4. if there is a waiver previously obtained in writing, and then such information may be revealed only in accordance with the terms of the waiver LPCs shall not misrepresent nor allow the misrepresentation by others of the - ANSWER efficacy of the LPC's professional services. LPC may use the doctoral degree and the title "Doctor" in advertising, practice and status as a counselor, if - ANSWER the doctoral degree is in counseling or a closely related mental health field, and if the degree was granted by a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education. When an LPC announces services or advertises, the LPC shall represent services to the public by identifying credentials in an accurate manner that is not - ANSWER false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent. All advertisements or announcements of counseling services including telephone directory listings by an LPC shall clearly state the counselor's licensure status by the use of a title such as - ANSWER "LPC", or "Licensed Professional Counselor" or a statement such as "licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure." A LPC may only advertise the highest degree earned in counseling or a closely related field from a - ANSWER regionally accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each LPC shall display the original, current license - ANSWER in a prominent place in the primary location of practice. When a LPC provides advice or comment by means of public lectures, demonstrations, radio or television programs, prerecorded tapes, printed articles, mailed material, or other media, they shall take reasonable precautions to ensure that: - ANSWER 1. The statements are based on appropriate professional literature and practice 2. The statements are otherwise consistent with the LPC Rules of Professional Conduct 3. There is no implication that a professional counseling relationship has been established. A LPC ___________ give or accept a commission, rebate, or other form of remuneration for referral of clients for professional services. - ANSWER shall not A LPC shall refuse a fee or other remuneration for rendering services to persons who are entitled to such services through - ANSWER the employer of the LPC. The substantiation of what items related to the applicant may be, as the Board determines, the basis for the denial of or delay of licensure of the applicant? - ANSWER 1. Lack of necessary skills and abilities to provide adequate services. 2. Misrepresentation on the application or other materials submitted to the Board. 3. A violation of the LPC Rules of Professional Conduct. Materials considered to determine fitness of skills and abilities include: - ANSWER 1. Evaluations from supervisors or instructors 2. Statements from persons submitting references for the applicant 3. Evaluations from employers and/or professional associations 4. A field examination submitted through questionnaires answered by persons competent to evaluate an applicant's professional competence which may include the submission of written case studies and taped interviews with an applicant's instructors, supervisors and others or submission of such documentary evidence relating to an applicant's experience and competence as required by the Board Materials considered to determine fitness of professional conduct include - ANSWER 1. Allegations of clients 2. Transcripts or other findings from official court, hearing or investigative proceedings 3. Any other information which the Board considers pertinent to determining the fitness of applicants. Any person who ____________________________________ upon conviction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense and in addition may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 6 months in the county jail or by both such fine and imprisonment. - ANSWER Practices counseling Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant shall submit all required information and documentation of credentials on - ANSWER official Board forms. The Board will not consider an application as officially submitted until receipt of the - ANSWER Application Form, application fee, official transcripts, 3 Document of Recommendation forms, Internship/Practicum Documentation Form, and completed criminal background check. The Board shall notify applicants of their test eligibility no later than _____________. - ANSWER 60 days after receiving and approving the required application materials Each application shall include the following documents: - ANSWER 1. Application form 2. Official transcript, mailed from the university or college 3. 3 Document of recommendation forms 4. Practicum documentation form 5. 2 classifiable sets of fingerprints 6. Fees. The Application Form requires: - ANSWER 1. Identifying information 2. Possession of other credentials 3. Previous misconduct 4. Education 5. References 6. Proposed professional practice The Internship/Practicum Documentation form requires the following: - ANSWER 1. Identifying information 2. Time, place, location of practicum The Document of Recommendation requires: - ANSWER 1. Identifying information 2. Ratings of ethical and professional characteristics 3. Circumstances and time period submitter has known applicant The Statement of Professional Disclosure requires: - ANSWER 1. Statement providing for the applicant's disclosure of professional standing 2. Statement providing for making contact with OSDH for further information The On-Site Supervisor Verification Form requires identifying information as follows: - ANSWER 1. Name of applicant 2. Place of employment 3. On-Site Supervisor information 4. A reproduction of the regulation regarding supervision accrued in a private setting The Licensure Verification Request Form requires: - ANSWER 1. Name of licensee 2. Licensee license number 3. Licensee license type The Out-of-State Licensure Verification Form requires: - ANSWER 1. Identifying information 2. Type of credential held in other state 3. License number 4. Issue and expiration date of license 5. Current standing of license 6. Past complaints or sanctions 7. Exam information 8. Supervision information 9. Graduate education 10. Internship documentation 11. Signature and identifying information of person verifying from out-of-state The Mailing Addresses Request/Order Form requires the following information: - ANSWER 1. Type of licensure list requested 2. Format requested 3. Identifying information of person making request The Licensure Reactivation Request Form requires: - ANSWER 1. Licensure type 2. Identifying information 3. Employment information 4. Graduate education 5. License type and number 6. Dates of inactivation and reactivation of license The LPC Continuing Education Approval Application Form requires - ANSWER 1. name of workshop 2. program context 3. program knowledge area 4. name of presenter 5. presenter qualifications 6. date of presentation 7. number of hours requested 8. sponsoring agency 9. name of contact 10. phone number of contact 11. signature and signature date of contact 12. program content in relation to counseling ethics 13. program content in relation to counseling supervision 14. number of hours requested for counseling ethics 15. number of hour requested for counseling supervision The Continuing Education Rosters for LPC Approved Supervisors requires - ANSWER 1. name of licensee 2. signature and signature date of licensee 3. total clock hours of workshop(s) 4. name of counseling supervision workshop 5. sponsoring agency of workshop(s) 6. date of workshop(s), and number of hours of each workshop The Termination of Supervision Agreement requires - ANSWER 1. name of candidate 2. current place of employment of candidate 3. address of current place of employment of candidate 4. phone number of candidate 5. email address of candidate 6. signature and signature date of candidate, (if available) 7. name of supervisor 8. license number of supervisor 9. current place of employment of supervisor 10. phone number of supervisor 11. email address of supervisor 12. signature and signature date of supervisor, (if available) 13. effective date of termination of supervision agreement The Board may ask an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor or specialty designation, of an individual whose file contains negative references of substance, to - ANSWER appear for an interview before the licensure is completed. Re-application after license permanently expires for non-renewal shall include - ANSWER 1. Application form 2. Official transcripts, mailed from the university or college 3. Document of Recommendation forms 4. Supervision Agreement 5. Statement of Professional Disclosure 6. New Application Fee 7. On-Site Supervisor Verification Form 8. Applicant shall re-take NCE & OLERE 8. The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application 9. All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall carry over to a new application 10. Applicant shall obtain approved supervision until the exams are taken and passed No re-application for a revoked license will be considered for a period of ___ years following the revocation. - ANSWER 5 Re-application after license is revoked for administrative action shall include - ANSWER 1. Application form 2. Official transcripts, mailed from the university or college 3. Document of Recommendation forms 4. Supervision Agreement 5. Statement of Professional Disclosure 6. New Application Fee 7. On-Site Supervisor Verification Form 8. 2 classifiable sets of fingerprints. 9. Applicant shall re-take NCE & OLERE 10. The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application 10. All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall not carry over to a new application 11. Application materials shall be reviewed by the Board 12. At the time of application, applicant must provide additional documentation to demonstrate rehabilitation relating to the cause of the revocation of licensure 13. The Board may impose reasonable practice limitations that are in addition to the requirements for completion of approved supervised experience Re-application after application is voided for failure to take scheduled examinations or after the eligible applicant fails an examination and does not take subsequent scheduled examinations shall include - ANSWER 1. Application form 2. Official transcripts, mailed from the university or college 3. Document of Recommendation forms 4. Supervision Agreement 5. Statement of Professional Disclosure Form 6. New Application Fee 7. On-Site Supervisor Verification Form 8. 2 classifiable sets of fingerprints 9. Applicant shall re-take NCE & OLERE 10. The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application 11. All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall carry over to a new application 12. Applicant shall obtain approved supervision until the exams are taken and passed and/or until the supervision requirement is complete Re-application after application is voided for failure to complete the supervised experience requirement within 60 months shall include - ANSWER 1. Application form 2. Official transcripts, mailed from the university or college 3. Document of Recommendation forms 4. Supervision Agreement 5. Statement of Professional Disclosure 6. New Application Fee 7. On-Site Supervisor Verification Form 8. 2 classifiable sets of fingerprints. 9. Applicant shall re-take NCE & OLERE 10. The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application 11. All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall be voided with prior application and shall not carry over to a new application 12. Applicant shall obtain approved supervision until the exams are taken and passed and/or until the supervision requirement is complete Re-application after application has been denied, as prescribed in Section 1912 of the LPC Act, shall include the following documents: - ANSWER 1. Application form 2. Official transcripts, mailed from the university or college 3. Document of Recommendation forms 4. Supervision Agreement 5. Statement of Professional Disclosure 6. New Application Fee 7. On-Site Supervisor Verification Form 8. 2 classifiable sets of fingerprints 9. Application materials shall be reviewed by the Board 10. Applicant shall be required to take necessary examinations 11. Applicant shall be required to accrue an additional 500 hours of supervised experience 12. Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application 13. All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall carry over to a new application 14. Applicant shall obtain approved supervision until the exams are taken and passed No re-application for a revoked approved supervisor status, as a result of administrative action, shall be considered for a period of ________ following the revocation and said reapplication shall meet the requirements. - ANSWER 5 years Following the denial of a licensure application by the Board to an applicant who has a felony conviction the applicant may request an administrative hearing to contest the denial of his/her application within 15 days of receiving notification from the Board. If a hearing is not requested within - ANSWER 15 days, the denial will be final. Each applicant shall possess at least a master's degree in counseling, or a mental health related graduate degree deemed substantially content-equivalent. All graduate course work applied toward licensure shall be from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education. At least 60 semester credit hours or 90 quarter credit hours of graduate counseling-related course work, including internship, shall be earned. In order to be considered acceptable, the graduate degree(s) shall: - ANSWER 1. follow a planned, sequenced mental health program of study which is reflected in the university catalog and approved by the governing authority of the college or university 2. include a program whose primary focus is clearly to prepare the applicant for a career in counseling 3. be listed in the college or university catalog. The following documents must be received and approved by the Board before the accrual of supervised experience can begin: - ANSWER 1. Application materials 2. Verification of Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination passing score 3. Supervision agreement 4. Statement of professional disclosure 5. On-Site Supervisor Verification Form. The supervisor and supervisee shall be jointly responsible for - ANSWER 1. Ensuring the requirements under this subchapter are fulfilled. A failure to comply may result in the loss of supervision hours, denial of licensure, initiation of formal complaint procedures, and/or loss of approved supervisor status 2. Ensuring the client's right to confidentiality is protected and the rules of the supervisor and supervisee's employers are adhered to during the course of supervision. The supervisor shall maintain supervision records for each supervisee for at least _____ beyond the termination or completion of the supervised experience. - ANSWER 5 years When supervision is terminated by either the supervisor or the supervisee, a Termination of Supervision Agreement Form mustbe submitted to the Board within _____________ of the termination. - ANSWER 3 business days The supervisee is responsible for negotiating a new supervision contract with a board approved supervisor and following all requirements Supervised experience is acceptable when it consists of - ANSWER 1. Supervision shall focus on the raw data from a supervisee's continuing clinical practice, which may be available to the supervisor through a combination of direct observation, cotherapy, written clinical notes, and audio and video recordings 2. Supervision is a process clearly distinguishable from personal psychotherapy, and is contracted in order to serve professional/vocational goals 3. Individual supervision consists of face-to-face contact with one supervisor and one supervisee 4. Group supervision may be conducted with 2 to 6 supervisees and a supervisor 5. Technology-assisted supervision must be approved by the Board prior to the accrual of hours. Factors to be considered by the Board include: distance between approved supervisor and candidate; financial hardship on approved supervisor or candidate; physical hardship on approved supervisor or candidate; specialty credentials; and other pertinent factors. Supervised experience begins after - ANSWER all applicable academic requirements have been completed. An LPC Candidate may accrue supervised experience hours in - ANSWER academic, governmental or private-not-for-profit and private for profit settings. Supervised experienced hours shall be accrued in a private for-profit or not-for-pro