CPCE Practice Test (1) Verified Questions With
Correct Answers 2024/2025
1. The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American Counsel-
ing Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from themselves if the clients give
evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor's notes on a client should not be made to other
professional unless the client has provided written permission to do so or the
information has been subpoenaed by a court of law.
C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regard-
less of the situations or settings in which the services were rendered.
D) improvement of the profession through a variety of professional involve-
ments is a responsibility of all counselors.: CORRECT ANSWER: C) counselors
should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of the situations
or settings in which the services were rendered.
2. The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure, so
a local civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting
an overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your
presentation to the group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third- party payments
from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years although
it is only recently that a majority of the states have counselor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the public's general
welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counselor" to those
,persons who have graduated from counselor education programs.: CORRECT
ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor licensure
although the need for mental health services for the public has increased steadily.
,3. A client has concluded a series of counseling sessions with another coun-
selor and has now come to you for counseling. According to the NBCC ethical
standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same topic
areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor.: CORRECT ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
4. Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all instances
of child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to the
possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a counselor you should
A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary agree-
ment with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests.: CORRECT
ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
5. A married couple comes to you, as a counselor in private practice and
tells you that they are having marital difficulties and have sought counseling
for resolution of them. In the course of an initial session with them, one of
the spouses reports being a new and active member of the local Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA~) group. You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling
if those activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
B) terminate counseling with the one spouse but continue to work with the
spouse who is not an AA participant.
, C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
D) refer both spouses to the local AA.: CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if those
activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
6. A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the
spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients.
The caller wants your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a
theological institution for which the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You
should
a. respond orally but require that no records be made of the conversation and
that no comments be attributed to you.
b. inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted
to divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about
a client without the client's permission.
c. inform the caller that you need to call the former client and obtain the client's
permission before you can express your opinions.
d. seek the counsel of your supervisor to determine what types of information
it would be permissible to divulge.: b. inform the caller that under no circum-
stances are you ethically permitted to divulge whether a person is or has been a
client or any information about a client without the client's permission.
7. You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking em-
ployment. Concurrent to the counseling, and with your knowledge, the client
has made application for employment with several employers. A potential
employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your client's suitability
for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following conditions are
you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics) to provide the information
requested?
a. when it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is
given
b. when you are certain that the information you would provide would assure
that the client would get the job
c. when in your best judgment you believe the information would enhance the
client's chances for getting the job
d. none of the above: d. none of the above
8. As applied to professional licensure of counselors. the term "reciprocity"
means that
a. one licensing agency agrees to accept the licensing standards of another
Correct Answers 2024/2025
1. The NBCC Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards of the American Counsel-
ing Association (ACA) do not include a statement reflecting the principle that
A) counselors have a right to protect clients from themselves if the clients give
evidence of being self- injurious.
B) revelation of a counselor's notes on a client should not be made to other
professional unless the client has provided written permission to do so or the
information has been subpoenaed by a court of law.
C) counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regard-
less of the situations or settings in which the services were rendered.
D) improvement of the profession through a variety of professional involve-
ments is a responsibility of all counselors.: CORRECT ANSWER: C) counselors
should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of the situations
or settings in which the services were rendered.
2. The state in which you reside does not yet have counselor licensure, so
a local civic club has asked you to address their members by presenting
an overview of counselor licensure and its benefits to the public. In your
presentation to the group you note that
A) licensure automatically entitles counselors to receive third- party payments
from insurance companies.
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor
licensure although the need for mental health services for the public has
increased steadily.
C) state-level counselor licensure laws have existed for over 40 years although
it is only recently that a majority of the states have counselor licensure laws.
D) one of the ways that counselor licensure laws protect the public's general
welfare is through restriction of the use of the term "counselor" to those
,persons who have graduated from counselor education programs.: CORRECT
ANSWER:
B) some professional groups (e.g., psychologists) have opposed counselor licensure
although the need for mental health services for the public has increased steadily.
,3. A client has concluded a series of counseling sessions with another coun-
selor and has now come to you for counseling. According to the NBCC ethical
standards, you should
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
B) contact the other counselor and find out if it is appropriate for you to
counsel the client.
C) contact the other counselor to ensure that you do not cover the same topic
areas with the client.
D) advise the client to continue with the other counselor.: CORRECT ANSWER:
A) proceed as you would with any other new client.
4. Your employer has a policy which necessitates that you report all instances
of child abuse to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to the
possibility of (the client) being a child abuser. As a counselor you should
A) contact your lawyer; the policy is a violation of the "fair trade" laws.
B) refer the person elsewhere; receipt of a salary constitutes voluntary agree-
ment with the employer's policies.
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
D) contact a consultant; then do as the consultant suggests.: CORRECT
ANSWER:
C) inform the client of the policy and let the client decide how to proceed.
5. A married couple comes to you, as a counselor in private practice and
tells you that they are having marital difficulties and have sought counseling
for resolution of them. In the course of an initial session with them, one of
the spouses reports being a new and active member of the local Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA~) group. You should
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling
if those activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
B) terminate counseling with the one spouse but continue to work with the
spouse who is not an AA participant.
, C) offer to co-counsel with the staff of the local AA.
D) refer both spouses to the local AA.: CORRECT ANSWER:
A) investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if those
activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
6. A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the
spiritual values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients.
The caller wants your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a
theological institution for which the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You
should
a. respond orally but require that no records be made of the conversation and
that no comments be attributed to you.
b. inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted
to divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about
a client without the client's permission.
c. inform the caller that you need to call the former client and obtain the client's
permission before you can express your opinions.
d. seek the counsel of your supervisor to determine what types of information
it would be permissible to divulge.: b. inform the caller that under no circum-
stances are you ethically permitted to divulge whether a person is or has been a
client or any information about a client without the client's permission.
7. You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking em-
ployment. Concurrent to the counseling, and with your knowledge, the client
has made application for employment with several employers. A potential
employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your client's suitability
for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following conditions are
you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics) to provide the information
requested?
a. when it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is
given
b. when you are certain that the information you would provide would assure
that the client would get the job
c. when in your best judgment you believe the information would enhance the
client's chances for getting the job
d. none of the above: d. none of the above
8. As applied to professional licensure of counselors. the term "reciprocity"
means that
a. one licensing agency agrees to accept the licensing standards of another
