QUESTION 1
1. Credentialing laws for the counseling profession have been left to the
| a. | state legislatures. | |
| b. | national government. | |
| c. | county/city legislatures. | |
| d. | school districts. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 2
1. __________ is NOT a level of credentialing procedures.
| a. | Licensure | |
| b. | Accreditation | |
| c. | Inspection | |
| d. | Certification |
0.5 points
QUESTION 3
1. Decisions of the CACREP board regarding accreditation of a program can include all of the following EXCEPT
| a. | denial of accreditation. | |
| b. | permanent accreditation. | |
| c. | 8-year accreditation. | |
| d. | 2-year provisional accreditation. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 4
1. __________ is the ability of professionals to move their licensed status from state to state.
| a. | Portability | |
| b. | Anonymity | |
| c. | Communicability | |
| d. | Transferability |
0.5 points
QUESTION 5
1. The __________ was originally chartered as the Military Educators and Counselors Association to support members of the armed services and their families.
| a. | American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) | |
| b. | American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) | |
| c. | Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) | |
| d. | Military and Government Counseling Association (MGCA) |
0.5 points
QUESTION 6
1. Portability allows
| a. | a multicultural approach to counseling. | |
| b. | professionals to use standardized practices. | |
| c. | the public to know that they are protected. | |
| d. | professionals to move their license from state to state. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 7
1. The __________ has supported counselors-in-training by offering monetary awards for essay writing contests.
| a. | National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) | |
| b. | American Counseling Association Insurance Trust, Inc. (ACAIT) | |
| c. | American Counseling Association Foundation (ACAF) | |
| d. | Chi Sigma Iota |
0.5 points
QUESTION 8
1. ____________ was the final state to issue licenses for professional counselors.
| a. | Virginia | |
| b. | California | |
| c. | Maryland | |
| d. | Florida |
0.5 points
QUESTION 9
1. The reason for removing “development” from ACA’s previous title of the American Association for Counseling and Development was
| a. | because only psychodynamic perspectives deal with development. | |
| b. | due to a great deal of conflict over the title. | |
| c. | due to new theories emerging that did not look at development as a part of the counseling process. | |
| d. | to unite and reflect the common link of counseling between association members. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 10
1. In the __________ process, the state legislature passes a law that allows professional groups to document individuals within the profession that have met specific standards.
| a. | inspection | |
| b. | registration | |
| c. | licensure | |
| d. | certification |
0.5 points
QUESTION 11
1. The four levels of credentialing procedures, ranging from least prestigious to most prestigious, are ______________.
| a. | inspection, registration, certification, and licensure | |
| b. | certification, inspection, licensure, and registration | |
| c. | registration, certification, inspection, and licensure | |
| d. | inspection, licensure, certification, and registration |
0.5 points
QUESTION 12
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about credentialing laws for the counseling profession?
| a. | Many states accredit graduate school counseling programs in conjunction with national accreditation processes. | |
| b. | Credentialing laws are established by the national government. | |
| c. | Credentialing procedures are different from state to state. | |
| d. | Professional policies and laws, particularly credentialing, are still being established. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 13
1. The __________ is a voluntary, non-profit, non-governmental, independent corporation that advances professional counselor credentials.
| a. | American Counseling Association Foundation (ACAF) | |
| b. | Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | |
| c. | National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) | |
| d. | Chi Sigma Iota |
0.5 points
QUESTION 14
1. The process by which states reach agreements that allow for out-of-state licenses to be accepted so long as all state fees are paid is known as
| a. | certification. | |
| b. | credentialing. | |
| c. | portability. | |
| d. | cross certification. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 15
1. Which of the following is NOT true about the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)?
| a. | NBCC recruits non-profit organizations to sponsor certification testing. | |
| b. | NBCC manages certification examinations. | |
| c. | NBCC oversees the national certification process. | |
| d. | NBCC manages specialty certifications for clinical mental health and addictions counselors. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 16
1. __________ protects public interest, ensures that graduate students have met high standards, and identifies educational programs that meet minimum standards for faculty composition, curriculum, and student services.
| a. | Certification | |
| b. | Licensure | |
| c. | Accreditation | |
| d. | Maintenance |
0.5 points
QUESTION 17
1. Licensure and national certification
| a. | support future skill development. | |
| b. | guide counseling students through their respective graduate programs. | |
| c. | allow professionals to use their leadership and advocacy skills. | |
| d. | are costly and sometimes unnecessary. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 18
1. Licenses and certifications require
| a. | qualification by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). | |
| b. | a minimum of 3.0 as a graduate GPA. | |
| c. | 3 years of graduate education. | |
| d. | continuing education. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 19
1. Title acts differ from practice acts in that title acts
| a. | require individuals to meet state licensure requirements. | |
| b. | prohibit individuals from performing the activities associated with professional counseling. | |
| c. | allow graduates of counselor education programs to call themselves licensed professional counselors. | |
| d. | allow individuals to practice the profession of counseling so long as they do not call themselves licensed professional counselors. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 20
1. The minimum number of supervised clinical hours an applicant must accumulate before applying for a counseling license
| a. | is 5,000 hours. | |
| b. | is 4,000 hours. | |
| c. | is 3,000 hours. | |
| d. | varies by state. |
