QUESTION 1
- __________ is the ability of professionals to move their licensed status from state to state.
| a. | Anonymity | |
| b. | Communicability | |
| c. | Transferability | |
| d. | Portability |
0.5 points
QUESTION 2
- Divisions can be categorized as __________ divisions or __________ divisions.
| a. | specialty; preferred | |
| b. | passion; work setting | |
| c. | passion; specialty | |
| d. | work setting; specialty |
0.5 points
QUESTION 3
- Which of the following is NOT one of the four ACA regions?
| a. | North Atlantic | |
| b. | Eastern | |
| c. | Midwest | |
| d. | Southern |
0.5 points
QUESTION 4
- Portability allows
| a. | a multicultural approach to counseling. | |
| b. | professionals to use standardized practices. | |
| c. | professionals to move their license from state to state. | |
| d. | the public to know that they are protected. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 5
- The American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) is an example of a
| a. | Both of the above | |
| b. | work setting division. | |
| c. | None of the above | |
| d. | passion division. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 6
- ____________ was the final state to issue licenses for professional counselors.
| a. | California | |
| b. | Florida | |
| c. | Maryland | |
| d. | Virginia |
0.5 points
QUESTION 7
- Which ACA division is nicknamed “the heart and conscience of the counseling profession”?
| a. | Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) | |
| b. | Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) | |
| c. | International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) | |
| d. | Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC) |
0.5 points
QUESTION 8
- Credentialing laws for the counseling profession have been left to the
| a. | school districts. | |
| b. | state legislatures. | |
| c. | national government. | |
| d. | county/city legislatures. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 9
- 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 specialty certifications for clinical mental health and addictions counselors. | |
| c. | NBCC oversees the national certification process. | |
| d. | NBCC manages certification examinations. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 10
- Title acts differ from practice acts in that title acts
| a. | allow graduates of counselor education programs to call themselves licensed professional counselors. | |
| b. | prohibit individuals from performing the activities associated with professional counseling. | |
| c. | require individuals to meet state licensure requirements. | |
| d. | allow individuals to practice the profession of counseling so long as they do not call themselves licensed professional counselors. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 11
- The four levels of credentialing procedures, ranging from least prestigious to most prestigious, are ______________.
| a. | certification, inspection, licensure, and registration | |
| b. | inspection, registration, certification, and licensure | |
| c. | inspection, licensure, certification, and registration | |
| d. | registration, certification, inspection, and licensure |
0.5 points
QUESTION 12
- 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 procedures are different from state to state. | |
| c. | Credentialing laws are established by the national government. | |
| d. | Professional policies and laws, particularly credentialing, are still being established. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 13
- 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. | portability. | |
| b. | certification. | |
| c. | cross certification. | |
| d. | credentialing. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 14
- Decisions of the CACREP board regarding accreditation of a program can include all of the following EXCEPT
| a. | denial of accreditation. | |
| b. | 8-year accreditation. | |
| c. | permanent accreditation. | |
| d. | 2-year provisional accreditation. |
0.5 points
QUESTION 15
- __________ 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. | Accreditation | |
| b. | Licensure | |
| c. | Certification | |
| d. | Maintenance |
0.5 points
QUESTION 16
- The minimum number of supervised clinical hours an applicant must accumulate before applying for a counseling license
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