Deck 1: What Is Counseling and Who Is the Counselor

Question 1

NBCC offers all but which of the following certifications?

A) Marriage, couple, and family counseling certification (MCFC)
B) Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)
C) Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC)
D) National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)
E) National Certified Counselor (NCC)

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to the CACREP content areas, all counselors, through their educational pursuits, are expected to have practical knowledge in all the following areas EXCEPT:

A) assessment.
B) group work.
C) research and program evaluation.
D) career development.
E) psychopharmacology.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which is NOT a specialty certification offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors?

A) College counseling
B) Clinical mental health counseling
C) School counseling
D) Addictions counseling

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which association do many marriage, couple and family counselors join?

A) AAMFT
B) WPA
C) NAMCF
D) MFCA

Question 5

During the early part of the 20th century, vocational counselors disliked the word guidance and its heavy emphasis on .

A) ethics
B) religion
C) morality
D) behavior

Question 6

For a number of years there has been a movement to remove the title "guidance counselor" and replace it with:

A) educational counselor.
B) learning counselor.
C) school counselor.
D) instructional counselor.

Question 7

The ASCA National Model is:

A) used for the training of school counselors.
B) used for the training of substance abuse counselors.
C) a generic model for the training of counselors.
D) an effort to broaden the focus of career counselors.

Question 8

A school counselor who has earned his or her master's degree from a CACREP-­‐ accredited program would require at least credit hours of study.

A) 120
B) 62
C) 80
D) 48

Question 9

According to the CACREP content areas, all counselors, through their educational pursuits, are expected to have practical knowledge in all the following areas EXCEPT:

A) professional counseling orientation and ethical practice.
B) social and cultural diversity.
C) human growth and development.
D) the helping relationship.
E) legal arguments for ethical dilemmas.

Question 10

Which association is mainly for school counselors?

A) SGCA
B) NCA
C) ASCA
D) AAISC

Question 11

Barbara is seeking to become a clinical mental health counselor and has decided to join the related professional association for members of this general field. She will likely be joining the:

A) IAMFC.
B) IAAOC.
C) ACCA.
D) AMHCA.

Question 12

The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) is the accreditation body that defines the standards of counseling coursework. Which is most true about the accreditation of counseling programs by CACREP?

A) CACREP is new and few are accredited or follow their guidelines.
B) All are CACREP accredited.
C) Most programs follow their guidelines.
D) CACREP accredits programs and licenses counselors.

Question 13

states that offer marriage and family counselor credentialing .

A) Most; allow licensed professionals with related degrees to practice marriage and family counseling if the practitioner has relevant expertise
B) All; allow licensed professionals with related degrees to practice marriage and family counseling if the practitioner has relevant expertise
C) All; allow licensed professionals with related degrees to practice marriage and family counseling only if the practitioner has two years of relevant experience
D) Twenty-­‐two; allow licensed professionals with related degrees to practice marriage and family counseling if the practitioner has relevant expertise

Question 14

Which association is mainly for clinical mental health counselors?

A) AMHCA
B) CMHCA
C) MHCA
D) APA
E) NOHS

Question 15

Hackney and Cormier attribute modern-­‐day misconceptions, misunderstandings and bias toward the term "counselor" to the of the term itself.

A) limitation
B) magnitude
C) diminishment
D) proliferation

Question 16

Rehabilitation counseling's accreditation body is the:

A) Council on Rehabilitation Education.
B) Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
C) Association of Licensed Professional Rehabilitation Counselors.
D) American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

Question 17

"Preventive" sits on the short term ("guidance") side of the counseling continuum. Its counterpart on the long term ("psychotherapy") side of the same continuum is:

A) restorative.
B) reconstructive.
C) regenerative.
D) reinforcing.

Question 18

The derivation of the word "psyche" is , and its meaning is .

A) Latin; mind
B) Greek; soul
C) Latin; brain
D) Greek; thought

Question 19

Which is true?

A) All 50 states now have licensure for counselors.
B) All 50 states now have some type of marriage and family licensure.
C) Most states now forbid licensure for counselors without a doctoral degree.
D) Most states now have licensure for couples, marriage, and family counselors.

Question 20

Martin is a counselor in the religious sector. Bob is a vocational counselor. Yoshi counsels people recovering from addiction. Adele is an elementary school counselor. The training of these four individuals, despite the different realms in which they practice, is:

A) largely different.
B) the same, except for field placements.
C) identical.
D) remarkably similar.

Question 21

A psychologist with this degree tends to have a stronger clinical focus and somewhat less of a research focus.

A) Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
B) Psy.D.
C) Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
D) Ed.D.

Question 22

The two associations which offer curriculum guidelines for couple and family counseling are:

A) CFT and LPC.
B) LCSW and LPC.
C) APA and CACREP.
D) CACREP and COAMFTE.

Question 23

Modern-­‐day social workers can become certified by the and licensed as .

A) National Board of Certified Counselors; Licensed Counselors
B) Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW); Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
C) National Board of Social Workers (NBSW); Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
D) Council for Social Work Certification (CSWC): Licensed Professional Social Workers (LPSWs)

Question 24

Which association is mainly for social workers?

A) NASW
B) ASWA
C) NSWA
D) ACSWE

Question 25

Psychology licensure and requirement protocols are determined on a(n) level.

A) organizational
B) county
C) national
D) state

Question 26

Which of the following practitioners would be the least likely (or not at all likely) to be authorized to prescribe psychotropic medication to a patient?

A) Psychologist
B) Psychiatrist
C) Psychiatric nurse
D) Social worker

Question 27

Lana walks past a door in a clinic in her small town of Elksburg. A sign on the door states "Dennis Hastings, Psychotherapist." Lana can safely assume:

A) Dennis is licensed in psychotherapy.
B) Dennis has an advanced degree in psychotherapy.
C) her state has tough legislation regarding who can call himself or herself a psychotherapist.
D) that Mr. Hastings can only actually practice psychotherapy if he is licensed to do so.

Question 28

Addiction counselors can become certified through NBCC as a:

A) Certified Addictions Counselors (CAC).
B) Certified Substance Abuse Counselors (CSAC).
C) Licensed Substance Abuse Counselors (LSAC).
D) Master Addictions Counselors (MAC).

Question 29

Which association do pastoral counselors often join?

A) POA
B) NOPC
C) ASERVIC
D) AACC

Question 30

What is one major role of school psychologists?

A) To supervise counselors
B) To provide advice on medication for learning disabilities
C) To offer ways of administrating new innovative counseling programs
D) To do evaluation and assessment of children in the schools

Question 31

Which type of nurse is authorized to prescribe prescriptions in all 50 states?

A) Practical Nurse
B) Registered psychoanalytic nurse
C) Advanced practice registered nurse
D) Prescriptive-­‐privilege nursing practitioner

Question 32

Which association is mainly for psychiatrists?

A) APA
B) ACA
C) NOHS
D) NASW

Question 33

Which association is mainly for rehabilitation counselors?

A) RAA
B) AMRA
C) NRCA
D) ARCA

Question 34

A psychiatrist is a(n) by training.

A) analyst
B) researcher
C) physician
D) social worker

Question 35

Which is ACA's division for student affairs and college counseling?

A) SCCA
B) ACPA
C) ACCA
D) AASCA

Question 36

Brandy has been unable to reintegrate into the workforce since suffering a minor stroke six months ago. Her physician is seeking to refer her for career counseling and rehabilitation services. Which of the following practitioners would be least likely (by means of training) to be able to assist Brandy?

A) Mike, an LPC who is a member of the NCDA
B) Rodrigo, a member-­‐in-­‐good-­‐standing of ARCA
C) Millicent, a practitioner with an MSW
D) David, a counselor with a CRCC certification

Question 37

The accreditation body for social work programs is:

A) the Council on Social Work Education.
B) the National Association of Social Workers.
C) non-­‐specific; there is no universal accreditation body.
D) the Commission on Social Work Training and Certification.

Question 38

Which association is mainly for addiction counselors?

A) IAAOC
B) AACA
C) NOHS
D) IAMFC
E) ACA

Question 39

Pablo and his wife, Stella, are seeking the services of a counselor to address their relationship issues. They have arrived at the office of Father Logan, a pastoral counselor. Father Logan:

A) must have at least an undergraduate degree in counseling.
B) must have at least a master's degree in counseling.
C) must have at least a CACREP certification in pastoral counseling.
D) might not have a degree in counseling.

Question 40

Lars's goal is to become a clinical psychologist practicing psychotherapy. Which of the following degrees would not entitle him to engage in the field and practice of his choosing?

A) Ph.D. in developmental psychology
B) Ph.D. in clinical psychology
C) Psy.D.
D) Ph.D. in counseling psychology

Question 41

The training of psychologists and psychiatrists is very similar.

Question 42

If you are looking on the internet for counseling services, why should you be cautious when you see an advertisement for someone that simply identifies them as a "psychotherapist?"

Question 43

Guidance is to counseling as counseling is to psychotherapy.

Question 44

Which is NOT true of psychiatric nurses?

A) They have training in both medicine and basic counseling skills.
B) In the majority of states, they can write prescriptions.
C) They can acquire certifications in a number of mental health areas.
D) They are always attached to a board-­‐certified psychiatrist who oversees their work.

Question 45

The CACREP guidelines for counseling programs involve knowledge in at least 8 specific content areas. List 5 of those 8 content areas.

Question 46

Today, the differences between counseling psychology and clinical psychology are great.

Question 47

The National Organization of Human Services is mostly focused on undergraduate training in the helping professions.

Question 48

NBCC is a credentialing body for counselors.

Question 49

All specialty areas in counseling tend to require the same basic foundational course work.

Question 50

Briefly discuss the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist. What are the primary similarities and differences between a clinical and a counseling psychologist?

Question 51

Although one needs a doctorate to be a counselor or clinical psychologist, in some cases, one can be a school psychologist with a master's degree.

Question 52

Generally, anyone can call himself or herself a "psychotherapist."

Question 53

Which is true about the word "psychotherapist"?

A) Most states license psychotherapists.
B) Generally, legislatures limit the scope of psychotherapeutic practice to those with licenses and do not license "psychotherapists."
C) In most states, only a board certified professional can call himself or herself a psychotherapist.
D) The term is limited to psychologist or a psychiatrist.

Question 54

Expressive therapists may join a number of associations. Of the following, which is a division of ACA?

A) American Music Therapy Association
B) American Dance Therapy Association
C) Association for Creativity in Counseling
D) American Expressive Therapy Association
E) American Art Therapy Association

Question 55

. Which association is mainly for psychiatric-­‐mental health nurses?

A) PNAA
B) APNAA
C) NAPP
D) APNA

Question 56

. Which of the following can never write prescriptions?

A) Psychologists
B) Social workers
C) Psychiatrists
D) Psychiatric nurses

Question 57

CACREP provides national licensure counselors.

Question 58

Alexis has begun work on her Master's degree in counseling, and has not yet decided on a specialty area. Her research reveals that CACREP-­‐accredited programs offer six different specialty areas. List four of them, nothing how many semester hour credits would currently be required to complete those training programs. (Hint: The training hour requirement is not the same for all programs.)

Question 59

Briefly describe the origins of the confusion that surrounds the words counseling, guidance, and psychotherapy.