Deck 5: Education, Licensure, and Certification

Question 1

National standards for the accreditation of graduate programs that train clinical mental health counselors have been set by:

A) CACREP
B) ACA
C) APA
D) AMHCA

Answer 1

CACREP

Question 2

The CACREP standards establishes a general curricular model consisting of all of the following components except:

A) common core curriculum
B) specialization standards
C) contents of course syllabi
D) professional practice experiences

Answer 2

contents of course syllabi

Question 3

Which of the following factors are considered by CACREP in rendering accreditation decisions?

A) departmental or program objectives
B) the administrative structure and organization of the academic program
C) program evaluation procedures
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following areas is not a component of the common core areas identified by CACREP?

A) professional orientation and ethical practice
B) social and cultural diversity
C) assessment
D) biological foundations

Question 5

Which of the following is not a component of the common core areas identified by CACREP?

A) psychopharmacology
B) group work
C) Counseling and helping relationships
D) human growth and development

Question 6

The primary goal for identifying a common core of academic experiences is:

A) provide training for the unique applications of counseling techniques
B) enhance the extent to which counseling professionals will create professional identities related to their areas of specialization
C) provide a set of academic experiences that are viewed as foundational to all counseling professionals regardless of specialization
D) pressure graduate programs in providing academic experiences that are insensitive to cultural or geographic differences

Question 7

According to the 2016 CACREP standards, mental health counseling programs must require ___ semester hours for degree completion.

A) 36
B) 48
C) 54
D) 60

Question 8

According to the 2016 CACREP Standards, how many hours of supervised clinical experience (practicum and internship) are required of students seeking to graduate from accredited counseling programs with specializations in mental health counseling?

A) 100
B) 240
C) 700
D) 1000

Question 9

In practicum, students are required to perform ___ hours of direct service to clients.

A) 25
B) 40
C) 100
D) 240

Question 10

In practicum, site supervisors are required to have:

A) a master's degree in counseling or a related profession
B) two years of experience
C) hold appropriate licenses or certifications
D) all of the above

Question 11

Which is the simplest and least restrictive of credentialing processes?

A) licensure
B) certification
C) registry
D) all of the above are equally restrictive

Question 12

Which of the following credentials tends to protect both professional title and scope of practice?

A) registry
B) certification
C) licensure
D) none of the above

Question 13

Which of the following credentials is controlled by the profession itself?

A) registry
B) certification
C) licensure
D) all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following credentials is statutory and, thus, regulated by the state?

A) registry
B) certification
C) licensure
D) none of the above

Question 15

The credential of National Certified Counselor (NCC) is a type of:

A) professional registration
B) professional certification
C) professional license
D) job title

Question 16

The mental health counseling profession is licensable in all 50 states.

Question 17

The ability of counseling professionals to move their licensed status from one state to another is referred to as:

A) grandparenting clauses
B) portability
C) cross-border registry
D) equivalency

Question 18

Licensure laws across all states generally contain many of the same components, including:

A) legal definitions relevant to the profession
B) responsibilities of that state's licensure board
C) required examinations for applicants for licensure
D) all of the above

Question 19

Discuss the basic components of the CACREP training model for clinical mental health counselors. In what specific ways do you see this model as contributing to the creation of one's professional identity?

Question 20

How specifically does an understanding of the CACREP training model and professional credentialing contribute to your professional identity as a clinical mental health counselor?

Question 21

What are the strengths and weaknesses of professional certification and licensure? To what extent do you believe that each truly provides valuable safeguards to the public?