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Chapter 2: THERAPEUTIC PROFESSIONALS IN COMMUNITY AND AGENCY
SETTINGS
KEY TERMS
Social work
Psychiatry
Psychiatric-mental health nurses (PMHNs)
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN)
Psychology
National Fair Access Coalition on Testing (FACT)
Counseling psychology
Counseling
20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Community counseling
Mental health counseling
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
State Licensure
QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following refers to the philosophy, training model, and scope of practice
that characterize a particular profession?
a. Professional credentialing
b. Therapeutic professionalism
c. Professional identity
d. Professional affiliation
2. _________________ represents a specialty area within the school of medicine?
a. Psychiatry
b. Social Work
c. Clinical Psychology
d. Professional Counseling
3. What is the purpose of the National Fair Access Coalition on Testing (FACT)?
a. To ensure multicultural sensitivity in test construction and administration
b. To advocate for equitable access to testing services for all appropriately trained
professionals who have demonstrated competence in administering and
interpreting assessment instruments.
c. To ensure that all mental health professionals, regardless of training, have access
to psychological tests.
d. None of the above.
4. Which of the following mental health professions is represented by Division 17 of the
APA?
a. Professional Counseling
b. Clinical Psychology
c. Counseling Psychology
d. Psychiatry
5. The definition of counseling reached by the task group, 20/20: A Vision for the Future of
Counseling, includes all of the following except
a. Counseling is a dynamic, lively, and engaging process
b. Counselors promote wellness
c. Counseling is diverse and multicultural
d. All of the above are included in the definition
6. As of July 1, 2013, CACREP-accredited clinical mental health counseling programs must
require a minimum of how many semester credit hours?
a. 48
b. 54
c. 60
d. 72
7. All of the following are reasons given by Dr. Tom Davis, chair of the CACREP Standard
Revision Committee, for combining community counseling and mental health counseling
into one specialty area except
a. Each area was producing graduates who were pursuing the same positions within
the mental health field
b. Each area was producing graduates who were performing the same functions
within the various forms of the mental health system
c. Community counseling graduates were not getting hired as readily as mental
health counselors.
d. All of the above reasons were given for combining the program areas
8. In which court case did a judge rule that a counselor with a doctoral degree could not be
held liable for the suicide of one of his clients because counselors were “mere teachers”
who received training in a department of education?
a. Weldon v Virginia State Board of Psychologists Examiners
b. Bogust v. Iverson
c. Tarasoff v. University of California – Berkeley
d. Iowa Law Review Note
9. All of the following are benefits of national counseling certification except?
a. It ensures that counselors, rather than independent state legislators, set the
national standards and minimum requirements for being a professional counselor.
b. It provides referral sources and networking opportunities across state lines.
c. It regulates professional practice.
d. All of the above are benefits of national counseling certification.
10. Which of the following is a benefit to state licensure?
a. Helps define an occupation as a profession
b. Defines scope of practice and who can and cannot offer certain services.
c. Provides a governmentally sanctioned form of credentialing based on the concept
of the regulatory power of the state.
d. All of the above are benefits of state licensure.
11. _______________ is the international honor society for professional counselors,
counselor educators, and students in counselor education programs.
a. Psi Chi
b. American Mental Health Counseling Student Organization
c. Chi Sigma Iota
d. Upsilon Psi Sigma
12. Which of the following counseling credentials is offered by NBCC?
a. National Certified Counselor (NCC)
b. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
c. Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
d. National Clinical Mental Health Counselor (NCMHC)
13. Which of the following legally recognized counselors as professionals who provided
personal as well as vocational and educational counseling?
a. Weldon v. Virginia State Board of Psychologists Examiners
b. Iowa Law Review Note
c. Bogust v. Iverson
d. Tarasoff v. University of California – Berkeley
14. Which court judgment stated that counseling was a profession distinct from psychology?
a. Weldon v. Virginia State Board of Psychologists Examiners
b. Iowa Law Review Note
c. Bogust v. Iverson
d. Tarasoff v. University of California – Berkeley
15. _______________ certifies clinical mental health counselors who have met requirements
in training, professional counseling experience, and performance on the NCE.
a. The American Counseling Association (ACA)
b. The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
c. American Mental Health Counseling Association
d. Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP)
16. ______________ is an acronym for a credential offered by NBCC that identifies those
counselors who have met national professional addictions counseling standards.
a. CCMHC
b. NCSC
c. MAC
d. CCE
Essay questions
1. Give one example of each of the four service components in Lewis et al.’s (2003) clientenvironment interaction model.
2. What is the difference between licensure and national certification?
3. Discuss the benefits of national certification.
4. Discuss the importance of professional affiliation for clinical mental health counselors.
Answer Key
Chapter 2
Multiple Choice Questions
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. d
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. d
11. c
12. a
13. b
14. a
15. b
16. c
Essay Questions
1. Answers will vary depending on the services that students select. See Figure 2-2 for
details. A correct response would include the following:
a. Direct Client Service: individual counseling
b. Indirect Client Service: Referring clients to appropriate human service agencies
c. Direct Systems Service: Stress management workshops
d. Indirect Systems Service: Influencing public policy
2. Licensure and National Certification
a. Licensure
i. Arguably most important way of defining an occupation as a profession
ii. Defines scope of practice
iii. Determines who can and cannot offer certain services
iv. A governmentally sanctioned form of credentialing based on the concept
of the regulatory power of the state
b. National Certification
i. Ensures that counselors set national standards and minimum requirements
for the practice of professional counseling.
ii. Provides referral sources and networking across state lines.
iii. National counseling certification is not a license to practice.
iv. Counselors need to be aware of state licensure statutes before practicing.
3. Benefits of national certification:
a. Ensures that counselors set national standards and minimum requirements for the
practice of professional counseling.
b. Provides referral sources and networking across state lines.
c. National counseling certification is not a license to practice.
d. Counselors need to be aware of state licensure statutes before practicing.
4. Importance of professional affiliation
a. Issues facing the profession can be addressed collectively rather than individually
b. Continuing Education
c. Codes of ethics
