Chapter Five Test Bank Questions
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
2. Which of the following is not a program for which CACREP renders accreditation
decisions?
a. career counseling
b. school counseling
c. counseling psychology
d. clinical mental health counseling
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. In practicum, students are required to perform ___ hours of direct service to clients.
a. 25
b. 40
c. 100
d. 240
11. 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
12. Which is the simplest and least restrictive of credentialing processes?
a. licensure
b. certification
c. registry
d. all of the above are equally restrictive
13. 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
14. Which of the following credentials is controlled by the profession itself?
a. registry
b. certification
c. licensure
d. all of the above
15. Which of the following credentials is statutory and, thus, regulated by the state?
a. registry
b. certification
c. licensure
d. none of the above
16. The credential of National Certified Counselor (NCC) is a type of:
a. professional registration
b. professional certification
c. professional license
d. job title
17. Which of the following is a specialty credential?
a. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
b. Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC)
c. Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)
d. all of the above
e. (b) and (c) only
18. The mental health counseling profession is licensable in all 50 states.
a. true
b. false
19. 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
20. 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
Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How specifically does an understanding of the CACREP training model and professional
credentialing contribute to your professional identity as a clinical mental health
counselor?
3. 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?
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