1 OLERE Exam Questions with Verified Answers 2024 "Licensed professional counselor" or "LPC" - Answer - any person who offers professional counseling services for compensation to any person and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. Board - Answer - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure Counseling - Answer - - facilitate human development and adjustment throughout the life span - prevent, diagnose or treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders or associated distress which interfere with mental health - conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and objectives - plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions; Counseling tre atment interventions - Answer - the application of cognitive, effective, behavioral and systemic counseling strategies which include principles of development, wellness, and pathology that reflect a pluralistic society. Such interventions are specifically i mplemented in the context of a professional counseling relationship Consulting - Answer - interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in counseling to provide assistance in solving current or potential problems of individuals, groups or organizatio ns Referral activities - Answer - evaluating of data to identify problems and to determine the advisability of referral to other specialists Research activities - Answer - reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on research in counseling Specialty - Answer - designation of a subarea of counseling practice that is recognized by a national certification agency or by the Board Supervisor - Answer - a person who meets the requirements established by the Board and who is licensed pursuant to the Licensed Professional Counselors Act Licensed professional counselor candidate - Answer - a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for licensure as provided in Section 1906 of this title Executive Director - Answer - the Executive Director of the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure. 2 The Licensed Professional Counselors Act shall not be construed to include the pursuits of the following professionals acting within the scope of their duties as such professionals, nor shall the title "LPC" be used by such professionals unless said licensed professional counselor is also licensed or accredited by an appropriate agency, institution or board - Answer - 1. Physicians, psychologists, social workers, marital and family th erapists and attorneys, who are licensed by their respective licensing authorities 2. Rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluation specialists, psychiatric and mental health nurses, alcohol and drug counselors, school administrators, school teachers an d school counselors, who are certified by their respective certifying authorities 3. Persons in the employ of accredited institutions of higher education, or in the employ of local, state or federal government 4. Members of clergy. The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private, nonprofit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide behavioral services with the state shall be exempt from licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor if - Answer - such activitie s and services are a part of the official duties of such person with the private nonprofit agency. Any person who is unlicensed and operating under special exemptions shall not use any of the official titles or descriptions: - Answer - a. psychologist, psy chology or psychological b. licensed social worker c. clinical social worker d. certified rehabilitation specialist e. licensed professional counselor f. psychoanalyst g. marital and family therapist. State agencies contracting to provide behavioral healt h services will strive to ensure that quality of care is not compromised by contracting with external providers and that the quality of service is at least ______ the service that would be delivered if that agency were able to provide the service directly. - Answer - equal to Agencies will also ensure that the entity with which they are contracting has qualified professionals in its employ and that sufficient_____________ is in place to allow for reasonable recourse by the public. - Answer - liability insura nce The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private, for -profit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide behavioral services to youth and families in the care and custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or th e Department of Human Services on March 14, 1997, shall be exempt from licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor if - Answer - such activities and services are a part of the official duties of such person with the private for -profit contracting agency. 3 The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure shall: - Answer - 1. Prescribe, adopt and promulgate rules to implement and enforce the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, including the adoption of the State Department of Health rules b y reference 2. Adopt and establish rules of professional conduct 3. Set license and examination fees as required by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. The Board shall have the authority to: - Answer - 1. Seek injunctive relief 2. Request the district attorney to bring an action to enforce the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act 3. Receive fees and deposit said fees into the Licensed Professional Counselors Revolving Fund as required by the Licensed Professional Counselors Ac t 4. Issue, renew, revoke, deny, suspend and place on probation licenses to practice professional counseling pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act 5. Examine all qualified applicants for licenses to practice professional co unseling 6. Request assistance from the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision for the purposes of investigating complaints and possible violations of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act 7. Accept grants and gifts from various foundations an d institutions; and 8. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as the Executive Director may deem necessary for the administration of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. Applications for a license to practice as a licensed professional coun selor shall be made to the ___________ Licensure in writing. Such applications shall be on a form and in a manner prescribed by the ____________. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, which sh all be retained by the ____________ and not returned to the applicant. - Answer - State Board of Behavioral Health Each applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor shall: - Answer - 1. Be possessed of good moral character 2. Pas s an examination based on standards promulgated by the Board pursuant to the Licensed Professional Counselors Act 3. Be at least 21 years of age 4. Not have engaged in, nor be engaged in, any practice or conduct which would be grounds for denying, revoking or suspending a license pursuant to this title 5. Otherwise comply with the rules promulgated by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. In addition other qualifications an applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor shall have: - Answer - 1. Successfully completed at least 60 graduate semester hours 90 graduate quarter hours of counseling -related course work. These 60 hours shall include at least a master's degree in a counseling field .
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