MASTERING THE NCE AND CPCE
CHAPTER #1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What does CACREP stand for? - Answer-The Council for Accreditation of Counseling
and Related Educational Programs
When did counseling start and as what? - Answer-Started in the late 1800's with
vocational guidance (as a result of the Industrial Revolution and social reform
movements)
What is the ACA Code of Ethics? What is mandatory and aspirational ethics? - Answer-
Provides counselors with MANDATORY ethics rules they MUST follow and
ASPIRATIONAL ethics rules they SHOULD follow
T/F: it is the duty of the counselor to be knowledgeable of and adhere to applicable
laws/ethics. - Answer-True
What is the original name of the ACA? - Answer-American Personnel and Guidance
Association (APGA)
What does ACA stand for? - Answer-American Counseling Association
What is the principle difference between ethics and laws? - Answer-Ethics: developed
by associations to help members practice in a reputable manner
Laws: included in penal code, carry more significant consequences if fail to follow
What does FERPA stand for? - Answer-Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
When was FERPA enacted? - Answer-1974
What is another name for FERPA? - Answer-Buckley Amendment
Who does FERPA affect? - Answer-Any counselor that works in an educational setting
that receives funding from the US Department of Education
What does FERPA do? - Answer-Specifies the rights of parents (for a minor) and
nonminor students to access and examine their educational record, petition to have
incorrect information amended, and ensure certain information is not released without
permission
When does a parent not have access to a child's educational record? - Answer-When
they turn 18 OR go to college - whichever comes first
,Who do the rights go to when a parent doesn't have access to their child's educational
record - Answer-Rights go to the student
What do educational institutions need to give out student information? What types of
information are an exception? - Answer-They need WRITTEN permission
Exception: directory information (name, address, phone #, DOB, honors & awards,
dates of school attendence)
T/F: Students must be reminded at least once of the exception to give out their personal
information - Answer-False: students must be reminded ONCE A YEAR about the
exception
T/F: FERPA + counselor notes on students are considered an expansion of counselor
memory - Answer-True
T/F: FERPA + counselor notes are kept with educational records - Answer-False: notes
are kept separate and confidential to educational records
T/F: Students and parents have a right to access FERPA + counselor notes - Answer-
False: students and parents do NOT have a right to access
What does IDEA stand for? - Answer-Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act
T/F: IDEA is a civil rights law - Answer-True
What does IDEA do? - Answer-Guarantees students with disabilities receive the
services they need to gain benefits of education
Where does IDEA apply? - Answer-At any school that receives federal funding
T/F: Part of the counselors role is to advocate for mental health needs of their clients -
Answer-False: part of a counselors role is to advocate for the ACADEMIC needs of their
clients
Who is eligible to receive services from IDEA? - Answer-Children from birth to age 21
Children must have a documented disability and must NEED special education services
as a result of the disability
All students with disabilities must be given FAPE under IDEA. What is FAPE? - Answer-
Free appropriate public education that addresses their individual needs and helps ready
them for higher levels of education or employment
Every student with disabilities under IDEA must have an IEP on file. What is IEP? -
Answer-Individualized education plan
, What does an IEP decide? - Answer-What services the student receives + when and
how often they receive services + goals for student learning
T/F: An IEP is updated and renewed every month - Answer-False: IEP's are updated
and renewed YEARLY
What is LRE within IDEA? - Answer-Least restrictive environment
What does and LRE do? - Answer-Ensures child receives benefits of education
Is LRE mandated? - Answer-Yes - it allows as many students as possible to remain in
the regular classroom if able
What is the US Rehabilitation Act? - Answer-A civil rights act that protects individuals
with disabilities from being discriminated against or denied equal access to services or
opportunities based on disability
What is another name for the US Rehabilitation Act? - Answer-Section 504
T/F: The US Rehabilitation Act has a more inclusive definition of "disability" than IDEA
does - Answer-True
What is the difference between Section 504 and IDEA? - Answer-Section 504 does not
apply ONLY to educational institutions receiving federal funds. It applies to ANY
organization or employer receiving federal funds.
What are the eligibility requirements for Section 504? - Answer-Physical or
psychological impairment that substantially limits at least one major life activity: seeing,
hearing, breathing, working, walking, performing manual tasks, learning, caring for self
what is a 504 plan? - Answer-Constructed to dictate the accomodations or special
considerations a student is entitle to receive
What does HIPPA stand for? - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act
T/F: HIPAA is a federal law - Answer-True
What does HIPAA do? - Answer-Protects the privacy of individuals' medical and mental
health records
T/F: The patients control who can view their own records and can request changes be
incorporated - Answer-True
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