CPCS Exam 23

Exam Required for Certification as a CPCS

A crucial part of becoming certified, for various professions, involves passing the required certification exam(s). You can take the exam as many times as you need. This exam is open book and untimed

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* 1. Your Full Lame, First, Middle, Last

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* 2. Your Email Address, please use the one that the CE certificate will be emailed to:

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* 3. What is the maximum number of supervisee's who can be in one group for supervision?

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* 4. According to the new law effective July first, 2022, how many years must an LPC with a master’s degree be licensed to start supervising others?

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* 5. Based on the new law that became effective on July first, 2022, a clinical year of supervision is defined as?

A minimum of ten months and a maximum of 30 months

A minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months

A minimum of 20 months and a maximum of 24 months

A minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 20 months

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* 6. What are the current minimum number of hours of “directed experience” that are required, per year?

600

3000

1000

1500

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* 7. Currently, how many hours of clinical supervision (SPV) are required during one year of the Directed Work Experience (DWE)?

100

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* 8. For a year of DWE to count, what 2 things must be occurring simultaneously?

Supervision and note writing

Supervision and clinical experience

Supervision and treatment team meetings

All of the above

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* 9. Which of the following components must be in the supervisee’s and supervisor’s notes on supervision?

Date and time

Duration

Type of supervision

All of the above

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* 10. Which of the following is an example of a therapist maintaining appropriate boundaries?

The therapist shares personal details about their own life experiences to relate to the client’s struggles.

The therapist accepts the client’s friend request on social media and engages in casual online conversations.

The therapist maintains a professional demeanor and refrains from engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with clients.

The therapist discloses confidential information about the client to a close friend for consultation purposes.

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* 11. As of 2022, A minimum of an earned master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited program in clinical mental health must consist of how many SEMESTER hours?

None of the above

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* 12. According to “Best Practice”, in which modality is it permissible to conduct supervision?

Distance mediums

Face to face

By phone

Text

A. B. and C.

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* 13. How many days does an APC have to notify the Composite Board in writing of any change in their director, supervisor, or worksite?

30 days

60 days

14 days

Before the next renewal cycle

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* 14. What type of liability occurs when the supervisor become liable by virtue of the relationship with the supervisee?

Direct liability

Vicarious liability

Supervisor liability

Supervisee liability

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* 15. If a supervisee breaks confidentiality for the protection of a client, is the supervisee supported by GA law?

Yes, there is a statutory law in GA that addresses duty to warn.

Yes, there is case law in GA that addresses the duty to warn.

No, breaking confidentiality is not allowed by GA law.

No, there is no law that addressed the duty to warn in GA but there is case law that addresses a duty to protect.

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* 16. During a supervised internship or practicum which is part of the graduate degree program

The course instructor of record must be a qualified supervisor

The on-site supervisor must be a qualified supervisor

Either the course instructor or the on-site supervisor must be a qualified supervisor

There is no requirement for a qualified supervisor for an internship or practicum.

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* 17. Prior to the delivery of clinical tele-supervision, the supervisor must have obtained the minimum of how many hours in tele-health continuing ed:

3 hours of tele-supervision

6 hours of telemental health

5 hours of telemental health

6 hours of TeleMental Health and 3 hours of TeleSupervision

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* 18. A clinician working toward full licensure may count note writing and research as part of their directed experience.

True

False

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* 19. Contemporaneous logs of supervision are required of both the supervisor and the supervisee.

True

False

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* 20. The treatment team meetings can count towards clinical supervision

True

False

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* 21. A clinical supervisor is legally required to sign Form E of the LPC application.

True

False

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* 22. A clinical supervisor is not required to recommend or not recommend an applicant for licensure on Form E.

True

False

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* 23. Effective with the new law as of July 1, 2022, a clinician working toward full licensure is required to get the Associate Professional Counselor License while completing their DWE.

True

False

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* 24. A supervisee may not have more than one supervisor.

True

False

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* 25. A supervisor is held liable for the ethical violations of a supervisee.

True

False

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* 26. Individual supervision is limited to one-on-one, meaning one supervisee and one supervisor.

True

False

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* 27. Clinical supervisors are not required to notify the Composite Board when the supervision relationship is terminated.

True

False

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* 28. A School Counselor with a work contract of 190 days may count it as a full year of directed work experience towards their LPC.

True

False

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* 29. An LAPC is legally allowed to work independently.

True

False

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* 30. LAPCs are required to get the same number of continuing education units as an LPC.

True

False

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* 31. From start to finish, according to the new law effective July first, 2022, an LAPC has five years to complete their DWE towards full licensure.

True

False

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* 32. The renewal cycle for an LAPC is the same as it is for LPC.

True

False

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* 33. Work settings acceptable to the Composite Board include but are not limited to educational, rehabilitation, career development, mental health, community, or industrial organizations.

True

False

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* 34. According to the new Law (2022) A person licensed as an associate professional counselor may only use the title Associate Professional Counselor (APC).

True

False

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* 35. All persons working with people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or substance abuse who were licensed after April 26, 2016, are required to have a graduate level course or equivalent related to diagnosing and shall complete such curriculum to renew the license or apply for licensure.

True

False

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* 36. Under the new law effective July 1, 2022, an applicant for licensure agrees to provide the Composite Board with all information to run a criminal background check including a classifiable set of fingerprints.

True

False

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* 37. CE certificates must be maintained for at least 4 years.

True

False

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* 38. A director is required to keep an experience log.

True

False

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* 39. As a CPCS, you must attest that you have reviewed your supervisees transcript for recertification.

True

False

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* 40. Continuing ed in ethics must always be synchronous.

True

False

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* 41. Supervisees must notify clients in the informed consent that they are under supervision and are to provide clients with the name, credentials, and contact info for their supervisor.

True

False

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* 42. Supervisors are to inform supervisees of remediation and due process in case of adverse issues involving the supervisory relationship.

True

False

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* 43. Regularly scheduled evaluations of supervisees by supervisors, both formal and informal, are ethically required by all supervisors.

True

False

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* 44. Asynchronous means “store and forward”; synchronous means that all parties are present at the same time and real-time interactions is taking place.

True

False

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* 45. Supervisees are required by law to include that they are under supervision in all advertising including on their business card.

True

False

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* 46. Bill contacts you for help to learn what he must do to earn full licensure. He graduated in December of 2019 and since that time, has worked as a school counselor in the Atlanta area. He has decided he wants to get licensed to further his career.

Bill can use all his hours as a school counselor towards licensure with no other requirements.

Bill must obtain hours in direct client counseling to meet the requirements for licensure.

Bill must begin supervision with an approved clinical supervisor.

Only B and C are correct.

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* 47. Sam became your supervisee on November 1st of 2021 because he was employed by the company where you work where you are responsible for all supervisees. He graduated in May of 2018 and received his APC license in November of 2018 and began working at an agency where his supervisor was a psychologist. His supervisor died unexpectedly in May of 2019 and Sam no longer has access to any of the documentation of his supervision. In July of 2019, Sam obtained a new supervisor who was also a psychologist and was able to maintain documentation with her through the end of July of 2020. In August of 2020, Sam began supervision with an LPC, CPCS and continued supervision with her through October of 2021 and maintained all documentation. Sam began supervision with you from November 1st of 2021 through September 1st of 2022 and maintained his documentation. You have a CPCS credential.

Sam cannot count the hours with his first supervisor because he has no documentation of that supervision.

Sam has enough DWE and supervision hours as of September 1st of 2022 to apply for full licensure.

Sam has three years of DWE and supervision which meet the requirements for full licensure.

All of the above are correct.

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* 48. Cora began working as a Supervisee at an agency that agreed to provide her with free clinical supervision with a CPCS. Cora’s job at the agency is providing case management to their clients with disabilities. She is expected to review their case notes and maintain records of their attendance with assigned counselors and refer to community resources for assistance.

Cora can continue this job for 3 years to meet the requirements for full licensure.

Cora’s job description with this agency does not qualify for directed work experience because she is not doing counseling.

Cora’s supervision will not meet the requirements for full licensure because her supervisor is not an approved supervisor.

None of the above is correct.

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* 49. You receive a letter from the Composite Board stating that a complaint has been filed with the Board regarding one of your supervisees who works at your office. The complaint alleges that the supervisee has been working at a company with which you are completely unfamiliar and has violated a patient’s confidentiality. You approach your supervisee and learn that she has been moonlighting at another practice where she is not supervised nor under direction. She has been seeing self-pay patients for a nominal fee to supplement her hours towards her DWE. She is not paid by the company but is paid by the individual patients.

You are not liable for your supervisee’s behavior because you were unaware of her moonlighting.

Your supervisee has broken no Georgia laws or rules.

It is possible you may be sanctioned by the Composite Board.

None of the above is correct

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* 50. You receive a phone call from a young man who graduated from a CACREP program with a Master’s in Counseling. He has a job working in a private practice providing counseling to adolescents and young adults. He has had one year of supervision from a CPCS, but the Supervisor is moving out of state, and he needs to get a new supervisor. When you request a copy of his contract affidavit, he informs you that he has never sent in an application for licensure as a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor.

The young man is breaking Georgia law.

The young man cannot count the hours he has earned towards full licensure.

You can begin supervision with the young man, and he is able to count his previous experience at the private practice towards full licensure.

None of the above are correct.

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* 51. You have been contacted by an individual for supervision who graduated from an online university with an MS in clinical psychology. She is currently working at an inpatient facility as a master’s Level Residential Counselor. She is interested in working toward full licensure and wants your help to move forward. She states she is currently receiving supervision at her work site but needs advice regarding full licensure. You request a transcript from her and discover her program did not include a practicum or internship.

You cannot begin supervising her because she has not met the requirements to work toward licensure.

You can begin supervision with her and count the first year as her internship.

Neither A nor B is correct.

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* 52. You currently work for a private practice where you see individuals and couples. You are credentialed as a CPCS and are currently supervising individuals outside of the company for whom you work. Your manager would like to bring on an intern who has reached out to the company to complete his practicum and internship. The intern is attending a CACREP program.

There is no difference between supervising an intern and supervising an APC.

Supervision of interns requires coordination with the college where the intern attends school.

You cannot supervise an internship because you are not qualified.

None of the above are correct.