CPCS Recertification Exam2

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* 1. Name First Last as listed on your CPCS

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* 2. License(s) #'s

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* 3. Your Email Address:

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* 4. How many days does an APC have to notify the Board in writing of any director, clinical supervision, /andor worksite changes?

30 days

14 days

60 days

Before the next renewal date

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* 5. A strong working alliance in supervision is important because:

Supervisees are more likely to disclose materials to their supervisors

A strong supervisory working alliance increases the quality of the supervisees alliance with their clients

A strong supervisory working alliance reduces burnout and increased job satisfaction of the supervisee

All are true

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* 6. Jody believes she is finally ready to submit her application for LPC. She submits her application to her current clinical supervisor to review. Her clinical supervisor notices that Jody’s first cycle began on March 1, 2014 and ended on February 20, 2015. Jody then took a break of several years from accruing hours to concentrate on raising her children. How should Jody’s clinical supervisor advise her about the 2014 break?

There is nothing to advise. Jody’s cycle was 12 months so it met the minimum requirements for a full cycle.

There is nothing to advise. Jody followed the requirements for accruing hours.

Jody’s clinical supervisor should advise her to include an extra month’s hours for this first cycle to ensure that she has enough hours over a 13-month period.

Jody’s clinical supervisor should advise her (Jody) that her hours cannot be more than 60 months prior to the date of the application, so this cycle would not count for the LPC license. Board Rule 135-5-.02(a)8(vi)

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* 7. All supervisor relationships are responsible for the following:

Gatekeeping

Facilitating supervisee development

Ensuring client welfare

All of the above

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* 8. Which of the following is true of clinical supervision?

Supervision must take place at the worksite of the supervisee.

Supervision includes a senior therapist working with a more junior therapist. Supervision includes a senior therapist working with a more junior therapist.

Supervision can include multi-disciplinary meetings (treatment team meetings)

Supervision is only concerned with monitoring client care.

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* 9. Ju Mei has completed three years/cycles of clinical supervision and believes she is ready to file for the LPC application. Her clinical supervisor is helping her to put together all the documents needed for submitting the application. The supervisor notices that Ju Mei first two years/cycles she was supervised by a Licensed Psychologist at a mental health residential facility. For her third cycle, she was supervised by an LPC who was also a CPCS. What should Ju Mei’s clinical supervisor advise in regards to her application?

Ju Mei’s clinical supervisor should advise her that everything seems to be in order as it is reasonable that a Licensed Psychologist should have been her clinical supervisor in the residential setting.

Ju Mei’s clinical supervisor should advise her that she needed to have an LPC clinical supervisor for all three years/cycles as an LPC because she was working towards an LPC license

None of the responses is correct.

Ju Mei’s clinical supervisor should advise her that she needed at least two full years/cycles with a LPC approved clinical supervisor. (Board Rule 135-5-02(f)(3))

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* 10. This type of liability occurs when the supervisor becomes liable by virtue of the relationship with the supervisee.

Direct liability

Vicarious liability

Supervisor liability

Supervisee liability

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* 11. A supervisor advises her supervisee to break confidentiality for the protection of an intended victim. Is the supervisor supported by law in GA?

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

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

No, breaking confidentiality is not allowed by law in GA.

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

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* 12. Which condition must be present in order for vicarious liability to be established?

The supervisee must involuntarily or voluntarily agree to work with the supervisor.

The supervisee can engage in any activity they deem as a part of their work.

A supervisory relationship must be established between the supervisor and supervisee.

The supervisor can protect themselves from vicarious liability by having the supervisee sign a waiver of responsibly.

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* 13. Which supervisor factor has been found to negatively affect the supervisory working alliance?

Mindfulness

Supervisor self-disclosure

Multicultural competence

Unethical behavior

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* 14. Who needs to sign off on Form A, "Site Supervision form", for the LPC Application?

The University supervisor who was registered as the supervisor of the Practicum/Internship

The current employment supervisor registered as the Site Supervisor

The site supervisor who was registered as the supervisor of the Practicum/Internship

Either the University or site supervisor registered as the supervisor of the Practicum/Internship if they are an approved clinical supervisor (CPCS).

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* 15. Is an internship/ practicum site required for licensure?

Only if the person graduated before 2018.

Only if the person graduated after 2018.

The law requires all individuals to have an internship/practicum without regardless of the graduation date.

As of 2021, all individuals must have an internship/practicum.

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* 16. Can an Intern/practicum student work for pay as a counselor at the supervision site?

No, they cannot.

Yes, they can.

Only if they are being paid for duties not related to their internship/ practicum.

Only if they are being paid for duties related to their internship/ practicum.

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* 17. The Composite Board considers a yearly cycle accruing directed work experience hours and clinical supervision hours as

No more than 12 consecutive months.

January to December.

at least 20 months

No less than 12 consecutive months and no more than 20 consecutive months.

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* 18. To be an LPC Clinical Supervisor, one must have

CPCS and / or ACS certification

LPC and 3 years of work experience

Site requires using site Supervisor

A and B are required.

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* 19. Who is required to keep supervision session records or logs of all supervision sessions ACCORDING TO GA LAW and Rules?

The Supervisee

The Supervisor

Both are required

The Site

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* 20. The Georgia Composite Board requires, prior to the delivery of clinical TELESUPERVISION, the supervisor must have obtained the minimum of how many hours in TELESUPERVISION continuing education?

6 hours of TeleSupervision

5 hours of TeleMental Health

6 hours of TeleMental Health

3 hours of TeleSupervision and 6 hours of Telemental Health

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* 21. A Licensed Associate Professional Counselor, can engage in the practice of counseling under direction and supervision for only up to 3 years

True

False

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* 22. An acceptable work setting called Directed Work Experience (DWE) includes the following; a director, worksite that the supervisee is required to provide counseling, and maybe in rehabilitation, career development, mental health, and community agencies.

True

False

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* 23. As a CPCS, you must accrue at least 24 supervision CE hours in synchronous training for your Recertification?

True

False

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* 24. To be re-certified as a CPCS, you have to complete your biennial CE hours and pass an exam.

True

False

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* 25. Continuing Education Hours in Ethics must always be synchronous?

True

False

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* 26. As supervisees develop, supervisors can expect to see the following characteristic(s):

Continued experimentation with interventions from various theories

Increase in autonomy.

Continued reliance on supervisor

A and B are correct.

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* 27. Supervisees are required to notify clients in the informed consent statement that they are under supervision and are to provide clients with the name and credentials of their supervisor.

True

False

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* 28. Supervisors are to inform supervisees of remediation and due process policies in case of adverse issues involving the supervisory relationship.erson has been abused, it is often wise to ask:

True

False

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* 29. What type of evaluations are to be conducted within the supervisory relationship?

Formal evaluations

Informal evaluations

Both formal and informal evaluations should occur.

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* 30. Regularly scheduled FORMAL evaluations offer the supervisor awareness of the supervisees progress or lack thereof and provide the groundwork for implementation of possible improvement and/or remedial plans.

True

False

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* 31. Which is important to do as a part of the tele-supervision?

Assess the supervisee's fit for virtual sessions

Inform the supervisee of tele-supervision policies and procedures

Both responses are correct.

Have completed required CE hours for telemental health.

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* 32. Asynchronous means on demand or self-study at one’s own pace/leisure; synchronous means that all parties are present at the same time and real-time interaction is taking place

True

False

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* 33. It is the responsibility of ________________(fill in the blank) to ensure that multicultural matters are addressed as part of the supervisory process.

Supervisor

Supervisee

Both Supervisor and Supervisee

The Site

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* 34. It is REQUIRED that the initial tele-supervision session be held in person before subsequent tele-supervision sessions can be held virtually.

True

False

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* 35. The location of the client at the time of telemental health counseling is called the "originating site" and the location of the provider is called the "distant site".

True

False

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* 36. In telemental health counseling, it is vital to utilize code words, symbols, and/or numbers for all non-visual communication between therapist and client to ensure confidentiality.

True

False

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* 37. Development is facilitated when the supervisee engages in reflection on the counseling work and relationship

True

False

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* 38. Clinical supervisors working in the state of Georgia should be familiar with which code of ethics as required by LPCAGA?

CPCS Code of Ethics.

AMHCA Code of Ethics

APA Code of Ethics

ACA Code of Ethics

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* 39. Patrick, LAPC, is working to earn licensure hours. Patrick works as a 1099 Independent Contractor at a local mental health service site. The site has provided a Director and a clinical supervisor. They are the same person.

This is acceptable.

The licensing board strongly discourages LAPC from being 1099 subcontractors.

The licensing board considers this a dual relationship. A variance should be filed with the licensing board.

B and C as this is not best practice.

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* 40. Patrick, LAPC is working to earn licensure hours. He has a director of the agency where he provides counseling for clients. He has an LPC, CPCS clinical supervisor. He is quite anxious to open his own practice and build his client caseload. Patrick is advertising his therapeutic services in a psychological magazine. He is very careful to show his credentials as NCC, LAPC. What else must he include as part of his advertisement?

Include his NPI number

Note that he does not accept insurance yet.

Information noting that he is not fully licensed and is working under clinical supervision

Include his GPA for his master’s degree in clinical mental health

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* 41. Who’s responsibility is it to sign off on Form C?

Site director

Supervisor

The Composite Board

The supervisee

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* 42. Are LAPCs require CE hours?

Yes, they are required to complete 30 CE hours biannually.

Yes, they are required to complete 35 CE hours biannually.

Yes, they are required to complete 35 CE hours annually.

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* 43. How many supervisors may an LAPC have at one time?

Two at a time

No more than 6

Unlimited

None of the above

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* 44. As a supervisor, I am responsible for reviewing the supervisee’s licensure application?

True

False

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* 45. Are supervisors required per the board rules to sign off on the supervision form in the LPC application?

Yes

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* 46. Can Practicum/ Internship hours count toward licensure?

True

False

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* 47. Can a supervisor be a director?

Yes

Yes, but it may cause dual relationship issues.

All of the above.