OLERE Exam Questions with Verified Answers
Question: What does "Licensed professional counselor" or
"LPC" mean?
Correct answer: means 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. The term shall not include those professions exempted by Section 1903 of this title
Question: What does "Board" mean?
Correct answer: means the State Board of Behavioral Health
Licensure
Question: What does "Counseling" mean?
Correct answer: means the application of mental health and
developmental principles in order to: a. facilitate human
development and adjustment throughout the life span, b.prevent, diagnose or treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders or associated distress which interfere with mental health, c. conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of
establishing treatment goals and objectives, and d. plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions
Question: What does "Counseling treatment interventions"
mean?
Correct answer: means the application of cognitive, affective,
behavioral and systemic counseling strategies which include principles of development, wellness, and pathology that reflect a pluralistic society. Such interventions are specifically implemented in the context of a professional counseling relationship
Question: What does "Consulting" mean?
Correct answer: means interpreting or reporting scientific fact
or theory in counseling to provide assistance in solving current or potential problems of individuals, groups or organizations
Question: What does "Referral activities" mean?
Correct answer: means the evaluating of data to identify
problems and to determine the advisability of referral to other specialists
Question: What does "Research activities" mean?
Correct answer: means reporting, designing, conducting or
consulting on research in counseling
Question: What does "Specialty" mean?
Correct answer: means the designation of a subarea of
counseling practice that is recognized by a national certification agency or by the Board
Question: What does "Supervisor" mean?
Correct answer: means a person who meets the requirements
established by the Board and who is licensed pursuant to the Licensed Professional Counselors Act
Question: What does "Licensed professional counselor
candidate" mean?
Correct answer: means a person whose application for
licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for licensure as provided in Section 1906 of this title
Question: What does "Executive Director" mean?
Correct answer: means the Executive Director of the State
Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
Question: Who is exempt from the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act according to Section A?
Correct answer: A. 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 "Licensed Professional
Counselor" or "LPC" be used by such professionals: 1.
Physicians, psychologists, social workers, marital and family therapists 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 and school counselors, who are certified by their respective certifying authorities; 3. Persons in the employ of