CBP Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield CBP facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. When is it appropriate to break client confidentiality? → When there is risk of harm to self or others
2. Which situation best describes a dual relationship that a bereavement counselor should avoid? → Hiring a current grief client to do paid work at the counselor's home
3. Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT), developed by Shear and colleagues, is BEST categorized as: → An integrated psychotherapy combining IPT and exposure-based techniques
4. When explaining death to a young child, a counselor should advise parents to: → Use concrete words like 'died' and explain the body has stopped working
5. Therese Rando's '6 R's' model of mourning begins with which process? → Recognizing the loss
6. How should confidentiality be handled in group dynamics? → Maintain strict confidentiality with limited exceptions for safety and legal mandates
7. Which practice supports ethical self-care for bereavement professionals? → Engage in peer supervision and support
8. Doka's concept of disenfranchised grief refers to grief that is: → Not openly acknowledged, socially sanctioned, or publicly mourned
9. Why is cultural competence important in bereavement counseling? → It promotes respectful and inclusive care
10. What assessment tool is essential for ethics and boundaries practice? → Validated, culturally appropriate assessment instruments combined with clinical interview
11. How should confidentiality be handled in treatment planning? → Maintain strict confidentiality with limited exceptions for safety and legal mandates
12. Which technique involves encouraging a grieving person to express emotions freely? → Active listening
13. The Dougy Center model for children's grief groups is primarily based on which core belief? → Children have an innate capacity to heal and need a safe space to express grief
14. In Jewish tradition, the initial period of intensive mourning observed at home after burial, called shiva, typically lasts how long? → Seven days
15. Which feature distinguishes a closed bereavement support group from an open one? → It has a fixed membership and set number of sessions
16. In Buddhist tradition, why might a family request the body remain undisturbed for a period after death? → Because consciousness is believed to be leaving the body gradually
17. An adolescent who has lost a sibling begins skipping school, withdrawing from friends, and using substances. A CBP practitioner would FIRST: → Assess for complicated grief, depression, and suicide risk
18. How should treatment termination be managed in therapeutic techniques? → Plan for termination collaboratively, including relapse prevention and referral resources
19. How should treatment termination be managed in ethics and boundaries? → Plan for termination collaboratively, including relapse prevention and referral resources
20. Research consistently identifies which factor as a RISK for complicated grief following traumatic bereavement? → Pre-existing attachment insecurity or anxious attachment style
21. How should cultural competency be applied in assessment methods? → Develop awareness of cultural factors and adapt approaches to honor client diversity
22. A grieving mother speaks limited English, and her 12-year-old son offers to interpret during a bereavement visit. What is best practice? → Use a trained professional interpreter rather than the child
23. What self-care practice is essential for treatment planning practitioners? → Regular self-care prevents burnout and ensures competent, ethical practice
24. How should treatment termination be managed in assessment methods? → Plan for termination collaboratively, including relapse prevention and referral resources
25. Which practice best protects a bereavement practitioner from compassion fatigue? → Regular supervision, peer support, and personal self-care routines
26. How should treatment termination be managed in group dynamics? → Plan for termination collaboratively, including relapse prevention and referral resources
27. How should confidentiality be handled in assessment methods? → Maintain strict confidentiality with limited exceptions for safety and legal mandates
28. Building ofrendas (home altars) with photos, marigolds, and the deceased's favorite foods is associated with which observance? → Día de los Muertos
29. Under DSM-5-TR, prolonged grief disorder in adults requires that at least how much time has passed since the death? → 12 months
30. What ethical boundary is most important in ethics and boundaries? → Maintaining clear professional boundaries while building therapeutic rapport