CPCE Trivia 4

Question 1

A counselor who bills insurance for a session that did not occur is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

Insurance fraud

Answer

Billing for services not rendered constitutes insurance fraud, which is both an ethical violation and a criminal act.

Question 2

In Gestalt therapy, the 'empty chair' technique is used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Help clients explore unfinished business with significant others

Answer

The empty chair technique allows clients to engage in dialogue with an imagined person (or part of themselves) to resolve unfinished emotional business.

Question 3

WDEP is a framework used in which counseling theory?

Accepted Answer

Reality therapy

Answer

WDEP (Wants, Doing/Direction, Evaluation, Planning) is the core intervention framework of William Glasser's Reality Therapy.

Question 4

When a counselor suspects child abuse based on a client's disclosure, the counselor is legally required to:

Accepted Answer

Report to the appropriate child protective authority

Answer

Mandated reporter laws require counselors to report suspected child abuse to child protective services, regardless of client consent.

Question 5

The concept of 'locus of control' was introduced by which psychologist?

Accepted Answer

Julian Rotter

Answer

Julian Rotter introduced locus of control in 1954, describing whether individuals attribute outcomes to internal factors or external forces.

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CPCE Trivia 4