Which of the Following Statements Regarding Counselor Competence Is FALSE

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding counselor competence is FALSE?

• A) once counselors have become licensed, the burden of ensuring competent services falls on the counselors themselves.
• B) competence in counseling is difficult to define.
• C) there is a continuum of professional expertise with gross negligence at one end and maximum effectiveness at the other extreme.
• D) licensure ensures that practitioners are competent to do what their licenses permit them to do.
• E) counselors are ethically required to counsel only within the boundaries of their competence.

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