Author Question: Legislators agree to license a professional group, such as counselors, only when it can be shown ... (Read 47 times)

erika · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Legislators agree to license a professional group, such as counselors, only when it can be shown that

a. other professional groups that are already licensed do not oppose the licensing of this new group.
b. the public cannot determine which practitioners are competent, and they might be harmed by incompetent members of that profession.
c. the public cannot determine which practitioners are competent, and the services the professional group provides require extensive education.
d. the rates for services of the professional group will go down if they are licensed.
e. the professional group needs to be licensed in order to gain the recognition it needs to be recognized as a legitimate profession in society.

Question 2

Registration is the form of state regulation of a profession that

a. is the most rigorous form of regulation, in that only those who are registered may practice the profession in a state.
b. protects a title, such as Professional Counselor, but anyone can practice the profession without being registered.
c. requires members of a profession to sign up with the government if they practice the profession in the state, but anyone may sign the registry without a review of their credentials.
d. grants a state credential if a person has a national certification.
e. is issued by a state agency, but never by an independent state board.