Free Colorado Mental Health Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1Why does Colorado regulate persons who practice psychotherapy under article 245?

   1. A. To protect public health, safety, and welfare
   2. B. To standardize private insurance reimbursement schedules
   3. C. To accredit university doctoral training programs
   4. D. To license and inspect inpatient hospital facilities

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The declaration says regulation is necessary “in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state.”

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-101(1), linked 2026 Title 12 PDF

2. 2What is Colorado's default rule for confidential communications acquired while a psychologist serves a client?

   1. A. They may be disclosed to any treating professional
   2. B. They may not be disclosed without client consent
   3. C. They become public after one year
   4. D. They belong to the psychologist's employer

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 12-245-220(1) states that a regulated professional “shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in the course of professional employment.” B is the default; subsection (2) supplies exceptions.

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-220(1)

3. 3A psychologist publishes an advertisement containing materially false claims. How does article 245 treat the conduct?

   1. A. As protected marketing
   2. B. As a prohibited activity
   3. C. As a fee dispute
   4. D. As a record-retention issue

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 12-245-224(1)(c) identifies use of advertising that is “misleading, deceptive, or false” as a violation.

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-224(1)(c)

4. 4What portion of a Colorado mental-health board constitutes a quorum?

   1. A. One member
   2. B. One-third
   3. C. A majority
   4. D. Every member

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 12-245-204(3)(a)(I) states: “A majority of each board constitutes a quorum at any meeting or hearing.”

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-204(3)(a)(I)

5. 5An intervening professional reasonably believes a person has a mental-health disorder and, as a result, appears imminently dangerous or gravely disabled. What may the professional do?

   1. A. Cause the person to be taken into protective custody for transport to a designated facility
   2. B. Order a six-month commitment without review
   3. C. Confine the person in jail as treatment
   4. D. Revoke the person's driver's license

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 27-65-106(1)(a)(II) says the intervening professional “may cause the person to be taken into protective custody and transported to a facility designated by the commissioner for an emergency mental health hold.” A applies that authority to the stated criteria.

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 27 — C.R.S. § 27-65-106(1)(a)(II)

6. 6Which sanction may the board impose for a violation of section 12-245-224?

   1. A. Probation
   2. B. Imprisonment imposed by the board
   3. C. Deportation
   4. D. Dissolution of a university

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 12-245-225(1)(b) authorizes the board to “Place a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder on probation.”

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-225(1)(b)

7. 7A psychologist wants to offer a service outside the psychologist's training but within a colleague's training. What does Colorado law permit?

   1. A. The service if the colleague is available by phone
   2. B. The service after the client signs a waiver
   3. C. No practice outside the psychologist's own training, experience, or competence
   4. D. Any service listed in psychology's statutory definition

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 12-245-203 says that “no licensee, registrant, or certificate holder is authorized to practice outside of or beyond the person's area of training, experience, or competence.”

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-203(1)

8. 8A client makes an articulable and significant threat against an identified individual. To whom may the psychologist limit a safety disclosure?

   1. A. Any member of the public who asks about the client.s threat
   2. B. Appropriate school personnel, law enforcement, and the threatened individual
   3. C. Only the psychologist.s liability insurer and defense counsel
   4. D. Only the client.s current employer and workplace human-resources office

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 12-245-220(2)(d)(II) limits disclosure to “appropriate school or school district personnel, law enforcement agencies, and the individual who is the subject of the threat.”

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-220(2)(d)(II)

9. 9A psychologist maintains a dual relationship with a close relative that is likely to impair professional judgment. Which provision is implicated?

   1. A. The prohibition on exploitative or judgment-impairing client relationships
   2. B. The renewal grace period
   3. C. The board's quorum rule
   4. D. The jurisprudence fee rule

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 12-245-224(1)(i) prohibits relationships “likely to impair the person's professional judgment or increase the risk of client exploitation,” including treatment of relatives.

   Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-224(1)(i)

10. 10Which licensing function may the State Board of Psychologist Examiners perform?

    1. A. Adopt an examination
    2. B. Issue medical licenses
    3. C. Set federal tax rates
    4. D. Accredit hospitals

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Among the powers in section 12-245-204(4) is authority to “Adopt an examination.”

    Reference: Crs2025 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-245-204(4)(b)