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Question
The gatekeeping responsibilities of counselor educators may involve all of the following EXCEPTa. developing a professional development plan for a student whose counseling skills are deficient
b. dismissing a student from the training program after observing due process
c. providing periodic feedback and evaluation of professional development
d. providing a formal hearing if a student is dismissed for academic reasons
e. documenting decisions to dismiss students
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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.