Why is a voluntary certification exam inappropriate for licensure purposes?
There are many reasons. A certification exam is not designed with public protection as the primary focus. Almost a quarter of the MBLEx content is dedicated to ethics and boundary issues and professional conduct. A focus on contraindications as they relate to public protection, adds to the exam’s emphasis on public protection issues. This is not surprising given the involvement of the regulatory boards in the development of the exam and the fact that much of our regulatory work deals with professional conduct and ethical issues.
