Deck 2 Flashcards
Which TWO of the following are appropriate activities for school counselors based on the ASCA National Model?
A.Providing counseling to students who have disciplinary problems
B.Maintaining student records
C.Protecting student records and information per state and federal regulations
D.Coordinating cognitive, aptitude, and achievement testing programs
A, C
Lev Vygotsky explained that there is a gap between children’s ability to solve problems on their own and their potential knowledge if taught through adult instruction. Which of the following terms best describes this gap?
A.Scaffolding
B.Transformative learning
C.Zone of proximal development
D.Potential intellectual ability
C
Which of the following techniques is most developmentally appropriate to help elementary school students reduce stress and improve their overall emotional health?
A.
Grounding
B.
Cognitive restructuring and reframing
C.
Behavioral rehearsal
D.Academic goal setting
A
Children in Jean Piaget’s stage of preoperational thought have difficulty understanding that another person’s thoughts and opinions are different from their own. This type of thinking is referred to as
A.
egocentrism
B.
animism
C.
artificialism
D.
magical thinking
A
A student’s noncustodial parent arrives at an elementary school to talk with the student. The school counselor should do which of the following?
A.Politely ask the parent to leave and inform the custodial parent about the situation.
B.Contact the authorities and report the situation.
C.Allow the noncustodial parent to talk with the student but report it to the custodial parent.
D.Allow the noncustodial parent to talk with the student unless there is legal documentation prohibiting contact.
D
Which of the following is an appropriate activity for a school counselor with regard to students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and/or IEP meetings?
A.Serving as the IEP team coordinator and writing IEPs
B.Coordinating schoolwide IEP meetings
C.Serving as an advocate during Child Study Team and IEP meetings
D.Maintaining IEP records
C
Which of the following is an appropriate role for a school counselor in regard to working with students with Section 504 plans?
A.Coordinating meetings for 504 plans
B.Developing 504 plans, including accommodations
C.Identifying the strengths and challenges of students with disabilities
D.Providing weekly counseling services for students to help them improve social skills
C
A school counselor gets a request from a student’s family to provide the student with individual counseling because of a traumatic experience. Which of the following is the best action for the school counselor to take?
A.
Creating and implementing a small-group curriculum for the student
B.
Providing brief solution-focused individual counseling
C.
Referring the student to the school crisis team
D.
Referring the family to outside mental-health counseling options
D
Which THREE of the following are roles of the school counselor within the framework of multi-tiered systems of support?
A.
Analyzing disciplinary procedures for effectiveness
B.
Referring students to school and community services as appropriate
C.
Developing extracurricular offerings and community support networks
D.
Evaluating academic and behavioral progress after interventions
E.
Providing all students with a standards-based school counseling curriculum to address universal academic, career, and social/emotional development
B, D, E
Which of the following behaviors from the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies assessment is encompassed in professional foundation?
A.
Making referrals to appropriate school and community resources
B.
Applying legal and ethical principles of the school counseling profession
C.
Assessing and reporting program results to the school community
D.
Identifying gaps in achievement, attendance, discipline, opportunity, and resources
B
According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, a middle-school student who is learning to use abstract reasoning is likely in which of the following stages?
A.
Sensorimotor
B.
Preoperational
C.
Concrete operational
D.
Formal operational
D
To determine the impact of an antibullying program on students, changes in which of the following would be most useful to evaluate?
A.
Attendance rates
B.
Discipline referrals
C.
Retention rates
D.
Academic achievement
B
As a part of a school counselor’s year-end evaluation, the counselor is planning to review the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies Assessment. Which of the following areas are assessed in the document?
A.
State testing guidelines
B.
Ethical and legal standards of practice
C.
School improvement plans
D.
District IEP training
B
Assessing one’s school counseling program best allows counselors to do which of the following?
A.
Demonstrate effective planning and programming
B.
Share systemic failures with administration
C.
Contact other counselors to consult and collaborate
D.
Eliminate nonschool counseling related duties from their workload
A
Which of the following is a purpose of school counseling program evaluation?
A.
To assess whether the school counselor has the necessary competencies to be effective
B.
To determine how the school counselor makes use of time
C.
To provide examples of formal and informal leadership
D.
To quantitatively demonstrate the impact that the school counseling program has on students
D
