Leadership & Advocacy Exam 2

Question 1

The themes of the ASCA National Model are:

Answer 1

leadership, collaboration, advocacy & systemic change

Question 2

Select the phrase that best describes collaborative leadership

Answer 2

distributive leadership

Question 3

According to an ASCA position, the role of the school counselor related to academic testing should include:

Answer 3

• delivering intervention services to students on strategies to reduce stress and control test anxiety
• delivering direct services to students through the structure of the comprehensive program focused on study skills and test-taking strategies

Question 4

Leadership responsibilities for school counselors include:

Answer 4

collaborating with others to break down institutional barriers

Question 5

Having a “leadership mindset” means the school counselor:

Answer 5

views her or his position as critical in supporting indicators of student success

Question 6

Because leadership is not an easy task, school counselors should:

Answer 6

avoid paralysis of action and hold firm in the leadership role

Question 7

School counselors who seize opportunities to stand before the faculty, parents, students, school board and community stakeholders to deliver presentations are exercising a particularly powerful leadership role.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Leaders are not always popular, and with leadership comes the acceptance that the decisions made and the positions advocated for may naturally result with a number of people in disagreement, in opposition, or actively resisting.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

To implement systemic change school counselors must:

Answer 9

have data and strategies to support and implement the change

Question 10

An advocate takes on a cause and willingly accepts the personal risks that it brings. For a school counselor, advocacy often results in taking on causes that result in:

Answer 10

irritation and displeasure of teachers, administrators, and their counselor colleagues.

Question 10

Data is a powerful tool for school counselors and can be used to:

Answer 10

-monitor student progress
-identify which students are falling between the cracks
-track students early in their education
-aggregate and disaggregate student information
-advocate

Question 11

Regarding school counseling, systemic change refers to organizational policies, procedures, and/or practices of either a school or school district.

Answer 11

true

Question 12

In order for systemic change to occur, which of the following must be present in a school setting?

Answer 12

-shared vision and capable leadership
-research
-professional development opportunities
- organizational arrangements and strategies

Question 13

Advocating for a school counseling program among other things includes:

Answer 13

planning a program curriculum to develop strategies that address student needs

Question 14

Advocating for _________________ involves having a shared vision to guide change, leadership capabilities to drive the change, and strategies to implement change.

Answer 14

systemic change

Question 15

In the ASCA official role of the school counselor you would find all the following:

Answer 15

-That the role is based on implementing a comprehensive program (the national model)
-Recommended counselor-to-student ratio
-Social-emotional, academic, career domains
-Ethical Practice

Question 16

One current desire of the KS commissioner of education, the State Board, and KSDE is:

Answer 16

Increasing the number of school counselors

recognizing the problems with school counselors serving in a quasi-administrative role

reducing counselor time used in scheduling duties, test proctoring, etc.

Increasing time of school counselors in direct work with students.

Question 17

In the Trusty and Brown journal article it was stated that:

Answer 17

having an advocacy disposition is necessary for advocacy skills to develop

without an advocacy disposition advocacy skill development is not possible

if a school counselor has an advocacy disposition, it is very likely that skills will develop.

Question 18

According to Henderson, when administrators don’t fully grasp what professional school counselors can provide, school counselors must understand their roles and skills well enough to communicate their potential to others and advocate for it actively.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

According to Sheri Sevier:

Answer 19

the “program” is research based

shown to have a very positive effect on school climate and student success

some administrators may look at the school counselor as someone without a class list and papers to grade

principals may assign extra duties such as the schoolwide testing program/performing supervisory duties

Question 20

Advocacy is an ethical and legal imperative for school counselors.

Answer 20

true

Question 21

It is the position of the American School Counselor Association that those who do not hold a master’s degree in school counseling are not qualified to deliver a comprehensive school counseling program that supports academic, career, and social-emotional development of all students.

Answer 21

true

Question 22

One factor determining whether the traditional or the transformational role of the counselor will be implemented in a school is the extent to which each individual school counselor and/or counseling team understands the importance of their unique role they can have in the school, the value of their unique preparation and skills, having a proactive advocacy disposition, and the courage to be as persistent an advocate as needed for using their skills and role to best serve the needs of all students.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

As identified in an ASCA Position Statement, the profession identifies what is an appropriate role for a school counselor related to serving students with disabilities:

Answer 23

delivering school counseling curriculum lessons, individual and/or group counseling to students with special needs within the scope of the comprehensive school counseling program

Question 24

In a comparison of inappropriate versus appropriate tasks/duties that could be assigned to a school counselor, which of the following is appropriate?

Answer 24

providing teachers with suggestions for effective classroom management