School Counseling Final

Response to Intervention (RtI) is the practice of providing _____________________ with evidence-based core instruction and interventions to meet the instructional needs of all students.

high-quality instruction

_________________________ reflects the school personnel's approach to providing a quality grade-level curriculum.

Tier 1

A learning disability can be defined as a deficit in _______________________ psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language.

1 or more

________________________ is intensive support and ensures that every student who needs it receives it in addition to the core instruction.

Tier 3

The ______________________ is the written record of the needs of each student and the procedures to provide services.

IEP

__________________ is one of the goals of special education to make education life for those with disabilities as culturally normative as possible.

inclusion

Which is NOT a procedural step in the initial steps for special education placement?

reevaluation

School counselors, serving as social justice advocates, can ensure that students with learning and instructional differences are _______________________________________ all of the students who are considered part of the mainstream.

treated with the same respect and are given the same opportunities as

Eligibility for special education can occur when a student's response to ________________________________ still does not result in achieving grade-level objectives such as academic benchmarks or expected peer performance levels.

both the core instruction and supplemental interventions

Like RtI, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) requiresthe use of continuous monitoring, data-based decision making, and ___________________ .

an intervention continuum

Working collaboratively with the administration, teachers, the community, and agency programs in overarching, interlocking commonalities strengthen the impact of the school counseling program by ___________________________.

collectively focusing on common goals

Managing resources is extending the school counselor program beyond just the _____________________________ counselors can provide, by bringing in human and material resources such as parents, students, teachers, administrators, community members, business partners, and technology.

direct services

Coordination of the school counseling program means_________________________.

prioritizing, organizing, and delivering the components of the program

Implementing outreach efforts to get human, monetary, and technological resources from the internal community and the external community is

managing resources

Which of the following is the common denominator of coordination, collaboration, and managing resources in a school counseling program?

the power they have to extend the influence of the school counseling program to enhance the personal and academic success of each student in their charge.

_____________________ is the process of partnering and teaming with other educators, individuals, and groups of the internal community and external community to deliver the components of the school counseling program.

collaboration

The components of a school counseling program include_____________________.

all of the above (individual/group counseling, consultation services, career and academic advising, classroom guidance lessons)

School counselors establish priorities by__________________________.

first identifying the needs of the school

Effective collaboration entails linkages among administrators, teachers, businesses, and community agencies characterized by _____________________________.

commitment to the tie and energy required to develop relationships, common goals, and supportive key players who can smooth the way

CASTT is an acronym for__________________________

community members, administrators, students, teachers, and technology

When students develop ____________________________ and understand the connection between their studies and future opportunities, they have an easier time learning academic subjects.

a strong sense of self

Holland's ________________, an assessment tool, is based on the theory of career typology and is the basis for most of the career inventories in use today.

self-directed search

Parents or caregivers have ____________________ effect on youth decision-making.

a profound

Which of the following is NOT part of Super's Life Span-Life Space approach to career development?

role play (parts include exploration, interest, capacity, fantasy)

Which theorist used the perception that people are attracted to a given career by their personalities?

Holland

The ________________when fully implemented, will provide all students with a K-12 education that will provide high school graduates a full range of options and opportunities to choose their paths after high school.

common core standards

The approaches of Super, Holland, Krumboltz, and Bandura offer school counselors a philosophical and theoretical knowledge foundation to construct age-appropriate career oriented systems that consider developmental life stages, personality influence, ___________________________, and self-confidence to best prepare today's youth for the careers of tomorrow.

learning experiences

Krumboltz has proposed that career success often results from ______________________________________.

planned happenstance

Counseling helps students connect their desire for ____________________, establish a sense of who they are, and initiate the necessary and essential changes to help them get where they are going.

self-efficacy

Career development is often the component of the school counseling program that receives the least attention.

true

Population experts predict that by the year _______________there will be no majority race or ethnicity in the United States and that every American will be a member of a minority group

2050

Schools, as important learning and social communities, are significant conduits for promoting ___________________________.

acceptance, respect, harmony

Culture is the sum total of ways of living including core beliefs, societal values, patterns of thinking and communication, and __________________________, all of which a group of people have developed to assure their positions in a particular environment

behavioral norms

Regardless of the level of the work setting, school counselors must make a commitment to ____________________________________ in their schools.

create a climate of caring and respect

Which of the following must be valued by school counselors in today's schools?

all of the above (culture, ethnicity, gender, race)

What is the name given to the practice of sorting students based on their abilities, which results in setting them on an educational path that can predetermine their futures?

tracking

School counselors acknowledge that __________________________ can influence counseling, guiding, advising and encouraging students.

personal biases and prejudices

By seeking ways to foster social harmony among children of diverse backgrounds prejudice and biases can be reduced or eliminated.

true

Race is defined by distinctive cultural characteristics and/or traditions.

false (thats ethnicity)

School counselors should approach all counseling from a multicultural perspective because each individual presents his or her unique blending of culture, heritage and ability at the counselor's door.

true

Ethics are __________________________________________.

the customs, mores, standards, and accepted practices of a profession

Ethical standards are intended to _________________________________.

standardize professional practice and protect students and counselors

The function of laws on federal, state, and local levels is to____________________.

provide minimum standards that a society will tolerate

The benchmark that courts use to determine what would be the actions of the reasonably competent professional school counselor is called _________________________________.

the standard of care

Which of the following is NOT one of Kitchener's basic moral principles

malfeasance (principles include loyalty, autonomy, beneficence, justice)

_________________ is a legal imperative concerning information provided by the student.

confidentiality

When the student is a danger to self or others, when the student or parent requests that information be revealed, or when there is a court order and the student does not have privileged communication are three examples of times when the school counselor___________________________________________.

must breach confidentiality

A federal law that governs the disclosure of information from educational records is known as __________________.

ferpa

The school counselor's ethical obligation when delivering a comprehensive school counseling program is to __________________________

only a and d (deliver a program that aligns with state, local and school board mandates, deliver a program that is respectful of all aspects of diversity and to acquire the requisite awareness and skills to do so)

A school counselor has a "duty of care" to a student when___________________.

a "special relationship" exists

In writing letters of recommendation for students, it is appropriate for school counselors to____________________________.

paint a picture of the student highlighting his/her strengths

Which of the following is NOT a measure that can avoid negligence in school settings?

providing specific referrals to helping agencies

The law requires that school counselors report sexual harassment to school officials _____________________________________________.

under all circumstances

Counselors must understand the culture and the prevailing written and unwritten standards of the community, school district, and individual work site and behave sensitively toward the culture and consistently with:

community standards

All of the following are steps for ethical action except ____________________________.

do not consider parental rights (consider the setting, review the relevant ethical guidelines, identify the emotional reaction, examine the facts)

The privacy of students as minors must be balanced with respecting the rights of _____________.

parents

The meaning and limits of confidentiality are defined in a ______________.

code of ethics

school counselors are to give _________________ at the beginning of the counseling session.

informed consent and definition of confidentiality

One of the three circumstances that necessitate a school counselor breaching the confidentiality of a student is___________________________________________.

court order or legal requirement

Parents send their children to school for ________________________, and when school counselors enter into the equation there is the natural tension between parents' right to know what is happening in their child's life and a student's right to privacy.

education

FERPA allows _________________ information to be purged from a child's educational record.

inaccurate or misleading

School counselors are ______________________________ of child abuse by law.

mandated reporters

It is unfair of anyone to expect that the school counselor has the depth of skill for the myriad serious mental health problems and dysfunctions presented by students. School counselors focus on supporting all students to be successful _______________________.

academically

Parental rights with regard to access to educational records are guaranteed to all parents, including ________________________ parents.

noncustodial

One of the three conditions allowing for the designation "sole possession records" is______________________________________________.

personal memory aid

Students' rights and responsibilities are defined by federal legislation, state statutes, and school board policy.

true

Non-custodial parents do not have the same rights FERPA gives to custodial parents

false

In loco parentis brings a legal responsibility to the school counselor to exercise reasonable care to protect a student from harm.

true

An example of a critical data element is the___________________________

graduation rate

Critical data elements are important to school counselors because _____________________

counselors can impact data to make a difference in schools

The ASCA National Model for school counseling programs asserts _______________

the importance of programs having an accountability system

Through MEASURE, it is possible to directly link the work of school counselors to______________

student success

Data-driven school counseling ______________________

is aligned with the goals of school improvement

Which of the following is the best example of outcome data?

discipline referral rates in school resulting from participation in conflict resolution programs

A six-step accountability process to assist counselors in demonstrating impact on critical data is called____________

MEASURE

Which of the following is not a possible use of data disaggregation

analyzing the data on an individual student's report card

Implementing a MEASURE is an easy way to connect the school leadership team and demonstrate that you are helping to drive data in a positive direction.t

true

If targeted results were met, then there is no need to reanalyze.

false

__________________________ in schools is often described as a problem-solving approach with the adults in a student's life that are in a position to affect positive change.

consultation

In many states and school districts, it is now required that before a student is referred for Special Education, a ___________________________ must provide consultation to ensure that a student's problem is first addressed in a regular education program.

school psychologist

Which source(s) of information can support the school counselor in the consultation process?

all of the above (observation of student and/or the system, educational record review, medical and/or psychological assessment, interviewing the teacher, parent, student, and other staff who are involved in the case)

The __________________________________ model emphasizes the exchange of ideas and relationship building among members of the schoolc

collaborative consultation

The immediate goal of the school counselor as consultant is to______________________.

increase the skills, knowledge, and objectivity of the consultee

Which of the following groups of five categories is used by the authors of the text to refer to teachers as consultees?

confident, questioning, dependent, absentee, and dominator

The second step of the consultation process is to organize data so that ______________________________.

an action plan can be devised with specific strategies

In the triadic-dependent model, the consultant depends on the consultee and the student to determine appropriate interventions.

false

Outcomes of educational consultation are likely to be more successful when there is an effective parent-educator partnership.

true

The Four Ds refer to Data gathering, Disaggregation, Development, and Delivery.

false

Which of the following does not define school counseling and social advocacy?

accepting the status quo

School counselors who have strong personal/social consciousness skills and understand equity issues are ___________________

contributing to a global society in which students who have not traditionally been served well in the past have a change to acquire the skills necessary to unconditionally participate in a 21st-century economy

To implement systemic change school counselors must ____________________

have data and strategies to support and implement the change

An emotionally and physically safe school that supports equal opportunities for all students is the result of a collaborative advocacy to improve ________________

school climate

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

all of the above (identify which students are falling between the cracks, aggregate and disaggregate student information, track students early in their education, monitor student progress)

Which of the following characteristics is crucial for a school counselor who desires to be an advocate in a school setting?

personal/social consciousness focus

If a student management data system is inadequate, school counselors should _____________________

advocate that the district make improvements to its system

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

systemic change

_________________ implores school counselors to consider the impact of their action or lack of action to determine if potential harm will result.

Nonmaleficence

Educational reform and professional leaders are increasingly focusing on the school counselor as advocate and change agent.

true

Select the phrase that best describes collaborative leadership.

a distributive leadership

As part of the leadership team in schools, school counselors are to:

all of the above (serve as collaborative problem-solvers around academic success issues, promote educational reform through partnerships between school, family, and communities, support the same school improvement agenda that teachers, administrators, and other educators sustain)