Counseling and Guidance in Education Practice Exam

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• In evaluating school counseling programs, which data type provides nuanced insights into experiences and perceptions?
• Which role best describes a school counselor coordinating services across multiple agencies?
• In which of the following areas of the Deliver component do counselors help students to define their academic, career, and personal goals and to make plans based on those goals?
• What percentage of time should a school counselor spend in direct and indirect student services?
• Which of the following could be one of the challenges with clearly defining and grasping fully the consultation role?
• Which statement best describes the nature of assessment instruments used in schools?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the types of annual results reports?
• According to Adelman and Taylor, meeting the needs of vulnerable youth is best achieved through which approach?
• What is the type of school counseling that focuses on developmental goals and brings services to elementary and middle school levels known as?
• Which of the following is an integral and integrated disposition and characteristic of social justice school counselors?
• The building of interdependent systems to achieve a common goal that cannot be achieved by each entity working alone describes:
• Which statement is NOT descriptive of what counseling is?
• The framework of the ASCA National Model consists of how many components?
• Which option represents an example of a learning objective appropriate for all age groups?
• Which of the following are noted as the most notable personal qualities of a professional school counselor?
• School counselors must be a liaison between the ______________ and the ____________ facilitating and coordinating a school's efforts to contact and access community resources and services.
• When a student’s needs exceed the counselor’s scope, which action is appropriate?
• Reporting program results is only essential to those in the counseling department and do not need to be shared with anyone else.
• Which tool within the Manage component clarifies the roles, functions, expectations, and priorities of all activities in the CSCP?
• What is the primary reason diversity and social justice matter in school counseling?
• Which process involves providing information, opinions and recommendations to individuals who can support a student's need from an expert about student needs?
• After completing the assessment, school counselors analyze the responses to determine all of the following EXCEPT:
• Which data category describes how learning affects achievement, attendance, or discipline?
• What is described as the foundation of the counseling profession?
• When school counselors understand the ways in which students learn and their capacity for learning, they are working within which of the three domains?
• Which delivery model explicitly names 'Domains, Activities, and Partners' as its core framework?
• What is identified as the most important means of reducing misunderstandings about school counseling?
• SMART goals define what types of goals?
• Which activity is recommended for gaining teaching experience for aspiring counselors?
• Which item is NOT part of the Assess component of the ASCA model?
• True or False: School counselors are not expected to monitor every activity within the school counseling program.
• Journaling, making up jokes, poetry, and storytelling are counseling strategies used for which of the following multiple intelligences?
• The use of a "person-in-environment" approach is characteristic of which of the following delivery models?
• Which of the following is an APPROPRIATE activity for school counselors?
• Developmentally appropriate counseling has implications for both the manner and the content of counseling with students.
• The Advocacy Competencies were developed by which organization?
• Goodman and West-Olatunji (2010) linked the symptomology of trauma to the behaviors of students labeled as which outcome?
• The ASCA National Model aims to maximize students' development across which domains?
• Aspiring school counselors without prior teaching experience could gain such experience through which of the following?
• Which of the following is not one of the four themes of the ASCA National Model?
• Which term describes a leadership approach in which one person initiates change and recruits others toward a shared goal?
• The most effective way for a school counselor to meet the needs of students is to:
• Within the ASCA National Model, which of the following activities are designed to address barriers to learning that prevent students from maximizing their academic, career, and personal/social experience in the school, and focus on the short-term, goal-focused nature of developmental counseling?
• A school counselor proposes a small group experience involving role-playing, behavior rehearsal, and curriculum materials used to move the group toward a psychoeducational goal. The counselor is most likely proposing a:
• Which process describes how school counselors make recommendations based on tests and inventories to help students decide about their future?
• Which component focuses on evaluating outcomes and accountability in the ASCA Model?
• Which of the following is NOT an appropriate activity for school counselors?
• Leaders arise from which of the following?
• Promoting college and career readiness, influencing the achievement of a shared goal, and assuming responsibility for the creation of the annual agreements are examples of:
• Fostering multiculturally meaningful education requires embracing five aspects of safety, which are:
• Which CSCP component is primarily concerned with evaluating program impact and outcomes?
• Identifying and voicing needs, problems, and barriers at the micro- and macro-levels that directly influence student achievement and school success is an example of:
• In the design of a comprehensive school counseling program, the chosen model of delivery provides which of the following?
• What percentage of time should a school counselor spend in program planning and school support services?
• Which group of colleagues will school counselors most often consult with?
• According to the ACA Advocacy Competencies, advocacy includes which of the following?
• Program assessment and appraisals are what components of the ASCA National Model?
• The school counseling program assessment is conducted annually, typically when?
• The philosophy of education that emphasizes primacy of subject matter, mastery of content, and preservation of the existing national cultural heritage is called what?
• Group interventions in school counseling focus on which of the following?
• Adelman and Taylor (2002) argue that meeting the needs of our most vulnerable youth involves which approach?
• Which nationwide initiative aimed to establish high quality academic standards in Math and English/Language Arts to ensure all students graduate prepared for college, career, and life?
• Which statements describe group counseling?
• Which of the following is true about a framework for proactive interventions to improve school outcomes?
• Which of the following tracks the activities that school counselors perform on a daily basis and should be used frequently to reveal areas for improved efficiency and to advocate for school counseling programs?
• Which data type would best describe comparisons of graduation rates across different student groups to inform targeted interventions?
• One important characteristic of effective schools is that they:
• Annual results reports are designed primarily for which audience?
• The competencies are organized in three broad domains. Which of the following is NOT one of the domains?
• The ASCA__________ give structure to the day-to-day work of the school counselor.
• Which quality of the school counseling program might address the question 'How do we make a difference?'
• A framework for enhancing a continuum of proactive, preventative, school-wide, evidence-based interventions to achieve academically and behaviorally important outcomes for all students is referred to as:
• Which statement about grade-level competencies is accurate?
• A model of leadership described as one person taking initiative in the change process and recruiting others with a shared vision is referred to as which type of leadership?
• Which framework emphasizes a continuum of proactive, preventative, school-wide, evidence-based interventions to improve academic and behavioral outcomes for all students?
• Which statement about reporting assessments to stakeholders is supported by the material?
• If the school counselor becomes aware that a problem seems to reside with the professional educator, a school counselor would use ________ to help that person deal more effectively with all students by working on that person's attitudes or behaviors.
• Which nationwide initiative established high quality standards in Math and English Language Arts education?
• Which of the following outlines specific knowledge, ability and skills, and attitudes that all school counselors should possess?
• Which of the following is NOT a component label used in the ASCA National Model according to the material?
• Which of the following are grade-level competencies that will meet student developmental needs and align with academic content as appropriate?
• The term systemic in program design emphasizes considering which components?
• Which mode of consultation might a school counselor implement if he or she overheard a teacher complaining about a classroom situation and the counselor approached the teacher to initiate assistance?
• Which data answers the question "How did the learning affect students' achievement, attendance, or discipline?"
• In a triadic consultation, who are the participants?
• Which of the following outlines the primary elements of the DAP delivery model?
• What is a key characteristic that distinguishes consultation from counseling?
• Which of the following must be in place to meet the needs of all students, considering the school and surrounding community?
• Which statement describes the five safety dimensions identified for multicultural education?
• Which delivery model focuses on developmental learning behaviors, tasks, skills, and experiences necessary for children and adolescents to be successful in school and in life?
• Dougherty's four major phases include entry, diagnosis, implementation, and disengagement. Which phase occurs when the consultant winds down involvement with the consultee and client?
• Consultation is always:
• Within the DAP model, which of the following is the primary partner?
• The beliefs/vision/mission and program planning are what components of the ASCA National Model?
• Behavioral safety involves which practice in schools?
• The results of all sessions of a small group require only one results report.
• Direct and Indirect Services are what components of the ASCA National Model?
• What is the first step in helping a student understand the lifelong career process?
• The Annual Administrative Conference is a tool within which CSCP component?
• Which type of data involves concrete, numeric values often analyzed using statistical methods, and might include frequency counts, or the number of times something happens, average test scores, median income level, and graduation rates?
• Which ASCA theme focuses on advocating for students to remove barriers and support equity?
• Early schools often reflected the society in which they were created. What model were schools initially based on?
• Which term describes the knowledge, abilities, skills, and attitudes that all school counselors should possess?
• What is the primary purpose of the Deliver component within the CSCP?
• Developmentally appropriate counseling has important implications for which two aspects of the counseling process?
• Which governance body in a school counseling program includes educators, parents, community partners, and students?
• The ASCA School Counselor Professional & Competencies Assessment is used to self-assess the school counselor's
• Which of the following is a person who completes the School Counselor Performance Appraisal?
• Treatment consisting of in-depth, intensive, or medication-assisted therapy is most often conducted in:
• Which of the following describes the role of the consultant in the process model of consultation?
• What should a counselor do when a student's needs extend beyond the training and responsibilities of the school counseling role?
• Why is commitment to diversity and social justice important in school counseling?
• Which philosophy emphasizes the primacy of the child, active learning, recognition of students' individual differences, the drive to relate school to real life, and transforming the national cultural heritage?
• In the three-domain model, which domain focuses on growth in self-identity and social relationships?
• Which emphasis focuses on growth-oriented counseling over problem-solving?
• The Self Directed Search, the Strong Interest Inventory, and the Kuder General Interest Survey are instruments generally used by school counselors to assess a student's development under which domain?
• Dougherty (1990) identified four major phases of consultation. The model is known as the:
• What is the purpose of the Domains/Activities/ Partners model in school counseling?
• What outcome results from adopting a collaborative, consultation, and facilitation approach?
• In Social Justice delivery framework, which role does a consultant assume?
• Which term describes the collaborative activity where the consultant works with a teacher to implement strategies in the classroom?
• Which of the following represents an appropriate service category for school counselors?
• In the manage component, which activity is a primary focus of Program Planning?
• In addressing barriers to learning, a school counselor uses a ______ approach that considers community, family, and school contexts.
• Taking into consideration the community, culture, schools, families, and peers of student will create a program that is ____________.
• The Assess component responds to the question: How are students different as a result of the school counseling program?
• Regarding assessment instruments, what level of understanding should school counselors have?
• In the context of advocacy competencies, which concept best describes the goal of advocacy?
• Assessing barriers to learning requires that school counselors rely on a ______ approach to viewing students and the context in which they live.
• Which area is not covered under Direct Services?
• The Deliver component includes which types of services?
• Which model articulates student competencies to help all students maximize development across academic, career, and personal/social areas?
• Which statement best describes counseling?
• Students need community to feel safe academically, socially, and emotionally. What is the basis of community?
• Which of the following represents an unsolved problem or defeat that the consultee has experienced, which influences his or her expectations concerning a client?
• In school counseling, assessment should be used within the counseling function across how many domains?
• In schools, professionals are expected to do all of the following except:
• Which data describes how many students were affected by an activity, the amount of time devoted, and the number of sessions conducted?
• Which term describes the goal of creating school conditions that support inclusion and valuing diversity?
• True or False: The aggregated results of all sessions of a small group are typically compiled into a single report.
• Issues that could require a counselor's involvement over a semester and often resolve themselves as the student matures and as time passes are considered:
• To foster a socially safe school climate, school counselors strive to create conditions that foster:
• Assessments and appraisal are important functions. It is essential that school counselors:
• Which guides school counselors' work with students who most often are minors?
• Which CSCP supports consists of people who have an interest in the schools' and students' success and could include fellow educators and school staff, administration, parents, community partners, and even students?
• According to recent findings, is teaching experience a predictor of a counselor's success?
• Which of the following characterizes effective schools?
• If the consultee is unable or unwilling to implement the intervention strategies recommended, the school counselor might need to implement the intervention directly. This mode of consultation is referred to as:
• Reflection is both a ______________ and _________________process.
• Which of the following is not one of the major activities of school counselors within the DAP delivery model?
• Which type of data looks at the quality of something, is more nuanced and much less concrete, and adds more depth to the resulting data information?
• Which term describes a delivery model that emphasizes adapting interventions to individual student needs rather than following mandatory steps?
• The conceptual aspects of integrating the developmental and academic curricula are facilitated by the concept of:
• What is a typical focus of consultee-centered consultation?
• When we envision the appropriate time allotment of a professional school counselor, ideally, what percentage of time is dedicated to the deliver component, specifically, direct services with students and indirect services for students?
• In the manage component of the ASCA model, which activity is a primary expectation of school counselors under Program Planning?
• If a district adopts a delivery model that emphasizes standardized procedures and prompts for action rather than flexibility, this is an example of which category?
• Educating as compared to teaching implies which elements?
• Which term describes the process of delivering services that are responsive to immediate student needs and can be brief in duration?
• School counselors have the ______________ skills, _____________ skills, and ______________ skills to function as at the group process facilitator in a multi systemic view.
• Delivery models generally fall into two categories. What are they?
• Which set of personal qualities is central to professional school counselors?
• According to the Domains/Activities/ Partners model, through which means should the school counseling program be delivered?
• Small-group counseling within a comprehensive program can be complemented by which intervention that research suggests can be as meaningful and provide interventions as powerfully as small-group counseling?
• McWhirter et al. (2013) define 'at risk' in terms of risk from:
• The movement that brought health and other social services into schools and involved schools in community issues is best described as which?
• In the process model of consultation, the role of the consultant is best described as:
• What type of data describes how many students were affected by an activity, how much time was devoted to the activity, and how many sessions were conducted?
• What does recent research suggest about teaching experience as a predictor of a school counselor's success?
• Which type of data describes 'evidence that an event occurred' and helps to identify how the school counselor's time is working toward the mission of the school, and ways in which time is not used efficiently?
• The approach that emphasizes equity, social justice, and confronting bias in the school context aligns with which framework?
• Which function did The Education Trust (2009) elevate to the highest importance for successful school counseling?
• The personal/social domain focuses largely on:
• Which type of data gives school counselors a clearer picture of student performance and needs, which aids in designing specific and measurable delivery methods of school counseling interventions?
• What is the best example of a direct service provided by school counselors?
• An objective stating that students will be able to identify at least three healthy responses when someone challenges them to a fight is an example of which educational concept?