5330 Counseling Skills Practice Test

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• Which of the following is not data collected by school counselors?
• In terms of sexual diversity, schools have a legal obligation to address which type of sexual harassment?
• Equitability across all three domains for middle school counseling means balanced attention to which areas?
• Which reveals information about thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and attitudes such as attendance rates, suspensions and expulsions, staff relations, campus morale, embracing diversity, and campus safety?
• Which of the following occurs during the implementation process?
• In secondary settings, which pair of domains are emphasized together?
• Middle school counselors generally spend their time:
• Which of the following revealed the catastrophic state of public education and led to major education reform, including school counseling?
• The aim of advocacy training for educational colleagues to become more aware of systemic oppression and its effect on classroom dynamics is to:
• In which of the following areas of service delivery do counselors help students to define their academic, career, and personal goals and to make plans based on those goals?
• The need to nurture both the personal and professional needs of a counselor is best described as.
• The role of diversity and social justice in school counseling is supported because counselors advocate for clients.
• Which of the following is not included in responsive services?
• Which combination is described as essential for ongoing professional development of a school counselor?
• Which of the following statements best describes a not-focused domain or aspect of development according to the model?
• Which leadership style relies on authority and pressure to influence others and is generally considered less effective in educational settings?
• Which combination best describes proactive crisis-prevention actions for counselors?
• Which evaluation focuses on improving program delivery as it unfolds during implementation?
• Which term describes leadership that aims to connect individuals within a system and foster collaboration?
• School counselors need to be able to assess several aspects of students. Which of the following are included?
• Elementary counselors focus more on which domains?
• In which model are outcomes used to evaluate program impact?
• Which theory emphasizes six types of school-family-community involvement aimed at improving student outcomes?
• In confidentiality, which principle is most emphasized?
• A common challenge for new counselors is learning to
• Which leadership approach uses symbols to shape culture and meaning within an organization?
• Which term describes the set of shared beliefs guiding the implementation of a school counseling program?
• In general, what rights do students have?
• The six types of community involvement directly linked to the school's academic mission statement aimed at increasing students' academic achievement and school success is known as which theory?
• Which item is not part of the three commonly balanced parts in grant writing?
• Which statement best captures the idea that minor issues may hide more serious concerns?
• Which data category tracks enrollment, retention, and transitional patterns?
• Which option represents the developmental curriculum as an effective means of prevention and intervention?
• Which curricular might a school counselor integrate the delivery of developmental curriculum?
• Leadership that involves believing in people and communicating that belief, being visible and accessible, and empowering others is referred to as:
• Which of the following measures the results of an intervention?
• Three counseling approaches that are often practiced by school counselors are:
• Leadership that involves being realistic about what the leader wants and what she or he can get, being able to assess the distribution of power, building linkages to important stakeholders, and using persuasion and negotiation is referred to as:
• Which of the following is NOT a domain of student development emphasized by the ASCA Model?
• What is the purpose of action research in school counseling?
• When writing a grant, which three parts should receive balanced attention?
• Fostering multiculturally meaningful education requires five aspects of safety. Which set is correct?
• The phrase defined as 'a vocation requiring specialized training in a field of learning, art, or science; a body of persons engaged in a calling or vocation' defines which term?
• Title IX provides students with protection against
• Advocacy includes empowerment; which statement best describes empowerment?
• Demonstrating respect for students' personal and intellectual integrity involves which of the following?
• Which is NOT listed as a means of delivering the school counseling program in the Domains/Activities/Partners model?
• 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?
• Why is a commitment to diversity and social justice important in school counseling?
• Keeping all persons safe, informed, and calm are integral components of an effective crisis intervention plan. This plan is called what?
• Which of the following is not an advantage of group counseling?
• Which practice promotes the professional identity and effectiveness of school counselors?
• Look for ways to engage students in experiences that facilitate discovery and in conversations that allow them to process their existing and emerging truths. Which statement reflects this approach?
• Collaborative culturally competent schools depend on partnerships in four primary levels of services. Which set lists these four levels?
• In a Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP), for poverty-affected families, counselors should:
• Which option is NOT a Bolman and Deal frame?
• Which element is primarily concerned with establishing the guiding beliefs and mission of the school counseling program?
• In career development assessment, which set of instruments is commonly used?
• Which is the set of guiding principles that everyone agrees on for implementing the school counseling program?
• Bolman and Deal identified four frames of leadership. They are:
• Assessing barriers to learning requires school counselors to rely on which approach?
• According to CACREP 2009, school counselors must be able to:
• Engaging in developmentally appropriate counseling with young people presents important implications for both the ______ and the ______ of our counseling with students.
• Before giving information to parents, a counselor should consult with which party?
• Which leadership style focuses on the distribution of power and uses persuasion and negotiation to influence stakeholders?
• Which data type is primarily narrative-based, including interviews and observations?
• Journaling, making up jokes, poetry, and storytelling are counseling strategies used for which of the following multiple intelligences?
• Which type of data documents who, what, where, when, and how long students receive services or interventions?
• ASCA defines a professional school counselor as an individual who:
• Prevention efforts are often associated with which two domains?
• The four phases of the mentoring relationship are:
• Which data type focuses on attitudes, opinions, and perceptions rather than observable outcomes?
• Which is data that illustrates meaning and experience, and can be portrayed using narratives, interviews, observations, objects, or other visual forms?
• Which element of the ASCA National Model includes the writing of the mission statement?
• Which of the following provides important information when a school counselor is designing their master calendar?
• Given the prevalence of mental health needs among youth, which approach best supports access to mental health services?
• What is the stated goal of the ASCA National Model regarding student competencies?
• In which service delivery area focuses on providing targeted interventions to address immediate student needs?
• Secondary school counselors generally focus more of their attention on:
• Which of the following describes a multiculturally sensitive counselor?
• The roles, expectations, and priorities of all activities in the program are articulated and disseminated through careful analysis of the data. A carefully designed action plan is part of which component of the management system?
• Which statement best describes the etiological theory of cutting?
• Which of the following is not a type of evaluation?
• Which targets learning outcomes, such as grades and performance and standardized test scores?
• _____ is when one person takes initiative for engaging in the change process, and s/he recruits others with similar vision and dedication to work together toward shared goals.
• Which service delivery area is primarily designed to address urgent student issues and emergencies?
• Which of the following is useful in locating interventions?
• What term describes a portion of the portfolio designed for a specific audience, such as a job interview?
• Which delivery model is concerned with the question 'How are students different because of what they have learned?'
• Which statement best describes a multiculturally sensitive counselor?
• Differences between delivery models lie in how each articulates __________ and __________ around the 3 domains.
• Caplan identifies four sources of difficulties that consultees face, with increasing levels of anxiety and resistance. They are:
• A delivery model that explicitly prescribes the roles and functions of school counselors and programs is described as:
• A select portion of the working portfolio used for a specific purpose is referred to as a
• ASCA defines the professional school counselor as individuals who address development needs in
• What term describes the process of reviewing and verifying the quality of a program's components after implementation?
• Which statement about Epstein's Theory is accurate?
• Which data category would be most appropriate to examine differences across groups such as gender or ethnicity to understand patterns?
• What process helps determine the specific needs and gaps before designing interventions?
• Which option best defines a profession?
• Counseling and intervention planning from a ____________ framework takes into account the student's family, culture, and environment.
• Leadership that involves the use of symbols to capture attention, they frame experience in meaningful ways for the follower, and they discover and communicate a vision is referred to as:
• Identify the correct sequence of the four phases of mentoring.
• In the Personal/Social Development domain, which types of issues are included?
• Once the school counselor has analyzed the data, what is the next step?
• To evaluate the effect of a classroom lesson, which approach best measures what students learned?
• Which outcomes may result from implementing peer facilitation programs in schools?
• Informed consent involves consent for counseling itself and for which of the following within counseling limits and conditions?
• Which is not an essential service according to the Essential Services Model?
• Which of the following is not a key theme for the ASCA National Model?
• Which domain includes relationship development and coping skills?
• In the Domains/Activities/Partners model, which group is central to collaboration in the counseling program?
• Leadership that involves technical mastery, strategizing for change and growth, and implementation is referred to as:
• As a professional school counselor, you must follow which ethical codes, and other codes as applicable to your work.
• Which of the following is not typically a focus area for middle school counseling?
• Which leadership model recognizes multiple leaders in schools and distributes leadership across them?
• The __________ give structure to the day-to-day work of the school counselor.
• The __________ of the model indicates the directionality of the elements and the manner in which feedback moves through the program elements to ensure the highest efficacy of the school counselor's work.
• 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:
• In a small group focused on psychoeducational goals, what is a key characteristic of the group type?
• Which leadership style focuses on power distribution and persuasion to influence stakeholders?
• Which of the following are examples of subtle oppression?
• When counselors articulate what the school can do for students and how the counseling program moves toward that goal, they are establishing a:
• Which trio of skills is described as essential for group process facilitation in a multisystemic view?
• Community asset mapping is a type of collaboration that does what?
• The statement, "To plead in favor of; to defend by argument; to recommend publicly; to support or vindicate" defines:
• Which provides evidence of what students learned, usually connected to standards and competencies?
• Which provides information about a student's movement through the educational system, such as enrollment, retention, and transitional patterns?
• Which approach can deliver meaningful prevention and intervention services on a wider scale than individual sessions?
• Which is data that describes frequency, percentages, and ratio and is presented as numbers?
• Which term describes a delivery model that assumes a defined set of counselor responsibilities and program duties?
• To facilitate a socially safe school, counselors strive to foster which of the following conditions?
• Which delivery model tends to rest on clear assumptions as to the role and function of school counselors and programs?
• A key to proactive use and misuse of technology in schools is for counselors to:
• If subpoenaed for custody testimony, the counselor should provide which type of information?
• What percent of young people are reported to need mental health assistance?
• Stone and Dahir's (2006) model of collaboration is referred to as which framework?
• Consultation differs from counseling in that which statement is true?
• Which framework emphasizes growth and maturation when planning counseling interventions?
• Which federal law is cited as governing schools' liability for sexual harassment?
• Attending to differences between males and females in schools may help counselors to:
• Elementary counselors ideally spend _____ percent of their time in developmental guidance in the classroom and ______ percent of their time involved with responsive services.
• Middle school students tend to:
• Which of the following seeks to answer questions and provide answers that informs and strengthens our work as school counselors?
• Which delivery model tends to align the role and function of school counselors with the needs of the school and the student body?
• Which demonstrates whether the program services and interventions we are implementing with students are having a positive effect on their ability to use attitudes, skills, and knowledge to change their behavior?
• Which statement best describes the role of the consultant in consultation?
• Which of the following legal issues protects student information even from the student's parents (under applicable state law)?
• Intervention efforts are often associated with:
• Which leadership style is characterized by believing in people, being visible and accessible, and empowering others?
• The ultimate anti-stress weapon, according to Seaward (1994), is:
• What is the most effective way for a school counselor to meet students' needs?
• Finding our moral center as counselors involves:
• Which is data that is broken down by specific demographics of interest, which presents patterns, themes, and trends?
• Education today is more likely to be described by:
• To be an effective and ethical school counselor, you need to:
• Which model is based on Brown and Trusty's (2005) trait and factor approach?
• Which statement best reflects the CACREP standard for school counselors?
• The National Standards highlight three content areas that summarize the development themes of schools. The order of these themes is
• In the prescriptive mode of consultation, the school counselor:
• Providing evidence that what school counselors do makes a measurable difference in students' academic achievement and success in school defines:
• Which statement best reflects a not-focused domain or aspect of development according to the model?
• Which data category would best show trends in student achievement over time?
• According to the Domains/Activities/Partners model, through which means should the school counseling program be delivered?
• Which statement about elementary counseling time is accurate?
• To potentially avoid conflicts of interest between a school counselor's duties to students and to the school, the counselor should
• Which practice aligns with a proactive, classroom-based counseling approach?
• Identifying at least three healthy responses when someone challenges you to a fight is an example of what?
• Which pair is identified as essential to professional survival for a school counselor?
• Which data category demonstrates whether program services and interventions are having a positive effect on students' ability to apply attitudes, skills, and knowledge to change behavior?
• According to Seaward, the most effective anti-stress resource is
• Which evaluation is primarily concerned with measuring a program's success after it has been implemented?
• Which statement best describes CASTT?
• Assessment and appraisal are important functions of school counselors. Which statements are true?
• In proactive crisis intervention, counselors educate all partners about which of the following?
• Which is not data that is generally collected by school districts?
• "Chairing a committee on campus climate, serving as an advisor to a student group, and serving on a school wide student issues committee" are all examples of:
• A key way school counselors can mitigate problems in the profession is by
• In general, it is most helpful to think of confidentiality as:
• In school counseling, assessment should be used within the three domains. Which trio is correct?
• One of the most difficult lessons for new counselors is learning
• Which statement best describes service-learning as used in school counseling contexts?
• The ASCA National Model identifies which element as constituting the environment in which school counselors conduct their work?
• In spiritual context for counseling, which statement best reflects the counselor's approach?
• Which of the following is not a key element of the ASCA National Model?
• _______________ and _______________ are essential to your professional survival as a school counselor.
• Within a comprehensive school counseling program, what is a recommended outcome of reflective practice when working with families affected by poverty?
• Which statement about ethical guidelines for school counselors is consistent with collaboration?
• Dougherty (1990) identified four major phases of consultation. This model is known as the
• School counselors must prepare to counsel students in the spiritual context by which of the following?
• The three instruments Self Directed Search, Strong Interest Inventory, and Kuder General Interest Survey are typically used to assess a student's development in which domain?
• When implementing Caplan's model of consultation, school counselors are cautioned to be sensitive to:
• To function as a group process facilitator in a multisystemic view, school counselors need which three skills?
• Which of the following describes group counseling?