5330 Counseling Skills Practice Test

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