Deck 2: Working Within School, Family, and Community Systems

Question 1

As a school psychologist, approximately what percentage of your time is spent in assessment activities?

A)88%
B)3%
C)47%
D)15%

Answer 1

C

Question 2

As a school counselor, a significant proportion of your day will be allocated to:

A)group therapy
B)individual counseling
C)guidance lessons
D)prescribing medication

Answer 2

C

Question 3

As the individual gains confidence in his or her ability to handle the particular situation or stressor, you may reduce the frequency and length of your sessions as you move toward what stage?

A)Exploration Stage
B)Working Stage
C)Termination Stage
D)Insight Stage

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In a typical counseling cycle, early sessions serve to help the counselor develop rapport and begin to understand the student's concerns.This stage is called the:

A)Exploration Stage
B)Working Stage
C)Termination Stage
D)Insight Stage

Question 5

During the middle stage of counseling student clients engage in a deeper level of exploration and understanding around the presenting concern.This stage is called the:

A)Exploration Stage
B)Working Stage
C)Termination Stage
D)Insight Stage

Question 6

According to consultation literature when the new school-based professional enters the school system this is called:

A)entry into the organization
B)entry into the assembly
C)entry into the group
D)entry into the union

Question 7

During this stage the student client develops a plan to address the concern.

A)Exploration Stage
B)Working Stage
C)Termination Stage
D)Insight Stage

Question 8

Which Act implemented greater accountability for academic outcomes?

A)All Children Left Behind Act
B)No Child Left Behind Act
C)Children of the Future Act
D)Respect All Children Act

Question 9

School social workers report spending approximately what percentage of their time in individual or group counseling?

A)20%
B)40%
C)60%
D)80%

Question 10

As a school counselor you should do all but what:

A)make yourself visible
B)engage in helpful acts
C)stay in your office
D)volunteer for committees

Question 11

When terminating with a child client when should you alert them that the counseling relationship will end?

A)three to four weeks before
B)one week before
C)same day
D)six to seven weeks before

Question 12

What is an IEP?

A)ideal education plans
B)individual education policy
C)ideal education program
D)individualized education plans

Question 13

When taking a position at a new school it is important to meet:

A)the faculty assistant and the custodian
B)the secretary
C)the custodian and the secretary
D)the custodian, the secretary, and the faculty assistant

Question 14

During lunch you should make an effort to:

A)catch up on paperwork
B)eat lunch in the teacher's lounge
C)return emails
D)take a nap

Question 15

Which is an issue that may not appropriately be treated in a school setting?

A)social skills
B)reports of sexual abuse
C)bullying
D)peer fighting

Question 16

According to the ASCA National Model (2005) what percentage of your time at the high school level should be spent in guidance activities?

A)55%
B)45%
C)15%
D)25%

Question 17

Because of the lack of predictability in schools, Murphy (2008) recommended treating every counseling session as if it were the

A)second session
B)first session
C)middle session
D)last session

Question 18

A termination session might focus on:

A)the student client's progress to date
B)the types of goals that have and have not yet been reached
C)the student client's progress to date and the types of goals that have and have not yet been reached
D)only the goals that have not yet been reached

Question 19

What is defined as an "orderly combination of parts that interact to produce a desired outcome or product"?

A)schemes
B)structures
C)classifications
D)systems

Question 20

Services provided under IEPs tends to be:

A)structured
B)unfocused
C)unstructured
D)disorganized

Question 21

In these districts you will likely have established relationships with outside agencies to which you can refer students with abuse and other significant concerns:

A)urban and surburban
B)urban and rural
C)rural and surburban
D)surburban only

Question 22

There is a formal criteria for when to refer to an outside agency.

Question 23

Creating a year-long plan can be helpful in allocating your time to ensuring that you have aligned your practice with the ASCA National Model or with the broad range of activities outlined in the NASP Comprehensive Model.

Question 24

Discuss certain considerations that you will put in place when terminating the counseling relationship with a client who is a child.

Question 25

During high stakes testing, faculty are often:

A)tense
B)calm
C)serene
D)jovial

Question 26

According to the ASCA National Model (2005) what percentage of your time at the elementary school level should be spent in guidance activities?

A)15%
B)45%
C)25%
D)55%

Question 27

One of the desired outcomes within a school context is positive academic, social, and emotional functioning among students.

Question 28

If you are not typically an outgoing person, it is not important to go out of your way to greet people in the mornings, and check in with the office staff if you're going to leave early or be unavailable.

Question 29

Describe what you will do if a student does not want to terminate with you.

Question 30

What district(s) may complicate referrals as you may be the only mental health professional within a 100 mile radius?

A)urban and surburban
B)urban
C)rural
D)surburban and rural

Question 31

After spring break students tend to:

A)work harder
B)focus on their schoolwork
C)act out more
D)not be truant

Question 32

Counseling with children, especially in a school setting, is likely to follow the same progression as counseling with adults.

Question 33

Schools are part of larger systems and also house any number of smaller systems.

Question 34

Discuss how and when you will make referrals to community resources.Include examples of a few resources that you may utilize in your own community.

Question 35

As you enter the school system, discuss what you will do to get acclimated.

Question 36

From a systems perspective, changes do not always influence the system.

Question 37

It is best to avoid beginning a counseling relationship with a student toward the end of a school year, right before a school break, or when a student is expected to transfer to a new setting.

Question 38

For school psychologists, the ASCA guidelines are more specific and you are encouraged to spend your time fulfilling a variety functions consistent with your role.

Question 39

For a new school-based professional, the learning curve is steep.