Deck 10: Groups in School Settings

Question 1

Chizu Aoki is brand new to the Stepford University counseling center. She wishes to form and lead a group on campus. A recommended resource in determining the type, structure and potential benefits of a group is:

A) The Practitioners Guide to Campus Counseling Professionals
B) Group Work and Outreach Plans for College Counselors
C) College and University Support: Issues, Guidelines and Strategies
D) Everything You Need to Know About College Counseling; Fourth Edition

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Program goals should be clearly articulated to the parents or guardians of the children who participate. Which of the following statements is correct?

A) Only in vague terms; specifics can lead to unauthorized, though covert, disclosures of the child's issues
B) No; this constitutes a violation of the child's right to privacy
C) Only if a release of information waiver has been signed
D) This statement is true in its entirety

Answer 2

D

Question 3

All the following are considered appropriate/important factors, ideas or considerations in terminating a group of children, except:

A) A group diploma
B) A graduation ceremony
C) A reunion
D) Permission to end confidentiality

Answer 3

D

Question 4

School-based groups are usually of what duration?

A) At least a semester
B) Brief
C) Often an entire school year
D) Sometimes multiyear

Question 5

A well-known personality in the field of psychology who developed and instituted a form of widely used play-therapy was:

A) Skinner
B) Freud
C) Jung
D) Bandura

Question 6

Children in group settings often test barriers and limitations in order to gauge the level of ________________ which they can expect.

A) Permissiveness
B) Safety
C) Discipline
D) Reaction

Question 7

All matters of child abuse or neglect, either real or suspected, should be reported immediately to:

A) CPS
B) SCP
C) The Police
D) DCS

Question 8

Interpersonal groups for college students are particularly effective in assisting counselees in clarifying their ___________.

A) Goals
B) Problems
C) Identity
D) Addictions

Question 9

Sources of stress during adolescence are unique to that specific period to the exclusion of those faced during college years. Which statement is correct?

A) True always
B) Untrue always
C) Not true, but there are cultural and other factors that often factor in
D) The issues are frequently not mutually exclusive

Question 10

Categorizing and labeling children, once deemed counterintuitive, is:

A) Still likely to result in bias, either conscious or unconscious
B) Is now a necessity due to widespread use of medication
C) No longer considered as relevant an issue as in the past DeLucia-Waack, 2001)
D) Now seen as a more effective way of forming viable groups

Question 11

Mrs. O'Hara, a social worker, has recommended to Billy's third-grade teacher that he be placed in a school group to address certain issues. All the following should be taken into consideration for a proper student-to-group fit in terms of length and duration of the group, except:

A) Medication Billy may be taking
B) The severity of Billy's problems
C) His attention span
D) His grades

Question 12

Rings and Washburn 2011) present strategies for assisting which unique demographic of college students?

A) First-generation students
B) Students who have attended previous groups with unsuccessful outcomes
C) Alcoholic students
D) Single-parent students

Question 13

An examination of psycho-educational groups in kindergarten through 12th grade Villalba, 2007) demonstrated benefits in all the following areas except___________.

A) A decrease in bullying
B) An increase in academic performance in children from broken homes
C) A decrease in trauma-related anxiety
D) An increase in school attendance

Question 14

The School-Based Groups model described by Sink, Edwards and Eppler 2012), can be summed up as P + I = healthy development and dealing with daily-living. The "P" and "I" represent:

A) Protocol/identification
B) Preservation/integration
C) Prevention/intervention
D) Prediction/intervention

Question 15

Play-therapy is/can be utilized effectively for:

A) Those up to and including adolescents
B) Those up to age 10
C) Those up to age 6
D) Those above age 10 who are low-functioning

Question 16

A group for college students who are combat veterans has been developed by:

A) Manley
B) The Department of Defense
C) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
D) Baron and Decker

Question 17

__________________ is the most common theoretical approach in school settings.

A) Cognitive Behavioral
B) Psychodrama
C) Humanistic
D) Eclectic

Question 18

In a group setting with child counselees, the youngsters regularly present views about parents, teachers, the school, etc. Mr. Strickland, the leader, should:

A) Maintain partiality
B) Express his own views on the matter
C) Remain neutral
D) Weigh his responses carefully before agreeing or disagreeing with the children

Question 19

Steen et al. 2011) propose that college students of color are more likely to depart prematurely from educational settings because of:

A) Lack of academic and personal support
B) Lower grades than those of their dominant-culture counterparts
C) Bias and prejudice real or perceived)
D) General dissatisfaction