While working with a student who identifies as LGBTQ, the school counselor learns
that a teacher has used inappropriate and homophobic language, which made the
student uncomfortable. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step for
the school counselor to take?
A.
Setting up a parent-teacher conference to discuss the issue
B.
Sending an e-mail to inform the teacher of the student's LGBTQ status
C.
Consulting with the building-level supervisor about the teacher's comments
D.
Requesting that the student's schedule be changed to another class to avoid the
teacher
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, Option (C) is correct. School counselors are advocates for their students
while also working to maintain their students' confidentiality. This option
addresses the situation with the building-level supervisor, but the student's
orientation is not divulged.
3-6 years (Erikson)
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Phallic: Initiative versus guilt: Through make-believe play, children gain
insight into the person they can become. Initiative—a sense of ambition and
responsibility—develops when parents support their child's sense of
purpose. If parents demand too much self control, children experience
excessive guilt.
Liam is an eighth-grade student who is struggling in his classes. When he meets with
his middle school counselor, he tells the counselor that he does not know how to
study and often forgets what assignments he needs to complete. Liam and the
counselor determine an objective for their sessions together that will help Liam use
time-management, organizational, and study skills to improve his grades. Which of the
following ASCA Mindsets & Behavior standards contains this objective?
A.
Mindsets
B.
Behavior: Learning Strategies
C.
Behavior: Self-Management Skills
D.
Behavior: Social Skills
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, B.
Behavior: Learning Strategies
According to Donald Super's career theory, a student who is forming a tentative
career plan is likely in which of the stages of career development?
A.
Growth
B.
Exploration
C.
Establishment
D.
Maintenance
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Option (B) is correct. During the exploration stage, students begin to
understand where they fit in the world of work and to develop a tentative
career plan.
Classical Conditioning (Pavlov)
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creation of involuntary responses to stimuli
A school counselor found that 75 percent of all students who performed poorly on a
math test were from the same classroom. Which of the following is an appropriate
, course of action for the school counselor to take?
A.
Informing the administrative team that there is a problem
B.
Designing an intentional support plan for the identified students
C.
Meeting with every student from the classroom to check in about individual progress
D.
Placing all of the students in tutoring services
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B.
Designing an intentional support plan for the identified students
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools to do
which of the following?
A.
Mandate the caseload for school counselors to be at a student-to-counselor ratio of
250 to 1
B.
Prohibit discrimination against all students with disabilities
C.
Give all students with disabilities test-taking accommodations
D.
Provide a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for all
students
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that a teacher has used inappropriate and homophobic language, which made the
student uncomfortable. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step for
the school counselor to take?
A.
Setting up a parent-teacher conference to discuss the issue
B.
Sending an e-mail to inform the teacher of the student's LGBTQ status
C.
Consulting with the building-level supervisor about the teacher's comments
D.
Requesting that the student's schedule be changed to another class to avoid the
teacher
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, Option (C) is correct. School counselors are advocates for their students
while also working to maintain their students' confidentiality. This option
addresses the situation with the building-level supervisor, but the student's
orientation is not divulged.
3-6 years (Erikson)
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Phallic: Initiative versus guilt: Through make-believe play, children gain
insight into the person they can become. Initiative—a sense of ambition and
responsibility—develops when parents support their child's sense of
purpose. If parents demand too much self control, children experience
excessive guilt.
Liam is an eighth-grade student who is struggling in his classes. When he meets with
his middle school counselor, he tells the counselor that he does not know how to
study and often forgets what assignments he needs to complete. Liam and the
counselor determine an objective for their sessions together that will help Liam use
time-management, organizational, and study skills to improve his grades. Which of the
following ASCA Mindsets & Behavior standards contains this objective?
A.
Mindsets
B.
Behavior: Learning Strategies
C.
Behavior: Self-Management Skills
D.
Behavior: Social Skills
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, B.
Behavior: Learning Strategies
According to Donald Super's career theory, a student who is forming a tentative
career plan is likely in which of the stages of career development?
A.
Growth
B.
Exploration
C.
Establishment
D.
Maintenance
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Option (B) is correct. During the exploration stage, students begin to
understand where they fit in the world of work and to develop a tentative
career plan.
Classical Conditioning (Pavlov)
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creation of involuntary responses to stimuli
A school counselor found that 75 percent of all students who performed poorly on a
math test were from the same classroom. Which of the following is an appropriate
, course of action for the school counselor to take?
A.
Informing the administrative team that there is a problem
B.
Designing an intentional support plan for the identified students
C.
Meeting with every student from the classroom to check in about individual progress
D.
Placing all of the students in tutoring services
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B.
Designing an intentional support plan for the identified students
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools to do
which of the following?
A.
Mandate the caseload for school counselors to be at a student-to-counselor ratio of
250 to 1
B.
Prohibit discrimination against all students with disabilities
C.
Give all students with disabilities test-taking accommodations
D.
Provide a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for all
students
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