,TESTBANK for The Transformed School Counselor,
4th Edition Carol A. Dahir
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,Chapter 01: Today’s Schools: A Microcosm of Society
1. Educational reform initiatives are not new in America. Which (1983) publication began over 30 years
ago to draw public attention to the mediocrity threatening American education?
a. The Forgotten Half: Pathways to Success for America’s Youth and Young Families
b. America 2000
c. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform
d. The Blueprint for Reform
e. Race to the Top
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Education Across the 50 States: Improving Student Outcomes
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.1 -
Describe the school improvement agenda since A Nation at Risk (1983)
through the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) initiative, including how
each reauthorization has impacted students, teachers, families,
administrators, and school counselors.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content:1. Professional
Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2. Social and
Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty:p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/6/2023 11:38 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:00 AM
2. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, embodied five primary goals. School counselors aligned their work with NCLB’s five
primary goals by ensuring that all students graduate; contributing to instructional success; having the
appropriate credentials for certification and/or licensure; and, ____________.
a. making sure that annual testing is provided to every student
b. contributing to a school climate that is safe and respectable
c. giving unlimited retests to students repeatedly failing math/reading tests
d. attending all parent–teacher conferences for their students
e. advocating for tests in other languages to accommodate LEP students
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Education Across the 50 States: Improving Student Outcomes
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.1 -
Describe the school improvement agenda since A Nation at Risk (1983)
through the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) initiative, including how
each reauthorization has impacted students, teachers, families,
administrators, and school counselors.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
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, Standards & Competencies:
B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues,
policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 5:52 AM
3. Who is often cited as the “father of guidance”?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Jean Piaget
c. Frank Parsons
d. Erik Erikson
e. Carl Rogers
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Education Across the 50 States: Improving Student Outcomes
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies:
B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues,
policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:01 AM
4. During the counseling and guidance movement of the 1960s, competing methodologies were more
focused on ____________.
a. counseling theory and counselor techniques and less on the program content and objectives.
b. the program content and objectives and less on counseling theory and counselor techniques.
c. a counseling program’s guidance and less on the counselor position and counseling process.
d. counseling theory and program content and less on counselor techniques and program
objectives.
e. counseling as integral to the system and less on counseling as an ancillary support service.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
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,REFERENCES: School Counseling: Moving Forward with the Times
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content:1. Professional
Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2. Social and
Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty:p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:19 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:01 AM
5. The school counseling profession was omitted from most of the educational reform agendas of the past.
Since the late 1990s, the school counseling community has positioned itself as an influential partner in
contemporary school improvement with the expressed purpose to eliminate the barriers to educational
opportunity for every student. However, _______________________.
a. the public is confused about differentiating between the terms school counselor and guidance
counselor
b. school counseling is not a service for public school students that has been mandated in every
state
c. counselors must stress their programs’ effectiveness in closing opportunity and information
gaps more
d. the provision of mental health support for students may not be enough of a priority in the
public schools
e. the profession of school counseling itself is only a little more than 100 years old
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.5 - Identify examples of a school counselor as a
social justice advocate, a leader, a consultant, and a collaborator and team
member with students, faculty, family members, and community.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies:
B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues,
policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:34 AM
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,DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:01 AM
6. Counselors who focus their attention on the delivery of a constellation of responsive and reactive
activities are performing ___________________.
a. services in today’s complex school environments
b. in the traditional role of guidance and counseling
c. tasks that are vital to the success of every student
d. functions that relate to mental health counseling
e. in an educational system with objectives and goals
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.4 - Discuss the many roles that the school counselor
plays in contributing to a positive school climate and culture.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:06 AM
7. The American Counseling Association, concerned about the future of counseling in schools, put forth a
series of recommendations in a report titled:
a. Keeping the Options Open: Recommendations
b. The Role and Function of the Professional School Counselor
c. Future Directions: School Counseling Reform
d. The School Counselor’s Identity
e. School Counseling: A Profession at Risk
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.4 - Discuss the many roles that the school counselor
plays in contributing to a positive school climate and culture.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
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, 2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:47 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:06 AM
8. The American School Counselor Association continued to define the role of the school counselor and
advocated for school counselors to assume a leadership role in education reform and become
____________.
a. more visible
b. agents of change
c. school board members
d. active in professional organizations
e. less involved with day-to-day school activities
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.4 - Discuss the many roles that the school counselor
plays in contributing to a positive school climate and culture.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:07 AM
9. Which of the following is NOT a role focus of a transformed school counselor?
a. focusing on the academic achievement of every student
b. mental health provider of individual and group counseling
c. proactive prevention and intervention for every student
d. applying a whole school and systems concerns or issues model
e. ensuring that every student is career- and college-ready
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counselors Acting as Agents of Change
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.5 - Identify examples of a school counselor as a
social justice advocate, a leader, a consultant, and a collaborator and team
member with students, faculty, family members, and community.
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,OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:07 AM
10. How can school counselors promote equal access to quality academic programs and provide
opportunities for all students?
a. by calling attention, supported by data, to situations that defeat and frustrate students,
hindering their success
b. by implementing and conducting group counseling sessions for underachieving students
c. by putting pressure on the administration to provide greater assistance to students with limited
English language proficiency
d. by attending school board meetings and voicing their opinions against high-stakes testing
e. by working tirelessly to help every student, even if it means working late nights and weekends
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counseling Programs: Essential to Every Student’s School Success
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.5 - Identify examples of a school counselor as a
social justice advocate, a leader, a consultant, and a collaborator and team
member with students, faculty, family members, and community.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:07 AM
11. Gilbert Wrenn’s (1962) book may have influenced school guidance and counseling more than any
other publication. What is its title?
a. Counseling: A New School Approach
b. The Counselor in a Changing World
c. The School Guidance Counseling Handbook
d. Counseling in a Changing Society
e. Vocational Counseling for Young People
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,ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counseling: Moving Forward with the Times
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:08 AM
12. What is the purpose of the counseling program in a school setting?
a. to assist teachers in preparing students for high-stakes testing
b. to provide mental health counseling to troubled students on an ongoing basis and respond to
emergencies on an as-needed basis
c. to impart specific skills and facilitate learning opportunities for students in a proactive and
preventive manner
d. to execute the directives of the superintendent and principal for school improvement and
student achievement
e. to help students to discern career paths that fit into the changing global economy and
incorporate the use of technology
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counseling Programs: Essential to Every Student’s School Success
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
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, DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 1:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:08 AM
13. School counselors include a social justice agenda to “close the gap” when they embrace the ethical
and moral obligation to reduce and eliminate the institutional and/or social barriers that may stand in the
way of ______________________________.
a. helping students choose careers in an ever-changing global economy
b. addressing incidents of sexual harassment and bullying of students
c. understanding the actual impact of technology on today’s students
d. every student’s academic, career, and personal/social development
e. offering mental health counseling from which students will benefit
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counselors Acting as Agents of Change
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.3 - Describe how school counseling programs
support student achievement and school success.
OTHER: NATIONALSTANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITINGSTANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1. Professional
Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2. Social and
Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 1:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:08 AM
14. In 1973,how many of U.S. jobs required post-secondary education; according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (2020), by 2025, how many of U.S. jobs will require at least some post-secondary education or
training?
a. the minority; about half
b. about half; the majority
c. the minority; the majority
d. the majority; the minority
e. almost none; nearly all
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counselors Acting as Agents of Change
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.3 - Describe how school counseling programs
support student achievement and school success.
OTHER: NATIONALSTANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
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4th Edition Carol A. Dahir
Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make
update at every time. There are many
new editions waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
replace it with true one.
Our email:
,Chapter 01: Today’s Schools: A Microcosm of Society
1. Educational reform initiatives are not new in America. Which (1983) publication began over 30 years
ago to draw public attention to the mediocrity threatening American education?
a. The Forgotten Half: Pathways to Success for America’s Youth and Young Families
b. America 2000
c. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform
d. The Blueprint for Reform
e. Race to the Top
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Education Across the 50 States: Improving Student Outcomes
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.1 -
Describe the school improvement agenda since A Nation at Risk (1983)
through the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) initiative, including how
each reauthorization has impacted students, teachers, families,
administrators, and school counselors.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content:1. Professional
Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2. Social and
Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty:p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/6/2023 11:38 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:00 AM
2. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, embodied five primary goals. School counselors aligned their work with NCLB’s five
primary goals by ensuring that all students graduate; contributing to instructional success; having the
appropriate credentials for certification and/or licensure; and, ____________.
a. making sure that annual testing is provided to every student
b. contributing to a school climate that is safe and respectable
c. giving unlimited retests to students repeatedly failing math/reading tests
d. attending all parent–teacher conferences for their students
e. advocating for tests in other languages to accommodate LEP students
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Education Across the 50 States: Improving Student Outcomes
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.1 -
Describe the school improvement agenda since A Nation at Risk (1983)
through the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) initiative, including how
each reauthorization has impacted students, teachers, families,
administrators, and school counselors.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1
, Standards & Competencies:
B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues,
policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 5:52 AM
3. Who is often cited as the “father of guidance”?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Jean Piaget
c. Frank Parsons
d. Erik Erikson
e. Carl Rogers
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Education Across the 50 States: Improving Student Outcomes
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies:
B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues,
policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:01 AM
4. During the counseling and guidance movement of the 1960s, competing methodologies were more
focused on ____________.
a. counseling theory and counselor techniques and less on the program content and objectives.
b. the program content and objectives and less on counseling theory and counselor techniques.
c. a counseling program’s guidance and less on the counselor position and counseling process.
d. counseling theory and program content and less on counselor techniques and program
objectives.
e. counseling as integral to the system and less on counseling as an ancillary support service.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
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,REFERENCES: School Counseling: Moving Forward with the Times
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content:1. Professional
Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2. Social and
Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty:p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:19 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:01 AM
5. The school counseling profession was omitted from most of the educational reform agendas of the past.
Since the late 1990s, the school counseling community has positioned itself as an influential partner in
contemporary school improvement with the expressed purpose to eliminate the barriers to educational
opportunity for every student. However, _______________________.
a. the public is confused about differentiating between the terms school counselor and guidance
counselor
b. school counseling is not a service for public school students that has been mandated in every
state
c. counselors must stress their programs’ effectiveness in closing opportunity and information
gaps more
d. the provision of mental health support for students may not be enough of a priority in the
public schools
e. the profession of school counseling itself is only a little more than 100 years old
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.5 - Identify examples of a school counselor as a
social justice advocate, a leader, a consultant, and a collaborator and team
member with students, faculty, family members, and community.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies:
B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues,
policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:34 AM
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,DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:01 AM
6. Counselors who focus their attention on the delivery of a constellation of responsive and reactive
activities are performing ___________________.
a. services in today’s complex school environments
b. in the traditional role of guidance and counseling
c. tasks that are vital to the success of every student
d. functions that relate to mental health counseling
e. in an educational system with objectives and goals
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.4 - Discuss the many roles that the school counselor
plays in contributing to a positive school climate and culture.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:06 AM
7. The American Counseling Association, concerned about the future of counseling in schools, put forth a
series of recommendations in a report titled:
a. Keeping the Options Open: Recommendations
b. The Role and Function of the Professional School Counselor
c. Future Directions: School Counseling Reform
d. The School Counselor’s Identity
e. School Counseling: A Profession at Risk
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.4 - Discuss the many roles that the school counselor
plays in contributing to a positive school climate and culture.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
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, 2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:47 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:06 AM
8. The American School Counselor Association continued to define the role of the school counselor and
advocated for school counselors to assume a leadership role in education reform and become
____________.
a. more visible
b. agents of change
c. school board members
d. active in professional organizations
e. less involved with day-to-day school activities
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining the Role of Today’s School Counselor
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.4 - Discuss the many roles that the school counselor
plays in contributing to a positive school climate and culture.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:07 AM
9. Which of the following is NOT a role focus of a transformed school counselor?
a. focusing on the academic achievement of every student
b. mental health provider of individual and group counseling
c. proactive prevention and intervention for every student
d. applying a whole school and systems concerns or issues model
e. ensuring that every student is career- and college-ready
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counselors Acting as Agents of Change
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.5 - Identify examples of a school counselor as a
social justice advocate, a leader, a consultant, and a collaborator and team
member with students, faculty, family members, and community.
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,OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:07 AM
10. How can school counselors promote equal access to quality academic programs and provide
opportunities for all students?
a. by calling attention, supported by data, to situations that defeat and frustrate students,
hindering their success
b. by implementing and conducting group counseling sessions for underachieving students
c. by putting pressure on the administration to provide greater assistance to students with limited
English language proficiency
d. by attending school board meetings and voicing their opinions against high-stakes testing
e. by working tirelessly to help every student, even if it means working late nights and weekends
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counseling Programs: Essential to Every Student’s School Success
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.5 - Identify examples of a school counselor as a
social justice advocate, a leader, a consultant, and a collaborator and team
member with students, faculty, family members, and community.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:07 AM
11. Gilbert Wrenn’s (1962) book may have influenced school guidance and counseling more than any
other publication. What is its title?
a. Counseling: A New School Approach
b. The Counselor in a Changing World
c. The School Guidance Counseling Handbook
d. Counseling in a Changing Society
e. Vocational Counseling for Young People
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,ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counseling: Moving Forward with the Times
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 12:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:08 AM
12. What is the purpose of the counseling program in a school setting?
a. to assist teachers in preparing students for high-stakes testing
b. to provide mental health counseling to troubled students on an ongoing basis and respond to
emergencies on an as-needed basis
c. to impart specific skills and facilitate learning opportunities for students in a proactive and
preventive manner
d. to execute the directives of the superintendent and principal for school improvement and
student achievement
e. to help students to discern career paths that fit into the changing global economy and
incorporate the use of technology
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counseling Programs: Essential to Every Student’s School Success
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.2 - Discuss the history of school counseling and the
critical role of counseling in today’s schools.
OTHER: NATIONAL STANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1.
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2.
Social and Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
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DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:08 AM
13. School counselors include a social justice agenda to “close the gap” when they embrace the ethical
and moral obligation to reduce and eliminate the institutional and/or social barriers that may stand in the
way of ______________________________.
a. helping students choose careers in an ever-changing global economy
b. addressing incidents of sexual harassment and bullying of students
c. understanding the actual impact of technology on today’s students
d. every student’s academic, career, and personal/social development
e. offering mental health counseling from which students will benefit
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counselors Acting as Agents of Change
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.3 - Describe how school counseling programs
support student achievement and school success.
OTHER: NATIONALSTANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education
ACCREDITINGSTANDARDS: 2024 CACREP Core Content: 1. Professional
Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice: a, b, e, f, h; 2. Social and
Cultural Diversity: d, g, i
2024 CACREP School Counseling Specialty: p. Approaches to increase
promotion and graduation rates
2022 CAEP: 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
DATE CREATED: 3/7/2023 1:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/8/2023 12:08 AM
14. In 1973,how many of U.S. jobs required post-secondary education; according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (2020), by 2025, how many of U.S. jobs will require at least some post-secondary education or
training?
a. the minority; about half
b. about half; the majority
c. the minority; the majority
d. the majority; the minority
e. almost none; nearly all
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: School Counselors Acting as Agents of Change
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DahirTransformed.LO.1.3 - Describe how school counseling programs
support student achievement and school success.
OTHER: NATIONALSTANDARDS: 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies: B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of
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