Praxis 5422 Exam
PRAXIS 5422 EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 120
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
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A principal asks the school counselor to supervise lunch duty every day for ninth-
and tenth-grade lunch periods. Which of the following best describes the
principal's request?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
A job requirement
B.
An appropriate school counselor activity
C.
A one-time favor to assist the school counselor's colleagues
D.
An inappropriate school counselor activity
Option (D) is correct. ASCA states that lunch duty is an example of a non-school
counselor task, or an inappropriate duty.
A school counselor is asked by the administration to coach the school's volleyball
team. Several students on the team are also on the school counselor's caseload. If
the school counselor chooses to accept the coaching position, which of the
following is the most appropriate action to take?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
Accepting the position despite the counseling relationship with the students
B.
Obtaining informed consent, consultation, and supervision, and documenting the
nature of the interactions that extend the boundaries of the counseling
relationship
C.
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Asking for an assistant to coach the students on the team who are also on the
school counselor's caseload
D.
Informing the entire team that the counselor will have dual relationships with
some of the players
Option (B) is correct. While dual relationships should generally be avoided, if one
is unavoidable, the school counselor should take appropriate professional
precautions, such as obtaining informed consent, consultation, and supervision.
Interactions that extend the boundaries of the conventional parameters of the
school counselor-student relationship should also be documented per the ASCA
Ethical Standards.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools to do
which of the following?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
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
Option (D) is correct. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs
how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and
related services to students with disabilities.
Which of the following is the purpose of assessing a school counseling program?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
To emphasize the importance of the school counseling program
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B.
To demonstrate the school counselor's dedication to the school, students, and
faculty
C.
To determine how to implement the goals of the school counseling program
D.
To identify the strengths and weaknesses of the school counseling program and
provide direction for program improvement
Option (D) is correct. A school counseling program assessment is designed to help
school counselors identify the strengths and weaknesses of the school counseling
program and provide direction for program improvement.
It becomes evident that a student a school counselor is seeing for individual
counseling requires long-term therapy. As a result, the school counselor should do
which of the following?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
Provide the student referrals to relevant community resources.
B.
Discontinue individual counseling in the school setting.
C.
Place the student in small-group counseling.
D.
Learn new approaches to working with the student in individual counseling.
Option (A) is correct. When a student requires intensive therapy, it is often beyond
the scope of what can be provided in the school setting. As such, the ASCA
recommends that the school counselor provide appropriate referrals to other
services.
A school counselor meets with a high school senior for post-secondary planning.
The counselor asks the student what she plans to do after high school, and the
student says she is looking forward to marrying and becoming a mother. The
student states that she will not go to college because she has already met her
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future husband and they are very excited about starting a family immediately. In
this scenario, the school counselor should do which of the following?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
Insist that the student consider a certificate or associate's degree at minimum at a
nearby community or technical school.
B.
Strongly encourage the student to enroll in a post-secondary option related to
parenting and being a housewife, such as early childhood education.
C.
Respect the student's autonomous decision and values, but remind her that she
has options if she changes her mind later.
D.
Tell the
Option (C) is correct. The ASCA Ethical Standards document supports this option in
that it encourages school counselors to give students the information and support
they need to move toward self-determination, self-development, and affirmation
within their group identities and provide a safe school environment that promotes
autonomy and justice and is free from abuse, bullying, harassment, and other
forms of violence.
Which THREE of the following should a new school counselor include in a
professional development plan to be shared with the principal?
Answer the question by selecting the correct responses.
A.
A schedule of formal and structured weekly supervision sessions with an
experienced school counselor
B.
A request for funding to attend the ASCA national conference
C.
A request for mental health days to prevent burnout
D.
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PRAXIS 5422 EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 120
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!
A principal asks the school counselor to supervise lunch duty every day for ninth-
and tenth-grade lunch periods. Which of the following best describes the
principal's request?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
A job requirement
B.
An appropriate school counselor activity
C.
A one-time favor to assist the school counselor's colleagues
D.
An inappropriate school counselor activity
Option (D) is correct. ASCA states that lunch duty is an example of a non-school
counselor task, or an inappropriate duty.
A school counselor is asked by the administration to coach the school's volleyball
team. Several students on the team are also on the school counselor's caseload. If
the school counselor chooses to accept the coaching position, which of the
following is the most appropriate action to take?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
Accepting the position despite the counseling relationship with the students
B.
Obtaining informed consent, consultation, and supervision, and documenting the
nature of the interactions that extend the boundaries of the counseling
relationship
C.
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Asking for an assistant to coach the students on the team who are also on the
school counselor's caseload
D.
Informing the entire team that the counselor will have dual relationships with
some of the players
Option (B) is correct. While dual relationships should generally be avoided, if one
is unavoidable, the school counselor should take appropriate professional
precautions, such as obtaining informed consent, consultation, and supervision.
Interactions that extend the boundaries of the conventional parameters of the
school counselor-student relationship should also be documented per the ASCA
Ethical Standards.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools to do
which of the following?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
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
Option (D) is correct. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs
how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and
related services to students with disabilities.
Which of the following is the purpose of assessing a school counseling program?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
To emphasize the importance of the school counseling program
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B.
To demonstrate the school counselor's dedication to the school, students, and
faculty
C.
To determine how to implement the goals of the school counseling program
D.
To identify the strengths and weaknesses of the school counseling program and
provide direction for program improvement
Option (D) is correct. A school counseling program assessment is designed to help
school counselors identify the strengths and weaknesses of the school counseling
program and provide direction for program improvement.
It becomes evident that a student a school counselor is seeing for individual
counseling requires long-term therapy. As a result, the school counselor should do
which of the following?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
Provide the student referrals to relevant community resources.
B.
Discontinue individual counseling in the school setting.
C.
Place the student in small-group counseling.
D.
Learn new approaches to working with the student in individual counseling.
Option (A) is correct. When a student requires intensive therapy, it is often beyond
the scope of what can be provided in the school setting. As such, the ASCA
recommends that the school counselor provide appropriate referrals to other
services.
A school counselor meets with a high school senior for post-secondary planning.
The counselor asks the student what she plans to do after high school, and the
student says she is looking forward to marrying and becoming a mother. The
student states that she will not go to college because she has already met her
3|Page
, Praxis 5422 Exam
future husband and they are very excited about starting a family immediately. In
this scenario, the school counselor should do which of the following?
Answer the question by selecting the correct response.
A.
Insist that the student consider a certificate or associate's degree at minimum at a
nearby community or technical school.
B.
Strongly encourage the student to enroll in a post-secondary option related to
parenting and being a housewife, such as early childhood education.
C.
Respect the student's autonomous decision and values, but remind her that she
has options if she changes her mind later.
D.
Tell the
Option (C) is correct. The ASCA Ethical Standards document supports this option in
that it encourages school counselors to give students the information and support
they need to move toward self-determination, self-development, and affirmation
within their group identities and provide a safe school environment that promotes
autonomy and justice and is free from abuse, bullying, harassment, and other
forms of violence.
Which THREE of the following should a new school counselor include in a
professional development plan to be shared with the principal?
Answer the question by selecting the correct responses.
A.
A schedule of formal and structured weekly supervision sessions with an
experienced school counselor
B.
A request for funding to attend the ASCA national conference
C.
A request for mental health days to prevent burnout
D.
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