Intro to School
Counseling Final | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Exam Review
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,Advisory council Representative group of stake holders selected to review and provide
feedback on the school counseling program implementation
aggregate data refers to numerical and non numerical information. 1- collected from multiple
sources and/or on multiple measures, variables, or individuals and
2- compiled into data summaries or summary reports, typically for the purpose
of public reporting or statistical analysis
ex- examining trends, making comparisons, revealing information and insights
that would not be observable when data elements are viewed in isolation
annual administrative conference yearly meeting between the school counselor and administrator in charge of
the school counseling program designed to discuss and reach agreement
upon the school counseling program's organization and focus.
annual calendar a schedule of school counseling program activities maintained by the school
counseling staff and distributed to administrators, teachers, other school staff,
students and families.
Annual student outcome goal measurable statements defining how the vision and mission would be
accomplished and guiding the development of classroom group and closing
the gap action plans
appraisal process through which school counselors work with students to analyze and
assess their abilities, interests, skills and achievement
ASCA Ethical standards for school counselors statements of ethical behavior necessary to maintain the highest standard of
integrity leadership and professionalism
ASCA mindset and behaviors for student success K-12 college and career readiness standards for every student: research based
statements of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills students need to achieve
academic success, college and career readiness and social emotional
development
ASCA school counselor professional standards and statements of the knowledge, skills and attitudes school counselors need to
competencies meet the professions rigorous demands
ASCA school counselor professional standards and a self report instrument used to measure a school counselor's knowledge,
competencies assessment attitudes, and skills related to school counseling profession
Assess to determine progress or quality of the school counseling program, particularly
to guide future action within the school counseling program and to improve
future results for students.
baseline data Initial collection of data which serves as a basis for comparison with the
subsequently acquired data.
, beliefs ideas, values, philosophies, viewpoints regarding a particular topic or concept
Best practice professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or
most effective
best education practice the wide range of individual activities, policies, and programmatic approaches
to achieve positive change in student attitudes or academic behaviors
collaboration the act of working together with other people or organization to create or
achieve a common goal
competencies specific, measurable expectations that are attained while making progress
toward a standard
consultation the process of seeking or providing additional information, opinions, and
recommendation with an expert.
Counseling professional assistance, support and instruction provided to an individual
utilizing a variety of techniques, provided by a specifically trained professional
crisis response the immediate and follow up intervention necessary to meet urgent needs and
prevent situations from becoming more severe
data-informed decisions concerning future actions are based on information, survey reports,
assessment, statistics and other forms of data
Define to delineate school counseling professional practice using standards and
competencies unique to the profession
Deliver to organize and implement components of the ASCA national model,
particularly direct student services (Counseling, instruction, appraisal, and
advisement) and indirect student services (collaboration, consultation, and
referrals)
disaggregated data Data separated into component parts by specific variables such as ethnicity
gender and socioeconomic status
domains broad areas of knowledge base (academic, career, social/emotional) that
promote and enhance the learning process
equity treated fairly, educational equity occurs when educators provide all students
with the high quality instruction and support they need to reach and exceed a
common standard
Counseling Final | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
,Advisory council Representative group of stake holders selected to review and provide
feedback on the school counseling program implementation
aggregate data refers to numerical and non numerical information. 1- collected from multiple
sources and/or on multiple measures, variables, or individuals and
2- compiled into data summaries or summary reports, typically for the purpose
of public reporting or statistical analysis
ex- examining trends, making comparisons, revealing information and insights
that would not be observable when data elements are viewed in isolation
annual administrative conference yearly meeting between the school counselor and administrator in charge of
the school counseling program designed to discuss and reach agreement
upon the school counseling program's organization and focus.
annual calendar a schedule of school counseling program activities maintained by the school
counseling staff and distributed to administrators, teachers, other school staff,
students and families.
Annual student outcome goal measurable statements defining how the vision and mission would be
accomplished and guiding the development of classroom group and closing
the gap action plans
appraisal process through which school counselors work with students to analyze and
assess their abilities, interests, skills and achievement
ASCA Ethical standards for school counselors statements of ethical behavior necessary to maintain the highest standard of
integrity leadership and professionalism
ASCA mindset and behaviors for student success K-12 college and career readiness standards for every student: research based
statements of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills students need to achieve
academic success, college and career readiness and social emotional
development
ASCA school counselor professional standards and statements of the knowledge, skills and attitudes school counselors need to
competencies meet the professions rigorous demands
ASCA school counselor professional standards and a self report instrument used to measure a school counselor's knowledge,
competencies assessment attitudes, and skills related to school counseling profession
Assess to determine progress or quality of the school counseling program, particularly
to guide future action within the school counseling program and to improve
future results for students.
baseline data Initial collection of data which serves as a basis for comparison with the
subsequently acquired data.
, beliefs ideas, values, philosophies, viewpoints regarding a particular topic or concept
Best practice professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or
most effective
best education practice the wide range of individual activities, policies, and programmatic approaches
to achieve positive change in student attitudes or academic behaviors
collaboration the act of working together with other people or organization to create or
achieve a common goal
competencies specific, measurable expectations that are attained while making progress
toward a standard
consultation the process of seeking or providing additional information, opinions, and
recommendation with an expert.
Counseling professional assistance, support and instruction provided to an individual
utilizing a variety of techniques, provided by a specifically trained professional
crisis response the immediate and follow up intervention necessary to meet urgent needs and
prevent situations from becoming more severe
data-informed decisions concerning future actions are based on information, survey reports,
assessment, statistics and other forms of data
Define to delineate school counseling professional practice using standards and
competencies unique to the profession
Deliver to organize and implement components of the ASCA national model,
particularly direct student services (Counseling, instruction, appraisal, and
advisement) and indirect student services (collaboration, consultation, and
referrals)
disaggregated data Data separated into component parts by specific variables such as ethnicity
gender and socioeconomic status
domains broad areas of knowledge base (academic, career, social/emotional) that
promote and enhance the learning process
equity treated fairly, educational equity occurs when educators provide all students
with the high quality instruction and support they need to reach and exceed a
common standard
