Praxis 5422 studyguide Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What are benefits to an ASCA membership
Answer: Access to a network of professional colleagues, evidence based best practices, research, literature,
conferences, liability insurance, professional development and more.
Question 2: How can a school counselor advocate for their appropriate role?
Answer: Using practical implications of current literature, research, data, and best practice to inform.
Question 3: How does ASCA define the role of a school counselor?
Answer: A school counselor provides a culturally responsive school counseling program that promotes
academic, career, and social/emotional development and equitable opportunity and achievement outcomes
for all students.
Question 4: According to the ASCA National Model, a successful implementation of a comprehensive
school counseling program looks like...
Answer: implementing a program that improves student outcome and has a significant positive impact on
student achievement, attendance, and discipline.
Question 5: The ASCA National Model guides in the development of programs that...
Answer: -are based on data informed decision making -are delivered to all students systematically -include a
developmentally appropriate curriculum focused on the mindsets and behaviors of all students needs for
postsecondary readiness and success -close achievement and opportunity gaps -result in improved student
achievement, attendance, and discipline
Question 6: School counselors are certified/licensed educators with a minimum of a Master's degree in
school counseling. This makes them uniquely qualified to address what kind of issues/needs?
Answer: Students academic, career, and social/emotional development
Question 7: Ratios Matter! Research shows that an appropriate student-to-school counselor ratio can
have a significant positive effect on student attendance and lead to high test scores. What is the ratio?
Answer: 250:1
Question 8: What are the four components of the ASCA National Model?
Answer: Define, manage, deliver, and address
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, Question 9: The Define Component of the ASCA national model is comprised of 3 sets of standards.
These standards help school counselors implement and assess their program to improve student
outcomes. What are the 3 sets of standards?
Answer: -ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 Collegeand Career-Readiness for Every
Student -ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors -ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards
& Competencies
Question 10: The Manage Component of the ASCA national model
Answer: For a school counseling program to be delivered effectively, it must be managed effectively. The
ASCS National Model provides school counselors with program focus and planning tools to design,
implement, and manage a program that gets results.
Question 11: What is a program focus comprised of?
Answer: beliefs, vision statement, and mission statement
Question 12: What does program planning entail?
Answer: -using school data -annual student outcome goals -action plans (closing the gap, classroom, small
group) -lesson plans -admin conferences -use of time assessments -using calendars -advisory council etc.
Question 13: Examples of Appropriate roles of a school counselor
Answer: -advisement & appraisal for academic planning -interpreting testing -consulting -advocating
-analyze disaggregated data
Question 14: Examples of Inappropriate roles of a school counselor
Answer: -covering classes -longterm counseling -maintaining records -disciplining -lunch duty
Question 15: The Deliver component of the ASCA National Model
Answer: -School counselor's deliver developmentally appropriate activities and services directly to students
or indirectly for students as a result of the counselor interaction with the student. -These activities and
services help students develop the ASCA mindsets and behaviors for student success and improve their
achievement, attendance, and discipline
Question 16: Direct Services
Answer: -instruction -appraisal and advisement -counseling
Question 17: Indirect services
Answer: -collaboration -consultation -referrals
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Question 1: What are benefits to an ASCA membership
Answer: Access to a network of professional colleagues, evidence based best practices, research, literature,
conferences, liability insurance, professional development and more.
Question 2: How can a school counselor advocate for their appropriate role?
Answer: Using practical implications of current literature, research, data, and best practice to inform.
Question 3: How does ASCA define the role of a school counselor?
Answer: A school counselor provides a culturally responsive school counseling program that promotes
academic, career, and social/emotional development and equitable opportunity and achievement outcomes
for all students.
Question 4: According to the ASCA National Model, a successful implementation of a comprehensive
school counseling program looks like...
Answer: implementing a program that improves student outcome and has a significant positive impact on
student achievement, attendance, and discipline.
Question 5: The ASCA National Model guides in the development of programs that...
Answer: -are based on data informed decision making -are delivered to all students systematically -include a
developmentally appropriate curriculum focused on the mindsets and behaviors of all students needs for
postsecondary readiness and success -close achievement and opportunity gaps -result in improved student
achievement, attendance, and discipline
Question 6: School counselors are certified/licensed educators with a minimum of a Master's degree in
school counseling. This makes them uniquely qualified to address what kind of issues/needs?
Answer: Students academic, career, and social/emotional development
Question 7: Ratios Matter! Research shows that an appropriate student-to-school counselor ratio can
have a significant positive effect on student attendance and lead to high test scores. What is the ratio?
Answer: 250:1
Question 8: What are the four components of the ASCA National Model?
Answer: Define, manage, deliver, and address
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, Question 9: The Define Component of the ASCA national model is comprised of 3 sets of standards.
These standards help school counselors implement and assess their program to improve student
outcomes. What are the 3 sets of standards?
Answer: -ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 Collegeand Career-Readiness for Every
Student -ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors -ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards
& Competencies
Question 10: The Manage Component of the ASCA national model
Answer: For a school counseling program to be delivered effectively, it must be managed effectively. The
ASCS National Model provides school counselors with program focus and planning tools to design,
implement, and manage a program that gets results.
Question 11: What is a program focus comprised of?
Answer: beliefs, vision statement, and mission statement
Question 12: What does program planning entail?
Answer: -using school data -annual student outcome goals -action plans (closing the gap, classroom, small
group) -lesson plans -admin conferences -use of time assessments -using calendars -advisory council etc.
Question 13: Examples of Appropriate roles of a school counselor
Answer: -advisement & appraisal for academic planning -interpreting testing -consulting -advocating
-analyze disaggregated data
Question 14: Examples of Inappropriate roles of a school counselor
Answer: -covering classes -longterm counseling -maintaining records -disciplining -lunch duty
Question 15: The Deliver component of the ASCA National Model
Answer: -School counselor's deliver developmentally appropriate activities and services directly to students
or indirectly for students as a result of the counselor interaction with the student. -These activities and
services help students develop the ASCA mindsets and behaviors for student success and improve their
achievement, attendance, and discipline
Question 16: Direct Services
Answer: -instruction -appraisal and advisement -counseling
Question 17: Indirect services
Answer: -collaboration -consultation -referrals
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