Praxis 5422 - School Counselor
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A few high school students hang posters to protest a new school
policy. The policy states that the school cannot plan field trips until
standardized test scores improve. The principal hears about the
posters and decides that the students who hung the posters will
receive in-school suspension because "they have no right to protest a
school policy." The school counselor advocates that the students do
have the constitutional right to free speech at school. The counselor
can argue this based on which of the following court cases? -
ANSWER-Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School
District (1969)
A fifth-grade student struggles to pay attention in class. While meeting
with the student's parents, the school counselor learns that the
student is taking doctor-prescribed medication to help with focus.
,Which of the following is the most appropriate next step for the
school counselor to take? - ANSWER-Making a child find referral to the
Section 504 team for evaluation
A frequently applied career theory used with students explores
students' knowledge of the self and the world of work by reflecting on
their interests, abilities, and values. The theory classifies students
according to six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic,
social, enterprising, and conventional. Which of the following is the
name of this classification system? - ANSWER-Holland codes
A high school student completed the Holland career assessment and
scored high on the social indicator. Which of the following career
experiences is the student most likely to benefit from? - ANSWER-Job
shadowing an elementary school teacher
A high school student presents with suicidal ideation at 2:25 P.M. on
Friday afternoon. School dismissal is at 2:30 P.M. The school counselor
has not had time to conduct a suicide assessment, and the student
normally rides the bus home and is alone for several hours after
school. Based on the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors,
which of the following is the best action for the school counselor to
take? - ANSWER-Detaining the student at the school, attempting to
contact the student's parent or guardian, and following district policy
if the student's family cannot be reached
A middle school student struggles to develop positive relationships
with peers and reports having few friends. According to Abraham
Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the student is having trouble with which
of the following? - ANSWER-Belongingness
, 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-An inappropriate
school counselor activity
A school counseling team wants to decrease the number of students
with two or more failing grades from 50 students in the first semester
of the year to 45 students in the second semester. Which of the
following services correctly describes a collaborative indirect approach
that would support the department's goal? - ANSWER-Partnering with
families, teachers, and administrators on a school counseling advisory
council in order to elicit feedback on the goal
A school counseling team wants to increase the number of students in
the sixth grade that are meeting or exceeding standards according to
the state math achievement tests. The school counseling team has
determined that many parents do not have a strong understanding of
the math curriculum and are not able to adequately assist their
children with homework. Additionally, many students lack the study
skills to appropriately prepare for the state test, which leads them to
feel overwhelmed. Which of the following is a direct service the
school counseling team can provide to help meet the goal? - ANSWER-
Providing a series of classroom lessons on study skills, calming
strategies, and ways to reduce test anxiety
A school counselor applying Carl Rogers' approach to individual
counseling would most likely employ which of the following
techniques? - ANSWER-Unconditional positive regard
A school counselor collects data on interventions and analyzes the
results to understand how different subgroups are performing. This is
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A few high school students hang posters to protest a new school
policy. The policy states that the school cannot plan field trips until
standardized test scores improve. The principal hears about the
posters and decides that the students who hung the posters will
receive in-school suspension because "they have no right to protest a
school policy." The school counselor advocates that the students do
have the constitutional right to free speech at school. The counselor
can argue this based on which of the following court cases? -
ANSWER-Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School
District (1969)
A fifth-grade student struggles to pay attention in class. While meeting
with the student's parents, the school counselor learns that the
student is taking doctor-prescribed medication to help with focus.
,Which of the following is the most appropriate next step for the
school counselor to take? - ANSWER-Making a child find referral to the
Section 504 team for evaluation
A frequently applied career theory used with students explores
students' knowledge of the self and the world of work by reflecting on
their interests, abilities, and values. The theory classifies students
according to six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic,
social, enterprising, and conventional. Which of the following is the
name of this classification system? - ANSWER-Holland codes
A high school student completed the Holland career assessment and
scored high on the social indicator. Which of the following career
experiences is the student most likely to benefit from? - ANSWER-Job
shadowing an elementary school teacher
A high school student presents with suicidal ideation at 2:25 P.M. on
Friday afternoon. School dismissal is at 2:30 P.M. The school counselor
has not had time to conduct a suicide assessment, and the student
normally rides the bus home and is alone for several hours after
school. Based on the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors,
which of the following is the best action for the school counselor to
take? - ANSWER-Detaining the student at the school, attempting to
contact the student's parent or guardian, and following district policy
if the student's family cannot be reached
A middle school student struggles to develop positive relationships
with peers and reports having few friends. According to Abraham
Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the student is having trouble with which
of the following? - ANSWER-Belongingness
, 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-An inappropriate
school counselor activity
A school counseling team wants to decrease the number of students
with two or more failing grades from 50 students in the first semester
of the year to 45 students in the second semester. Which of the
following services correctly describes a collaborative indirect approach
that would support the department's goal? - ANSWER-Partnering with
families, teachers, and administrators on a school counseling advisory
council in order to elicit feedback on the goal
A school counseling team wants to increase the number of students in
the sixth grade that are meeting or exceeding standards according to
the state math achievement tests. The school counseling team has
determined that many parents do not have a strong understanding of
the math curriculum and are not able to adequately assist their
children with homework. Additionally, many students lack the study
skills to appropriately prepare for the state test, which leads them to
feel overwhelmed. Which of the following is a direct service the
school counseling team can provide to help meet the goal? - ANSWER-
Providing a series of classroom lessons on study skills, calming
strategies, and ways to reduce test anxiety
A school counselor applying Carl Rogers' approach to individual
counseling would most likely employ which of the following
techniques? - ANSWER-Unconditional positive regard
A school counselor collects data on interventions and analyzes the
results to understand how different subgroups are performing. This is
