OAE School Counseling Exam Questions
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Vocational Education - Answer -Training of individuals to perform certain jobs
-Designed to enhance the entire life of the worker
Career Clusters - Answer -Created in part to aid vocational educators who may be overwhelmed by the
variety of potential careers and can benefit from a system of summary
-16 Clusters
-Can determine job aptitude by looking at the skills and standards requested for various types of jobs
Coop Education - Answer Academic instruction and practical, hands on experience which gives students
the chance to learn valuable training without sacrificing their education in other areas
Vocational Education Act of 1963 - Answer -AKA Carl D. Perkins Act of 1984
-Created to improve the basic skills of the labor force and prep students for the job market by enhancing
vocational education
-Offers part time employment to students, work-study programs, construction of vocational schools
IDEIA - Answer -Individuals with Disabilities Educational and Improvement Act
-Eligible for school-aged children who receive the opportunity for a reasonable education
-Can receive FAPE (Free and Appropriate Education)
-Designed around intellectual and physical needs
Developmental Delay - Answer Significant cognitive lapses between ages 3 and 9 that cannot be
accounted for by any other identified disability
Emotional Disturbance - Answer A spectrum of symptoms that encompass a general inability to
cope/learn which presents over a long period of time to a marked degree
,Intellectual Disabilities - Answer Significant sub-average intellectual functioning that may exist alongside
deficits in adaptive behavior and may manifest during the developmental period
Strategies for working with students with learning disabilities include - Answer -Break down complicated
tasks
-Establish regular routine
-Learn abstract concepts through drawing, conversation and movement
-It is okay that mistakes are made as long as the best effort is given
Steps to implement special education appropriation with student - Answer 1. Student will be
recommended for special educational services by parents, school, state agency
2. History of student learning problems will be reviewed with parents, school counselor, etc.
3. School Counselor should require written consent from parents
4. Student formally assessed (by school psychologist, special educator, etc)
5. Results of assessment to determine needs
6. School Counselor will develop IEP
7. School Counselor will implement FAPE in LRE as determined by parents
Intervention strategies for students with Mood Disorders - Answer -CBT/BT
-Psycho educational programs
Intervention strategies for students with Tic Disorders - Answer -CBT for stress-management
-self-monitoring, relaxation training, habit reversal traning
Intervention strategies for students with Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Answer -CBT to mitigate the
intensity of the anxiety and accompanying physical symptoms
-Coping strategies: identification, modification of anxious self-talk, education about emotions, modeling,
relaxation techniques, self-regulating models
Intervention strategies for students with Substance-Related Disorders - Answer -Individual counseling
, -School and community workshops
-Outpatient/Inpatient therapy: detox, contracting, self-help groups, BT, FT, social skills training,
nutritional and recovery counseling
Intervention strategies for students with Eating Disorders - Answer -BT/CBT
-Group
4 Types of Group Counseling - Answer 1. Counseling
2. Crisis-Centered
3. Problem-Centered
4. Psycho-educational
Group counseling for Elementary - Answer Time
-younger= 20 minutes, 5 students
-older= 30-45 minutes, 7 students
Topics
-Friendships
-Family roles
-Problem solving
-Social Behavior
-Success in school
-Experiencing emotions
-Self-esteem
Group counseling for Middle School - Answer Topics
-Body image
-Interpersonal relationships
-Social skills
Correctly Solved
Vocational Education - Answer -Training of individuals to perform certain jobs
-Designed to enhance the entire life of the worker
Career Clusters - Answer -Created in part to aid vocational educators who may be overwhelmed by the
variety of potential careers and can benefit from a system of summary
-16 Clusters
-Can determine job aptitude by looking at the skills and standards requested for various types of jobs
Coop Education - Answer Academic instruction and practical, hands on experience which gives students
the chance to learn valuable training without sacrificing their education in other areas
Vocational Education Act of 1963 - Answer -AKA Carl D. Perkins Act of 1984
-Created to improve the basic skills of the labor force and prep students for the job market by enhancing
vocational education
-Offers part time employment to students, work-study programs, construction of vocational schools
IDEIA - Answer -Individuals with Disabilities Educational and Improvement Act
-Eligible for school-aged children who receive the opportunity for a reasonable education
-Can receive FAPE (Free and Appropriate Education)
-Designed around intellectual and physical needs
Developmental Delay - Answer Significant cognitive lapses between ages 3 and 9 that cannot be
accounted for by any other identified disability
Emotional Disturbance - Answer A spectrum of symptoms that encompass a general inability to
cope/learn which presents over a long period of time to a marked degree
,Intellectual Disabilities - Answer Significant sub-average intellectual functioning that may exist alongside
deficits in adaptive behavior and may manifest during the developmental period
Strategies for working with students with learning disabilities include - Answer -Break down complicated
tasks
-Establish regular routine
-Learn abstract concepts through drawing, conversation and movement
-It is okay that mistakes are made as long as the best effort is given
Steps to implement special education appropriation with student - Answer 1. Student will be
recommended for special educational services by parents, school, state agency
2. History of student learning problems will be reviewed with parents, school counselor, etc.
3. School Counselor should require written consent from parents
4. Student formally assessed (by school psychologist, special educator, etc)
5. Results of assessment to determine needs
6. School Counselor will develop IEP
7. School Counselor will implement FAPE in LRE as determined by parents
Intervention strategies for students with Mood Disorders - Answer -CBT/BT
-Psycho educational programs
Intervention strategies for students with Tic Disorders - Answer -CBT for stress-management
-self-monitoring, relaxation training, habit reversal traning
Intervention strategies for students with Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Answer -CBT to mitigate the
intensity of the anxiety and accompanying physical symptoms
-Coping strategies: identification, modification of anxious self-talk, education about emotions, modeling,
relaxation techniques, self-regulating models
Intervention strategies for students with Substance-Related Disorders - Answer -Individual counseling
, -School and community workshops
-Outpatient/Inpatient therapy: detox, contracting, self-help groups, BT, FT, social skills training,
nutritional and recovery counseling
Intervention strategies for students with Eating Disorders - Answer -BT/CBT
-Group
4 Types of Group Counseling - Answer 1. Counseling
2. Crisis-Centered
3. Problem-Centered
4. Psycho-educational
Group counseling for Elementary - Answer Time
-younger= 20 minutes, 5 students
-older= 30-45 minutes, 7 students
Topics
-Friendships
-Family roles
-Problem solving
-Social Behavior
-Success in school
-Experiencing emotions
-Self-esteem
Group counseling for Middle School - Answer Topics
-Body image
-Interpersonal relationships
-Social skills
