PRAXIS 5422 SCHOOL COUNSELOR QUESTIONS
1. Systemic Change: School counselors build an environment to promote systemic change when they use the
results of program assessments to improve a process in their schools. Systemic change comes from assessing for
program improvement.
2. What is the key purpose of the school counselor performance appraisal?: to
enhance the positive ettect the school counselor and the school counseling program have on students and school
stakeholders
consults with administrators regarding approved standards and competencies for school counselors and school
counseling programs
advocates for the integration of the ASCA National Model School Counselor Performance Appraisal and ASCA
School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies as tools in the appraisal process
presents outcome data to demonstrate ettectiveness and accountability as a part of program evaluation collaborates
with personnel across the school district (e.g., other school counselors, district-level student support
services personnel, administrators, union representatives) to align actual school counseling roles with the evaluation
tool
3. School counselor responsibilities may include: Ottering classroom lessons, individual and/or
group counseling that are culturally responsive and inclusive of the accommodations provided to students with special
needs
providing short-term, goal-focused counseling in instances where it is appropriate to include these strategies as a part of
the IEP or 504 plan
encouraging family involvement in the educational process
consulting and collaborating with statt and families to understand the special needs of a student and understanding
the accommodations and modifications needed to assist the student
4. What is the counselor's role when dealing with 504 plans?: The school counselor's
primary role is to be an advocate for students in this process. We may be the first person to notice attendance issues;
grade trends; frequent tardiness or a frequent presence in the behavior room, counselor's oflce or nurse's oflce.
,A student may be referred for 504 consideration/evaluation by a teacher, statt member, medical professional or a parent. The
school counselor's job is to start the 504 evaluation process once a referral is received. Accommodations may help this
student access their education and prevent exclusion or discrimination based on an impairment.
5. Inappropriate administrative or supervisory responsibilities for the school
counselor: coordinating, writing or supervising IEP
implementation providing long-term therapy
making singular decisions regarding placement or retention
, serving in any supervisory capacity related to IDEA implementation
serving as the school district representative for the team writing the IEP
coordinating, writing or supervising a specific plan under Section 504 of Public Law 93-112
6. What does career counseling look like for elementary students?: They introduce
students to careers and the world of work beginning in elementary grades (Pre-K-3).
School counselors teach career awareness through guidance lessons which help encourage students to explore their
interests, abilities, values and goals.
Collaborate to provide learning and experiential opportunities for students to acquire behaviors and skills necessary for
career readiness.
7. How many standards does the Behaviors and Mindsets For Student Success
have?: 36
8. How many standards does the ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies have?: 31
9. a parent who pays very close attention to a child's or children's experiences
and problems, particularly at educational institutions.: Helicopter parenting
10. Theory that views family as a complex system of interconnected and inter-
dependent individuals. Describes how the emotional interdependence among
societal members impacts individuals character and life choices.: Family Systems
Theory
11. vertical planning: collaboratively planning with teachers in grades below and above that which you teach.
The planning of education delivered in schools discussed between teachers of ditterent classes or grades.
12. Holistic Student Development: The model empowers adults to more successfully form positive
relationships with students, implement a range of youth development practices throughout the school day, and foster
students' social- emotional development. A student's academic outcomes are directly tied to their social-emotional
well-being.
13. Reality Therapy (Glasser): a therapy that dismisses concerns about things beyond a person's control,
such as other people's behavior, negative experiences or past events, and instead focuses on things within a person's
1. Systemic Change: School counselors build an environment to promote systemic change when they use the
results of program assessments to improve a process in their schools. Systemic change comes from assessing for
program improvement.
2. What is the key purpose of the school counselor performance appraisal?: to
enhance the positive ettect the school counselor and the school counseling program have on students and school
stakeholders
consults with administrators regarding approved standards and competencies for school counselors and school
counseling programs
advocates for the integration of the ASCA National Model School Counselor Performance Appraisal and ASCA
School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies as tools in the appraisal process
presents outcome data to demonstrate ettectiveness and accountability as a part of program evaluation collaborates
with personnel across the school district (e.g., other school counselors, district-level student support
services personnel, administrators, union representatives) to align actual school counseling roles with the evaluation
tool
3. School counselor responsibilities may include: Ottering classroom lessons, individual and/or
group counseling that are culturally responsive and inclusive of the accommodations provided to students with special
needs
providing short-term, goal-focused counseling in instances where it is appropriate to include these strategies as a part of
the IEP or 504 plan
encouraging family involvement in the educational process
consulting and collaborating with statt and families to understand the special needs of a student and understanding
the accommodations and modifications needed to assist the student
4. What is the counselor's role when dealing with 504 plans?: The school counselor's
primary role is to be an advocate for students in this process. We may be the first person to notice attendance issues;
grade trends; frequent tardiness or a frequent presence in the behavior room, counselor's oflce or nurse's oflce.
,A student may be referred for 504 consideration/evaluation by a teacher, statt member, medical professional or a parent. The
school counselor's job is to start the 504 evaluation process once a referral is received. Accommodations may help this
student access their education and prevent exclusion or discrimination based on an impairment.
5. Inappropriate administrative or supervisory responsibilities for the school
counselor: coordinating, writing or supervising IEP
implementation providing long-term therapy
making singular decisions regarding placement or retention
, serving in any supervisory capacity related to IDEA implementation
serving as the school district representative for the team writing the IEP
coordinating, writing or supervising a specific plan under Section 504 of Public Law 93-112
6. What does career counseling look like for elementary students?: They introduce
students to careers and the world of work beginning in elementary grades (Pre-K-3).
School counselors teach career awareness through guidance lessons which help encourage students to explore their
interests, abilities, values and goals.
Collaborate to provide learning and experiential opportunities for students to acquire behaviors and skills necessary for
career readiness.
7. How many standards does the Behaviors and Mindsets For Student Success
have?: 36
8. How many standards does the ASCA School Counselor Professional
Standards & Competencies have?: 31
9. a parent who pays very close attention to a child's or children's experiences
and problems, particularly at educational institutions.: Helicopter parenting
10. Theory that views family as a complex system of interconnected and inter-
dependent individuals. Describes how the emotional interdependence among
societal members impacts individuals character and life choices.: Family Systems
Theory
11. vertical planning: collaboratively planning with teachers in grades below and above that which you teach.
The planning of education delivered in schools discussed between teachers of ditterent classes or grades.
12. Holistic Student Development: The model empowers adults to more successfully form positive
relationships with students, implement a range of youth development practices throughout the school day, and foster
students' social- emotional development. A student's academic outcomes are directly tied to their social-emotional
well-being.
13. Reality Therapy (Glasser): a therapy that dismisses concerns about things beyond a person's control,
such as other people's behavior, negative experiences or past events, and instead focuses on things within a person's
