Praxis Exam 5422 Study Guide
Which of the following is listed as one of the mindsets in the ASCA School
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Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies assessment? -
-Promotion and enhancement of student academic, career, and
social/emotional outcomes
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A school counselor should do which of the following to demonstrate positive
change as a result of a classroom lesson? - -Ask the students to
complete pretests and posttests for the lesson
Liam is an eighth-grade student who is struggling in his classes. When he
meets with his middle school counselor, he tells the counselor that he does
not know how to study and often forgets what assignments he needs to
complete. Liam and the counselor determine an objective for their sessions
together that will help Liam use time-management, organizational, and study
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skills to improve his grades. Which of the following ASCA Mindsets &
Behavior standards contains this objective? - -Behavior: Learning
Strategies
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
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conventional. Which of the following is the name of this classification system?
- -Holland codes
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Which of the following best describes consultation services? -
-Information is gathered from experts about student needs, and
information, opinions, and recommendations are provided to individuals who
can support those needs.
Which of the following approaches should a school counselor take when
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making an outside referral for a student to receive long-term intensive
services? - -Providing multiple referrals from the district's vetted list,
being careful not to endorse or show a preference for a particular counselor or
practice
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Which of the following impacts does technology have on a school counselor
when used with intentionality and purpose in serving all students? - -It
expands the school counselor's reach and efficiency.
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
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service the school counseling team can provide to help meet the goal? -
-Providing a series of classroom lessons on study skills, calming
strategies, and ways to reduce test anxiety
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
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describes a collaborative indirect approach that would support the
department's goal? - -Partnering with families, teachers, and
administrators on a school counseling advisory council in order to elicit
feedback on the goal
Mr. Marris, a school counselor, has different cultural values than a student who
is assigned to his caseload. The school counselor explains to his supervisor
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that he does not think he can work with the student due to a value clash. Mr.
Marris is doing which of the following? - -Allowing his personal biases to
affect his practice of school counseling
According to the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors, to ensure
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optimal professional effectiveness and competency, school counselors are
expected to do which of the following? - -Monitor their emotional and
physical health and practice wellness
Which of the following best describes privileged communication? - ✅✅ -A
legal rule that protects communications within the counseling relationship from
compelled disclosure in a court proceeding
, A principal asks the school counselor to supervise lunch duty every day for
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ninth- and tenth-grade lunch periods. Which of the following best describes
the principal's request? - -An inappropriate school counselor activity
A school counselor is asked by the administration to coach the school's
volleyball team. Several students on the team are also on the school
counselor's caseload. If the school counselor chooses to accept the coaching
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position, which of the following is the most appropriate action to take? -
-Obtaining informed consent, consultation, and supervision, and
documenting the nature of the interactions that extend the boundaries of the
counseling relationship
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools
to do which of the following? - -Provide a free appropriate public
education in the least restrictive environment for all students
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Which of the following is the purpose of assessing a school counseling
program? - -To identify the strengths and weaknesses of the school
counseling program and provide direction for program improvement
It becomes evident that a student a school counselor is seeing for individual
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counseling requires long-term therapy. As a result, the school counselor
should do which of the following? - -Provide the student referrals to
relevant community resources.
A school counselor meets with a high school senior for post-secondary
planning. The counselor asks the student what she plans to do after high
school, and the student says she is looking forward to marrying and becoming
a mother. The student states that she will not go to college because she has
already met her future husband and they are very excited about starting a
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family immediately. In this scenario, the school counselor should do which of
the following? - -Respect the student's autonomous decision and values,
but remind her that she has options if she changes her mind later.
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Which THREE of the following should a new school counselor include in a
professional development plan to be shared with the principal? - -1. A
schedule of formal and structured weekly supervision sessions with an
experienced school counselor
2. A request for funding to attend the ASCA national conference
3. A self-assessment related to the professional standards and competencies
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