Praxis 5421 School Counseling Study Guide | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025}
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Which legislative act replaced the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) (PL 107-110) ?
A. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (PL 114-95)
B. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) (PL 101-336)
C. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) (PL 93-380 § 513)
D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA) (PL 108-446) - A. Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (PL 114-95)
Which of the following provide the most convincing evidence of program effectiveness?
A. Advisory council feedback reports
B. Achievement-related data
C. Management agreements
D. Parent surveys - B. Achievement-related data
If a professional school counselor makes a judgment about a student to a teacher and the student finds
out, which TWO of the following are likely outcomes?
A. The student will no longer trust the school counselor.
B. The student will gradually confide in the counselor more and more.
C. The student will intentionally misrepresent himself or herself in counseling in an attempt to be
judged positively.
D. The student will begin to trust the teacher more and seek guidance from the teacher. - A. The
student will no longer trust the school counselor, AND C The student will intentionally misrepresent
himself or herself in counseling in an attempt to be judged positively.
Of the following, where is the best place to store student grade data?
A. A word-processing document located on the principal's personal hard drive
B. A spreadsheet located on the professional school counselor's personal hard drive
C. A student information system
,D. On paper in a locked file cabinet - C. A student information system
Which of the following data would document time devoted to the delivery component of an effective
school counseling program?
A. Daily attendance rate of students
B. Percentage of time the counselor spent on administrative duties
C. Number of consultative services provided to colleagues and parents
D. Mean test scores - C. Number of consultative services provided to colleagues and parents
In conducting an annual needs assessment, it is most important to analyze data from which of the
following sources?
A. College entrance exam databases
B. State testing databases
C. School district administrators
D. Students, parents, teachers, and community stakeholders - D. Students, parents, teachers, and
community stakeholders
The best way for a counselor to address the problem of one student monopolizing group counseling
time is to
A. tell the student that his or her participation in the group will be terminated if the behavior does not
change
B. have the group examine the student's behavior in a productive and nonthreatening manner
C. ask the student politely to allow the other group members to speak more frequently
D. discuss the student's monopolizing behavior with the student outside of group time - B. have the
group examine the student's behavior in a productive and nonthreatening manner
Which of the following is a responsibility of a guidance advisory committee (GAC) ?
,A. Reviewing counseling program data and activity outcomes to make recommendations to the
counselor
B. Evaluating the counselor's professional activities
C. Reporting recommendations about counseling plans to administrators
D. Sharing the work of the committee with the local media - A. Reviewing counseling program data and
activity outcomes to make recommendations to the counselor
Which of the following approaches takes into consideration the counseling components that are shared
by all cultural groups?
A. Etic
B. Emic
C. Egocentric
D. Ethnic - A. Etic
Which of the following is an appropriate reason for a school counselor to disclose information that a
student has shared?
A. The student has a serious contagious disease, but no one is at risk of contracting the disease.
B. A concerned teacher asks about the welfare of the student.
C. The counselor is assisting the student in gaining employment.
D. The counselor is assisting in the prevention of imminent danger to the student or to others - D. The
counselor is assisting in the prevention of imminent danger to the student or to others
According to the National Career Development Association's guidelines, competencies appropriate for
students at all levels include
A. advanced skill development and focused training
B. self-exploration, consideration of values and life roles, and portfolio development
C. self-knowledge, educational and occupational exploration, and career planning
, D. identification of occupational preferences and clarification of career and lifestyle choices - C. self-
knowledge, educational and occupational exploration, and career planning
Ms. Barber, a counselor, is conflicted because she is working with a student, Lucy, whose lifestyle is not
consistent with her own religious values. She occasionally gives advice to Lucy about ways to improve
her lifestyle. According to the American School Counseling Association (ASCA), the school counselor is
violating which of the following ethical principles?Ms. Barber, a counselor, is conflicted because she is
working with a student, Lucy, whose lifestyle is not consistent with her own religious values. She
occasionally gives advice to Lucy about ways to improve her lifestyle. According to the American School
Counseling Association (ASCA), the school counselor is violating which of the following ethical
principles?
A. Avoiding dual relationships with students and school personnel
B. Facilitating brief and solution-focused therapy
C. Informing parents, guardians, and/or the appropriate authorities when a student - D. Respecting
students' values and beliefs and not imposing one's own values and beliefs on them
A counselor records time spent in the areas of classroom guidance, individual planning, system support,
and responsive services and compares the use of time to a state plan. The purpose of the
documentation and comparison is
A. collaboration
B. management
C. accountability
D. planning - C. accountability
According to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), which TWO of the following are true
about romantic relationships between school counselors and students?
A. Such a relationship is permissible if the student is over 18 and consenting, even if a student still
attends the school where the counselor works.
B. Such a relationship is permissible only if the student no longer attends where the school counselor
works and no harm will come to the student.
C. Such a relationship is never appropriate if the student currently attends the school where the
counselor works.
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