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Practice School Counselor Exam Test
TEST 7
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A school counselor wishes to establish rapport during his/her initial interview with
a child. Which of the following behaviors should the school counselor
demonstrate?
I.
Use a warm, expressive tone that conveys respect to the child.
II.
Emphasize often that there is no cause to worry.
III.
Ask tactful questions and suggest answers if the child is hesitant to speak.
IV.
Maintain a natural, relaxed, and attentive posture.
A. I and IV only
B. I, II, and III only
C. I,II and IV only
D. I, III, and IV only
E. I, II,III, and IV
Which of the following is an example of observer drift?
A. A school counselor is more careful about the observations he makes when
B.
C.
D.
E.

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being watched by a supervisor.
A school counselor unintentionally changes the standards being used to code
a behavior over time.
A school counselor unintentionally cures a child nonverbally, which
inadvertently changes the behaviors being observed.
A school counselor fails to note that the device she/he is using to record
observation data has malfunctioned.
A school counselor says “good job” when a student answers test questions
correctly, but says nothing when the student answers correctly.

Which of the following types of measurement is used to assess a student’s level
of mastery?
A. Norm-referenced measurement
B. Curriculum-based measurement
C. Intelligence measurement
D. Aptitude measurement
E. Process measures


4. The process of conducting a functional behavior assessment (FBA) involves

gathering broad and specific types of information. The informant method
includes gathering information from all of the sources below EXCEPT
A. peers who are in class with the child
B. Parents, and family members who knew the child well
C. Teachers who work with the child on a regular basis
D. People who will be directly affected by the results of the interventions
E. Service providers working with the child
5. Which of the following assessment practices is an important component of


nondiscriminatory assessment?
A. Use of culture free tests
B. Administration of standardized tests with modified testing procedures
C. Use of authentic assessment as part of a collaborative assessment approach
D. Administration of tests in the student’s native language only
E. Avoidance of standardized intelligence tests, as they have been known to be
psychometrically biased
6.

Which of the following refers to an in-depth study of one or a few participants
that consists of gathering information through observation, interview and
psychological testing?
A. Cross-sectional study
B. Longitudinal study
C. Case study
D. Normative study
E. Ecological study

7.

According to the current literature, which position on grade retention resulting
from high stakes testing and accountability has been documented?
A. It leads to generally positive experiences that allow students time for
remediation.
B. It eventually leads to enhanced self-esteem and self-perception.
C. It increases parental involvement in the remediation process.
D. It increases the likelihood of students’ dropping out in later years.
E. It is an empirically validated way of ensuring that no child is left behind.

8.


A school counselor wanting to initiate a primary –prevention program in school
would most commonly address
A. Gun control
B. Suicide prevention
C. Affirmative action


D. Bullying
E. Teen alcohol/drug use
9. Five to fifteen percent of student in the U.S. are victims of bullying by other

students. Bullying by girls most often takes the form of
A. Physical attacks
B. Name-calling
C. Social isolation
D. Peer-group initiations
E. Property damage
10. Which of the following is an example of a secondary prevention approach?
A. A school counselor helps implement a school wide literacy program.
B. A school provides a group drug-prevention program for all students.
C. A school district mandates that a conflict resolution program be implemented

for all high schools in the district.
D. A student is placed in an alternative school setting due to repeated violent
behaviors.
E. A teacher meets with a group of her students who have all failed two out of
the last five math tests in her math class and provides then with extra
instruction.
11. A high school teacher urgently pages the school counselor to his classroom.


Upon entering the school counselor sees a 16-year-old student encircling himself
with desks shouting, “This will keep them out.” Based on this behavior, it is likely
the student is exhibiting which of the following?
A. Panic disorder
B. Somatization disorder
C. Social phobia
D. Posttraumatic stress disorder
E. Schizophrenia

Collaborative Problem Solving As a Multi-Level Service Delivery Model


Ms. Farber, an English teacher, has identified a student with some learning
difficulties and begun an intervention after doing some initial problem solving.
She modifies her instructional approach based on her expertise in English. She
alos involves the student’s parents by suggesting some changes they can make
at home to support the changes made in the classroom. Ms Farber has also
engaged in some informal problem solving with some colleagues.
12. Based on the information the school counselor should conclude that Ms. Farber

is in which level or the “multilevel service delivery system” conceptual
framework?
A. Problem solving by support personnel
B. Personal problem solving
C. Group problem solving
D. Individual consultation
E. Team consultation



13. Which of the following is often referred to as radical behaviorism because of its

focus exclusively on overt behavior rather than on subjective states (affect) and
thought (cognition)?
A. Behavior modification
B. Operant conditioning
C. Applied behavior analysis
D. Response maintenance
E. Classical conditioning
14. Research on whole-school anti-bullying programs shows that these programs
A. Significantly reduce self-reports of victimization
B. Significantly reduce self-reports of being a bully
C. Are more effective when there is a systematic monitoring of implementation
D. Are more effective at the secondary than the primary level
E. Have moderate to large effect sizes
15. When working with students who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD), which of the following interventions can be used to promote
generalizations and maintenance of positive effects?
A. Self-control training using a cognitive therapy perspective
B. Self-monitoring and self-evaluation that include contingencies
C. Response cost
D. Contingency contracting
E. Peer tutoring
16. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) defines “educational

records” as
A. Records, files, documents and other materials of administrative personnel
that are in the sole possession of the maker.
B. Records, files, documents, and other materials that contain information

directly related to a student that are kept by the student’s church and
parent/guardian
C. Records, files, documents, and other materials that contain information
directly related to a student and are maintained by an educational agency or
institution or by a person acting for such and agency or institution
D. Records, files, documents, and other materials a supervisor maintains that
are used for evaluating staff
E. Scholarship application records the student personally keeps


17. Which of the following specifically addressed the confidentiality of student

educational records and access to those records?
A. The Individual with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEA)
B. Section 504 or the Rehabilitation Act
C. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
D. The Protection of Pupil Rights Act
E. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
18. The school Counselor, Mr. Smith has talked with Mrs. Jones the wife of one of

the teachers, about her son Billy Jones’s chronic tardiness. Mrs. Jones likes Mr.
Smith’s work and asks him if her would mind seeing her privately for counseling
to discuss her personal concerns. According to American School Counseling
Association (ASCA) code of ethics which of the following is the most appropriate
course of action for Mr. Smith to take?
A. Decline Mrs. Jones’s request but recommend her to the care of her colleague
Dr. Washington asking for some remuneration for the courtesy of the referral.
B. Decline Mrs. Jones’s request because there is a risk of many potential
conflicts due to Mrs. Jones’s ties to the school.
C. Accept Mrs. Jones as a private client since she is coming for personal

problems and was not referred by school officials for school related matters.
D. Accept Mrs. Jones’s request because by treating the mother, Mr. Smith would
be more knowledgeable of the family issues affecting the child.
E. Accept Mrs. Jones’s request but insist on seeing the whole family privately
instead of the mother only.
19. Ms. Peterson, a special education teacher, teaches English for educable mentally

impaired students who cannot keep up with the regular education class. She
observes that many of her students have problems with handwriting, so she
considers taking her class to the school’s computer lab to show them how to use
a simple word processing program for English writing assignments. When she
contacts the teacher responsible for scheduling the lab, she is told that “in
accordance with school policy, special education classes are not allowed to use
the computer lab because the students are too likely to damage the expensive
equipment.” This conduct is a direct policy violation of which of the following?
A. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004)
B. The Least Restrictive Environment provision (LRE)
C. The students’ Individual Education Programs (IEP)
D. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
E. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
20. Four-year-old Ryan was administered a developmental screening test by the
school psychologist during the district’s annual spring pre-K screening program.
Although Ryan’s birthday is before the kindergarten cutoff date, it occurs in the
summer, only a few months before that date. On the basis of the screening-test


results and Ryan’s birthday, the psychologist informed Ryan’s parents that he
was not ready for kindergarten and suggested that they keep him home for
another year to grow. The parents were distressed by the screening test results,
the recommendation, and the prospect if paying for another year of daycare.

At this point in the conversation, which of the following should the school
counselor tell Ryan’s parents?
A. Ryan may not be ready for kindergarten next year.
B. If Ryan is not ready for kindergarten according to school policy, the school must

offer an alternative educational program.
C. It is not common practice to make recommendations based on a single screening
test; however, in this case the recommendation is probably valid.
D. They should try to get Ryan services as a student with a disability.
E. Research show that another year of day care will have long-term benefits for
Ryan.

1. A
2. B
3. B


4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. C
10. E
11. E
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. C

17. C
18. B
19. E
20. B



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