Deck 16: Accountability in Group Work and School Counseling

Question 1

Professional counselors are advised to focus specifically on the

A) multicultural aspects of counseling.
B) ethical standards of counseling.
C) core conditions of effective helping.
D) best interest of the client.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Accountability in group work answers the question

A) how are group members different as a result of the services provided by group leaders?
B) is there a comprehensive counseling program in place?
C) what will every member know and be able to do?
D) All of the above.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Ensuring that services offered to stakeholder groups are truly effective is a(n)

A) benefit of accountability.
B) requirement of most group leaders.
C) ethical responsibility of group leaders.
D) All of the above.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

__________ is NOT necessarily involved in accountability?

A) Collecting data and assessing the needs of clients
B) Measuring the outcomes or results of the interventions
C) Sharing results with major stakeholder groups
D) Publishing results as professional research

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of accountability studies?

A) Many people do not understand the nature and purpose of accountability due to misperceptions or previous experiences.
B) It takes a great deal of involvement from other stakeholders.
C) Data is sometimes given undue meaning.
D) Comprehensive evaluations are rarely conducted.

Question 6

The primary purpose of a needs assessment is

A) it helps professional counselors understand the needs of subpopulations.
B) it helps to establish the priorities that guide the construction of a counseling program or group work intervention.
C) Both of the above.
D) None of the above.

Question 7

Disaggregated results

A) tell very little about the diversity of the learner performance or needs.
B) show how various subpopulations performed.
C) are norm- and criterion-referenced score interpretations.
D) None of the above.

Question 8

In order to easily explain test scores to parents, teachers, and clients, the professional counselor should

A) convert the scores into percentile ranks.
B) provide a definition of the type of score it is.
C) show the score in many forms.
D) explain the way you derived the score.

Question 9

__________ is when the highest priority needs are agreed upon by all or most populations assessed.

A) Triangulation
B) Perceptions-based needs assessment
C) Effect size
D) None of the above.

Question 10

To be of practical value, assessment must be connected to

A) real program concerns.
B) the core values of the school or program.
C) Both of the above.
D) None of the above.

Question 11

__________ are used for follow-up and deeper exploration, and are commonly used in qualitative studies.

A) Observations
B) Written questionnaires
C) Academic performance indicators
D) Unstructured interviews

Question 12

Interpretation and conclusions of evaluations

A) are double checked for error.
B) lead to changes in the program or parts of the program in order to improve it.
C) are left in an aggregated format.
D) are put into standard score format.

Question 13

__________ serve as a helpful source of evidence in data collection methods.

A) Clients
B) Teachers
C) Parents
D) All of the above.

Question 14

An aggregated hierarchical model is an important way professional counselors can demonstrate the effectiveness of a counseling program and is made up of

A) objectives.
B) outcomes.
C) goals.
D) All of the above.

Question 15

__________ is NOT an example of a quasi-experimental design?

A) Static-group comparison
B) Time series design
C) Nonequivalent control group design
D) Two-sample pretest-posttest design

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true about quasi-experimental designs?

A) They allow one to say that the treatment was the cause of the change.
B) The nonequivalent control group design is an example of a quasi-experimental design.
C) They do not involve randomization of participants.
D) All of the above are true

Question 17

__________ is the combining of results to provide a global picture.

A) Disaggregation
B) Hierarchy
C) Accountability
D) Aggregation

Question 18

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of accountability studies.

Question 19

Compare and contrast data-driven needs assessments and perceptions-based needs assessments.

Question 20

List the seven methods for determining needs.

Question 21

Describe several characteristics of true experimental designs.

Question 22

What are the principles Weiss (1998) believed assessors should consider?

Question 23

Describe the ABCD model for writing a learning objective.

Question 24

Explain why accountability is important for group leaders.

Question 25

Describe the process of conducting a needs assessment.

Question 26

Describe the process of a single subject research design.