Question 1

School counselors should be involved in staff development for school personnel that focuses on learning how to promote high expectations and standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The American School Counselor Association has long used the term ______________ when referring to strategies that promote the academic career and personal/social development of children and adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A)   classroom guidance
B)   developmental guidance
C)   prevention programming
D)   student intervention B

Question 3

The school counselor leads groups designed to help students become better problem solvers. What type of service is this?

Accepted Answer

A)   consultative
B)   indirect
C)   coordination
D)   direct D

Question 4

Prevention programming does not need to include a guidance curriculum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the four primary school counselor interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)   collaboration
B)   consultation
C)   coordination
D)   individual counseling

Question 6

A balanced approach combining careful counseling intervention responses and prevention programming has promise for more success than either approach alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Prevention programming must have several important initial conditions, one of which is ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a school environment in which administrators view teachers the same as counselors
B)   participants should understand at the outset that a balanced program in not necessary
C)   all individuals who influence the counselors' role should understand what prevention means
D)   teachers provide the interventions in their classrooms

Question 8

In _______________ prevention, one-to-one and group counseling are used to serve individuals already experiencing problems, to prevent those problems from getting worse, to prevent relapses, and to help resolve the problems.

Accepted Answer

A)   tertiary
B)   primary
C)   secondary
D)   participatory

Question 9

School counseling programs need to be balanced between intervention responses and reactive prevention programming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Evaluation of student results, school counselor performance, and program completeness is essential to ensuring the effectiveness and relevance of school counseling programs, and it requires _____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a statistical software package
B)   the collection and use of data
C)   consultation
D)   leadership from an administrator

Question 11

Offering assertiveness training to preteens and young teenagers who are likely to have difficulty resisting peer pressure to participate in substance-abusing behaviors is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   distributive prevention
B)   tertiary prevention
C)   secondary prevention
D)   primary prevention

Question 12

Proactive prevention programming usually has all but which of the following common features.

Accepted Answer

A)   It does not require a predetermined plan.
B)   It is presented in a group format.
C)   It is planned in advance.
D)   It is structured.

Question 13

_____________________is the primary delivery system for prevention programming and developmental curricula.

Accepted Answer

A)   Individual counseling
B)   Small group guidance
C)   Tertiary programming
D)   Large group guidance

Question 14

_______________ programs are designed to help all children and adolescents cope better with the developmental tasks they must face.

Accepted Answer

A)   Secondary prevention
B)   Primary prevention
C)   Participatory prevention
D)   Tertiary prevention

Exam 7: Prevention Programming in School Counseling: Serving All Students Proactively

School counselors should be involved in staff development for school personnel that focuses on learning how to promote high expectations and standards.

The American School Counselor Association has long used the term ______________ when referring to strategies that promote the academic career and personal/social development of children and adolescents.

The school counselor leads groups designed to help students become better problem solvers. What type of service is this?

Prevention programming does not need to include a guidance curriculum.

Which of the following is not one of the four primary school counselor interventions?

A balanced approach combining careful counseling intervention responses and prevention programming has promise for more success than either approach alone.

Prevention programming must have several important initial conditions, one of which is ________________.

In _______________ prevention, one-to-one and group counseling are used to serve individuals already experiencing problems, to prevent those problems from getting worse, to prevent relapses, and to help resolve the problems.

School counseling programs need to be balanced between intervention responses and reactive prevention programming.

Evaluation of student results, school counselor performance, and program completeness is essential to ensuring the effectiveness and relevance of school counseling programs, and it requires _____________________________.

Offering assertiveness training to preteens and young teenagers who are likely to have difficulty resisting peer pressure to participate in substance-abusing behaviors is an example of:

Proactive prevention programming usually has all but which of the following common features.

_____________________is the primary delivery system for prevention programming and developmental curricula.

_______________ programs are designed to help all children and adolescents cope better with the developmental tasks they must face.