Deck 12: Eyond the Training Program: A School Counseling Career

Question 1

Occupational stress seems to be a unidimensional concept.

Answer 1

False
Explanation: It is multidimensional with many factors that influence stress.

Question 2

Counselors who participated in a peer group clinical supervision program:

A) experienced an increased sense of professionalism
B) experienced improved professional relationships
C) believed they had increased the opportunities to learn counseling skills and techniques
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

_____________________ certifies counselors who pass an examination, referring to them as National Certified Counselors.

A) The American School Counselors Association
B) The state licensure board
C) The National Board for Certified Counselors
D) The American Counseling Association

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In a qualitative study with school administrators, research results found all but which of the following were preferred distinctive role emphases for school counselors?

A) innovative school leader
B) administrative team player
C) responsive direct service provider
D) individual counseling specialist

Question 5

In 2005, 500 principals in Florida were surveyed.

A) These stake-holders had high regard for their school counselors and expressed confidence in their ability to provide individual counseling.
B) These stake-holders had high regard for their school counselors and expressed confidence in their positive impact on student academic, behavioral, and mental health development.
C) These stake-holders had high regard for their school counselors and expressed confidence in their ability to serve as test coordinators.
D) These stake-holders had high regard for their school counselors and expressed confidence in their positive impact on career counseling.

Question 6

Strengths of the ASCA National Model include all of the following except:

A) it attempts to define the role of school counselors
B) important concepts such as leadership, advocacy, and collaboration are emphasized
C) it does not emphasize the importance of accountability
D) the model provides school counselors a measure of accountability for their position in schools

Question 7

The __________ concept stresses the importance of forming collaborations between schools and their communities in order to better address these challenges.

A) school-community collaboration
B) school-leadership
C) school-consultation
D) school-assessment

Question 8

School counselors can stay motivated by which of the following?

A) maintaining cognitive health
B) maintaining healthy interactions
C) maintaining physical health
D) all of the above

Question 9

_______________is founded on the belief that one is doing her or his best and making decisions in good faith.

A) Self-confidence
B) Internal locus of control
C) Self-acceptance
D) S+F9elf-efficacy

Question 10

In a research study of 361 ASCA members, which of the following was not related to stressors experiences by school counselor?

A) financial stress
B) lack of decision-making authority
C) job overload
D) dissatisfying relationships with students and parents

Question 11

_____________ is a widely used label for a broad range of symptoms leading to losing the interest or competence to perform one's job effectively.

A) Vicarious traumatization
B) Burnout
C) Maladaptive cognition
D) Stress

Question 12

Collaboration and leadership are skills that are not closely related.

Question 13

There are very few opportunties for school counselors to seek avenues to keep current.

Question 14

Counselors who participated in a peer group clinical supervision program experienced improved professional relationships, believed they had increased the opportunities to learn counseling skills and techniques, and experienced an increased sense of professionalism.

Question 15

Of all the challenges to the professional identity of school counselors, ___________ may be the one most within the power of individual counselors to achieve.

A) administrator support
B) collaboration
C) keeping current
D) leadership