Define
What are the included topics of DEFINE?
- M&B for student success
- ASCA ethical standards
- ASCA professional standards
- Student Standards
What are the topics included in the Manage section?
Program Focus
Beliefs
Mission Statement
Vision Statement
Program Planning
Data (Participation, Mindsets & Behaviors, Outcomes)
Annual Student Outcome Goals School Data
Summary
Program Results Data Action Plans
• Classroom and Group Mindsets & Behaviors Action
Plan
• Closing-the-Gap Action Plan/Results Report
Lesson Plans
Calendars
Advisory Council
Annual
Administrative Conference
What are the topics in the deliver section?
Direct Student Services
Instruction
Appraisal and Advisement
Counseling
Indirect Student Services
Consultation
Collaboration
Referrals
What are the topics included in the ASSESS section?
Program Assessment
School Counseling Program Assessment
Annual Results Report
• Classroom Results Report
• Small-Group Results Report
• Closing-the-Gap Results Results Report
School Counselor Assessment and Appraisal
ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies
School Counselor Performance Appraisal
Reporting Results
A school counselor conducts a needs assessment with students and staff. Using the data gathered from the needs assessment, the counselor could do all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Identify small-group counseling
2. Design classroom guidance curriculum
3. Identify Individual Student needs
4. Evaluate the previous year's program
Evaluate the previous year's program
What is this definition for?
- a review of research and college- and career-readiness documents created by a variety of organizations that have identified strategies making an impact on student achievement and academic performance.
ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors
What is M & B data?
Mindsets & Behaviors data show what progress students have made toward attaining the ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors standards and answer the question, “What did students learn through participation in school counseling activities?”
Which of the following is an example of a technique that is used in solution-brief counseling?
1. scaling questions
2. Free association
3. empty chair
4. self-changing talk
scaling questions
What are the 3 types of Annual results reports?
- Classroom Results Report
• Small-Group Results Report
• Closing-the-Gap Results Results Report
Carl Rodgers' Person-centered therapy identifies 3 key factors necessary for an effective relationship. Which is Not one of those?
1. congruence
2. unconditional positive regard
3. empathy
d. Transference
Transference
What are the three categories that are outlined in the Behavior standards within the M&B document?
Learning strategies, Self-management skills, and social skills
What is Participation Data?
Participation data answers the question, “Who participated in what activities?” This data describes how many students were affected by the activity, how much time was devoted to the activity and how many sessions were conducted.
ex. Eight fourth-grade students participated in study skills sessions that met six times for 45 minutes.
What is the difference between Appraisal and Advisement
Appraisal-
is the process where school counselors work with students toanalyze and assess their abilities, interests, skills and achievement. The defining characteristic for appraisal is its focus on a student test, inventory or other data that includes some level of interpretation, assessment and feedback leading to the development of academic, career and/orsocial/emotional plans.
Advisement-
is the process through which school counselors make recommendations based on appraisal of tests, inventories, and other data to help students make decisions for their future. It serves to inspire students to realize their maximum potential.
Which assessment provides various tests along the way in order to track progress and learning style?
Formal assessment
which major component of a comprehensive school counseling program most directly allows a school counselor to demonstrate school-level leadership?
1. counseling curriculum
2. Individual planning
3. Responsive Services
4. System Support
System Support
What are the three broad domains that promote mindsets and behaviors that enhance student's learning process and create a culture of college and career readiness for all students?
What three types of data does the Annual data review examine?
When should you make a referral?
when students’ needs extend beyond the training and/or responsibilities of the school counseling role
What type of assessment is used to determine where an individual is on a spectrum with a certain skill set?
Diagnosis Assessment
In which of the following scenarios would observation of a student by a counselor or other professional be appropriate method of gathering data?
1. Evaluating if a child has ADHD
2. Assessing the effectiveness of instructional interventions
3. Tracking the frequency of a behavior intervention plan
4. determining if a child requires special education services
3. Tracking the frequency of a behavior intervention plan
What are the three categories outlined in the behaviors portion of the ASCA school counselor professional standards & competencies?
Professional foundation, direct/indirect services, and Planning and Assessment.
What are the 3 steps of the closing-the-gap action plan?
Specific goal to be addressed
Intended methods of assessing school success using participation, Mindsets &Behaviors, and outcome data
Intended impact on measurable student outcome data (achievement,attendance, discipline)
What is the difference between collaboration and consultation?
Consultation: the process of providing information, opinions, and recommendations to individuals who can support a student’s need or seeking information from an expert about student needs. School counselors both provide and seek consultation.
Collaboration: the process in which multiple individuals work toward a common goal and share responsibility for the associated tasks. It occurs in a variety of situations.
What does a counselor do with the results of a Strong interest inventory?
shows students how to use the data base to learn more about careers in categories that they scored highly in.
which of the following is NOT an appropriate method by which a school counselor would support students with disabilities under the IDEA?
1. Providing classroom guidance curriculum to students with special needs as part of the full school program
2. Encouraging a student's parents to participate in scheduled IEP meeting
3. Writing social-emotional goals for a student's IEP to be addressed through counseling
4. Providing short-term, goal-focused individual counseling
Writing social-emotional goals for a student's IEP to be addressed through counseling