MTSS and parental consent
Parental consent (is / is not) required for the initial or continuing provision of RTI services
Parental consent is not required for the initial or continuing provision of RTI services
What type of intervention could be described as “reinforcing positive behaviors incompatible with a problem behavior?”
Positive behavior interventions
What is the most common substance used by minors?
A. Alcohol
B. Marijuana
C. Tobacco
D. Improper use of prescription drugs
A. Alcohol
What is being defined in the following phrase? "A verbal or written agreement between the consultee that specifies the parameters of the relationship."
Contract
When there is a conflict of interest, practitioners should ask their supervisor to do what?
Assign a different school psychologist
True or false: It is ethical and legal to provide school-based consultation services regarding a child or adolescent to a student assistance team or teacher without informed parental consent as long as the resulting interventions are under the authority of a teacher and within the scope of typical classroom interventions.
True
Time-out is an example of a behavior change procedure that involves the removal of ____ stimuli.
Desirable
How many states allow minors to consent to confidential testing and treatment of STDs?
A. 18
B. 27
C. 36
D. 50
D. 50
School psychs should avoid having dual roles of consultant and _____ to the teacher.
Counselor/therapist
True or False: A birth certificate is required to show that a student meets the school’s age requirements for attendance.
False: Documentation other than a birth certificate can be accepted.
What term is used to describe services for students who require additional academic and behavioral support to be successful in general education, but who have not been identified as needing special education or related services?
Early intervening services
Physical restraint or seclusion may only happen under what circumstances?
The child’s behavior poses imminent danger of serious physical harm to self or others and other interventions are ineffective.
True or false: School personnel must be certain that abuse is occurring before making a report.
False: Simply having a reason to suspect abuse is enough. Also, a reporter cannot be sued for damages, assuming it was reported in good faith and they followed the appropriate procedures.
According to the text, what is a school psychologist’s primary responsibility?
The rights and welfare of students
Which of the following is NOT true about homeless students?
A. Each school district is required to designate an individual responsible for ensuring that homeless students are identified and that they have a full and equal opportunity to succeed in school.
B. All youth must have proof of guardianship before enrolling in school, which often creates obstacles for homeless youth not accompanied by a guardian.
C. They must be provided access to all school programs and services for which they are eligible, including special education services.
D. Homeless students have a right to remain in the school where they last had permanent housing (or were last enrolled) if that is in the student’s best interests.
B
If not accompanied by a guardian, homeless youth must be allowed to enroll in school without proof of guardianship.
When is parental notice required for RTI?
If RTI will be used as part of a process of determining whether a student is suspected of having a disability
Different behavior change procedures can be categorized as first-choice, second-choice, third-choice, and least desirable strategies. Match each of the descriptions below to the previously listed categories.
A. Based on extinction
B. Presentation of aversive stimuli
C. Removal of desirable stimuli
D. Positive behavioral interventions
A = second-choice strategies
B = least desirable strategies
C = third-choice strategies
D = first-choice strategies
School psychs generally do not have a legal duty to report a crime committed by student-clients or their parents, unless…
It involves child abuse or other state-mandated reporting.
What are the four stages of consultation? Both the stages listed in the text or the stages we have practiced in class will be considered correct answers.
Text stages: entry phase, problem identification/clarification, intervention/problem solution, evaluation
Class stages: problem identification, problem analysis, intervention planning, intervention evaluation and termination
Which law made it so that schools may not disclose the immigration status of students or their families without written parent consent?
FERPA
Parental consent is generally not required for the following, except:
A. Reviewing records
B. Classroom observations
C. Assisting in within-classroom interventions
D. Extensive/ongoing consultation
Answer: D
Consent is required when consultation is expected to become extensive and/or ongoing
What are the three types of time-out?
Nonexclusion: removes child from reinforcing situation but still allowing child to see the ongoing activity
Exclusion: removing child from reinforcing situation but not the room
Isolation: placing child in a different area or room
Which is not one of the three principles of the behavior threat assessment model?
A. Targeted violence is a result of an interaction among the student, situation, target, and setting; there is no single type of student prone to such acts
B. Evaluators must make a distinction between a student who makes threats versus one who actually poses a threat
C. Exclusionary discipline is the optimal approach to high-risk behaviors
D. Targeted violence is often the product of an understandable pattern of thinking and behavior
C. Exclusionary discipline is the optimal approach to high-risk behaviors
The text mentioned five elements often included in a consultation contract. Name at least three.
General goals of consultation and how specific goals will be selected
Tentative time frame
Consultant responsibilities (services to be provided, methods to be used, time commitment, and how the success of the consultation will be evaluated)
The nature of consultee responsibilities
Confidentiality rules
Undocumented children have a legal right to attend public schools and benefit from all its programs and services according to which Supreme Court decision?
Plyler v. Doe