Practice school counselor exam test 2

During an initial interview with a client to identify the problem or issue, the school counselor should include which of the following elements?. QUESTIONS 5 & 6 are based on the followi

Practice School Counselor Exam Test

TEST - 2

1 During an initial interview with a client to identify the problem or issue, the

school counselor should include which of the following elements?

I Clarifying “problem” behaviors

II Identifying the need for additional assessment procedures

(e.g., observations, child interviews, tests)III Completing a family history questionnaire

IV Ordering assessments that are more specific

(A) I and II only

(B) III and IV only

(C) I, II, and IV only

(D) I, III, and IV only

(E) II, III, and IV only

2 During an initial interview with a second-grade teacher, the school

counselor,

Mr Anderson, is involved in “active listening.” Which of the followingbehaviors should he be demonstrating?

(A) Presenting a casual, relaxed posture, including leaning back and

occasional eye contact, and limiting facial expressions in order to keep the teacher at ease

(B) Reacting with nods, comments, and probing questions when

appropriate(C) Expressing sympathy for the teacher’s situation several times during

the interview(D) Asking questions that will confirm or disconfirm an initial hypothesis(E) Focusing on verbal communication, not on the teacher’s nonverbal

behavior (e.g., agitation, frustration, posture)

3 According to the Bergen and Kratochwill (1990) consultation model, during

the problem-identification phase, what order should the following steps becarried out in?

I Establish measures for performance objectives

II Define the problem by establishing the discrepancy between current

performance and the desired performance

III Establish objectives

IV Establish and implement data collection procedures

V Display the data

(A) I, II, IV, V, III

(B) I, III, IV, II, V

(C) I, V, III, IV, II

(D) II, I, III, IV, V

(E) III, I, IV, V, II

4 Which of the following is a component of best practice in interviewing?

(A) Stating general rather than specific goals to avoid limiting the subject

matter being discussed(B) Ensuring that the interview is less than 20 minutes so that the client

remains attentive(C) Using appropriate verbal and nonverbal behavior to meet the goals

of the interview(D) Having limited structures in the interviews so that there is freedom

to explore objectives(E) Ignoring the culture and ethnicity of the client to ensure that the

interviewing process is not biased

QUESTIONS 5 & 6 are based on the following situation:

A third-grade male student is referred to the school counselor The referral statesthat the student becomes verbally aggressive, is inconsolable, and refuses tocomply with teacher requests This behavior occurs on a weekly basis, usuallyafter the class has been given an assignment The referral is the result of aprevious behavioral consultation that was unsuccessful at mediating the behaviors.The school counselor is to conduct a full assessment to determine the properrecommendations to be given to the multidisciplinary team

5 Which of the following would be considered an appropriate first step in

completing the evaluation?

(A) Obtain a Full-Scale IQ to find out the student’s potential abilities.(B) Re-interview the teacher to determine when the problem began

(C) Observe the student directly to determine the functions of his

behavior

(D) Ask the parent to complete a behavior rating scale at home

(E) Conduct an in-depth structured clinical interview of the student

6 Before the school counselor conducts the evaluation on this student, what

additional source(s) of data would be useful in developing a complete

assessment?

I Student records

II Medical records

III Interviews with previous teacher (e.g., second grade)

IV Direct assessment of the student

(A) I only

(B) II and III only

(C) II and IV only

(D) I, II and IV only

(E) I, II, III and IV

7 Which of the following types of measurement is used to assess a student’s

(E) Process measures

8 Suppose a student achieved the following on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale

for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III)

 A low Freedom from Distractibility Index score (SS = 85)

 A high Processing Speed Index score (SS = 102)

Which of the following is the most valid conclusion to draw from these results?

(A) The results indicate a learning disability

(B) The results are not necessarily clinically meaningful

(C) The results indicate attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

(D) The results are not statistically significant

(E) The results indicate poor testing procedures

QUESTIONS 9 & 10 refer to the following information:

The data from a recent evaluation included the following:

Wechsler Intelligence Scale The initial referral states that the

For Children (WISC-III) student is an 8-year 8-month old male _ in third grade The student was

PIQ 69 _ referred for testing because of

VIQ 70 _ inconsistent academic performance FSIQ 67 _ and behavioral concerns The teacher

states that he has difficulty cating with his peers socially The Woodcock-Johnson Tests of student tends to fixate on topics ofAcademic Achievement (WJ-III) interests such as dinosaurs, trading _ cards and cartoon characters,

recipro-_Broad Reading 73 memorizing facts about them Initial_Broad Math 74 observations appear to confirm these_Broad Written Language 63 observations Other observations

include symptoms of hyperactivity,noise and tactile sensitivity, hand- Universal Nonverbal wringing, and a fascination with the Intelligence Test (Unit) parts of objects (e.g., pens, toys, _ electronics) During the evaluation, Memory Quotient 73 the student rarely looked up or made

Reasoning Quotient 74 eye contact Most conversations Symbolic Quotient _ 63 seemed one-sided, with the student Nonsymbolic Quotient 85 rarely responding to the other person’s

input or perspective

FULL SCALE IQ 71

9 Which of the following is the most reasonable primary hypothesis about the

student’s behavior?

(A) The student probably has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD)

(B) The student probably has a severe learning disability

(C) The student has Asperger syndrome

(D) The student is severely emotionally disturbed

(E) The student is obsessive-compulsive

10 Which of the following instruments would be most helpful for confirming or

disconfirming the initial diagnosis?

(A) The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

(B) Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS)

(C) The ADHD Symptom Checklist - (ADHD-SC4)

(D) The Connors’ Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS)

(E) The Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC)

11 All of the following can be considered challenges that a school counselor

faces when assessing Pre-K students EXCEPT

(A) the difficulty most children have complying with a predetermined

structured protocol

(B) gathering a representative sample of children’s behavior in light of the

short amount of time small children stay engaged with a task

(C) eliciting information about what skills a young child has, given the

difficulty most children have with unfamiliar adult assessors

(D) including the perspective of parents regarding children’s skills, needs

and progress

(E) establishing behavioral objectives appropriate for these young ages

12 For “best practice” in assessing emotional disturbance/emotional or

behavioral disorder (ED/EBD), information should be obtained from which

three of the following major sources?

I Parent reports

II Tests of intellectual functioning

III Teacher reports

IV Direct assessment of the student

V Medical evaluation

(A) I, II and III only

(B) I, II and V only

(C) I, III and IV only

(D) II, III and IV only

(E) II, III and V only

13 Which of the following are considered proactive interventions for “problem”

behaviors?

I Adjusting the curriculum to the student’s instructional level

II Contingency management

III Class-wide peer tutoring (CWPT)

IV Computer-assisted instruction

V Directed note-taking activities

(A) I and II only

(B) III, IV and V only

(C) I, II, III and V only

(D) I, III, IV and V only

(E) II, III, IV and V only

14 All of the following instructional characteristics are associated with models

of peer tutoring and are known to enhance the task-related attention of students

with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) EXCEPT

(A) instructional pace determined by the teacher

(B) working one-to-one with another individual

(C) instructional pace determined by the learner

(D) continuous prompting for responses

(E) frequent, immediate feedback about quality of performance

15 A teacher consults the school counselor at the beginning of the school year

because a number of students with “behavioral issues,” including attention

deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), have been placed in the teacher’sclass The teacher has already developed a well-formulated list of classroomrules that reinforce the school’s rules What could the school counselorappropriately suggest about implementing these rules?

(A) Remind students of the rules every time a rule is broken

(B) Maintain a slow and steady pace of instruction and remain at the

front of the room

(C) Actively teach the rules to those students with ADHD throughout

the school year

(D) Actively teach the rules by discussion and by pointing our examples

of students following them, and maintain eye contact with students asinstruction and other activities are in progress

(E) Seat the student with ADHD in an area away from the teacher and

classroom distractions

16 Which of the following is often referred to as “radical” behaviorism because

of its focus exclusively on overt behavior rather than on subjective states(affect) and thoughts (cognition)?

(A) Behavior modification

(B) Operant conditioning

(C) Applied behavioral analysis

(D) Response maintenance

(E) Classical conditioning

17 A particular behavior modification program begins with a baseline period of

observation Then the experimental contingency is introduced so that a certain level of performance is required to earn reinforcement When

performance consistently meets or surpasses that criterion over a few days, the criterion is made more stringent This procedure is repeated

Which of the following research designs is described above?

(A) Multiple baseline

each child who plays cooperatively, raises his or her hand before speaking,

or makes appropriate eye contact while speaking The teacher has chosen to

do this after every third occurrence of the behavior This is an example ofwhat type of reinforcement schedule?

(A) Fixed interval

(B) Variable interval

(C) Continuous

(D) Fixed ratio

(E) Variable ratio

19 Upon arriving in a classroom for severely emotionally disturbed (SED)

students, the school counselor observes that the teachers have been usingpunishment (e.g., time-out, loss of privileges) to attempt to extinguish

unwanted behavior The school counselor recommends that the teacherstry using reinforcement techniques to reduce these behaviors The schoolcounselor gives the following example:

If a student is constantly getting up without permission and talking loudly,rather than punishing these behaviors, you should give a “smiley face”

sticker and verbal praise whenever you see the student sitting quietly

This suggestion exemplifies reinforcement of

(A) other behavior

(B) incompatible behavior

(C) functionally equivalent behavior

(D) low response rates

(E) disruptive behavior

20 Problem-solving skills are considered the basis for social behaviors that

individuals perform in everyday situations All of the following are

considered specific problem-solving skills that relate to a child’s ability to

(E) sensitivity to interpersonal problems

21 Self-control procedures in behavior modification refer primarily totechniques in which the client

(A) initiates early steps in a sequence or chain of responses.

(B) plays an active part and occasionally the sole part in administering

treatment

(C) alternates between reinforcement and punishment of his or her own

behaviors

(D) uses several procedures to maximize the likelihood that responses will

be maintained and will transfer to a new situation

(E) alters physiological processes (heart rate, brain wave activity) through

mental training

22 In an effort to increase cross-cultural competence in the practice of school

psychology, David W Barnett and colleagues have developed which of thefollowing models for helping school counselors conduct culturally relevantpractice?

(A) The culturally aware model

(B) The acceptability model

(C) The values-equivalent model

(D) The ethnic-validity model

(E) The ethnic-competency model

QUESTION 23 is based on the following diagram:

Ms Farber, an English teacher, COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM

has identified a student with some SOLVING AS A MULTI-LEVEL

learning difficulties and begun an SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM

intervention after doing some initial

problem solving She modifies her

instructional approach based on her

expertise in English She also

involves the student’s parents by

suggesting some changes they can

make at home to support the

changes made in the classroom

Ms Farber has also engaged in

some informal problem solving

with some colleagues

23 Based on this information, the school counselor concludes that Ms Farber is

in which level of the “multi-level service delivery system” conceptual work?

frame-(A) Problem solving by support personnel

(B) Personal problem solving

(C) Group problem solving

(D) Individual consultation

(E) System-wide problem solving

24 According to research on dropout rates and high school completion, what

factor correlates better than test scores with noncompletion of high school?

(A) High involvement with drugs or alcohol

(B) Being overage for grade

(C) Having siblings who have dropped out

(D) Low involvement in extracurricular activities

(E) Parental involvement in the school’s Parent-Teacher Association

25 High levels of school violence are associated with all of the followingfactors

EXCEPT

(A) large school size

(B) severe disciplinary actions

(C) racially diverse campuses

(D) arbitrary decision making by school disciplinarians

(E) overcrowding in schools

26 There has been a car accident on the way to school in which a number of

elementary school students were seriously injured The principal decides toallow students to leave school at midday, many to empty homes, to deal withthe event in their own ways This decision by the principal does not fit withthe school counselor’s understanding of best practices, because bestpractices state that students should

(A) not be sent home unless a responsible adult is at home

(B) not leave without “processing” the event in at least one class

discussion

(C) not leave without having the chance to see the school counselor

(D) be kept at the school until the reasons for the accident have been

explained

(E) be kept at school until parents are notified to come to a debriefing

27 Three days after a high school closes for the summer, a school counselorsees a student from the school The student tells the counselor that the day afterschool closed, one of her friends died in a mountain-climbing accident The

student states that she and some classmates have been meeting regularly in

the school parking lot since the accident, without adult assistance, to try to

help themselves cope with the loss Which of the following responses by the

school counselor would be most appropriate?

(A) Commending the student for her initiative and expressing condolences(B) Sending a formal letter to the parents of the student who died, offering

professional support(C) Seeking out the grieving students even though school is not in session(D) Telling the principal about the gatherings so that the parking lot can be

closed to these unauthorized meetings(E) Making a note to address any unresolved grief when the students

return in the fall

28 Karl Slaikeu has proposed a general approach to handling crises, which he

calls “psychological first aid.” The first four steps of this approach are

shown below

1 Make contact with the victim and give him or her permission to

express thoughts and emotions

2 Explore the problem in terms of the past, present, and future

3 Identify possible solutions to assist the victim

4 Take definite steps to assist the victim

Which of the following is the fifth step?

(A) Give the victim a means for future contact (e.g., cell phone, pager).(B) Provide follow-up assistance

(C) Gradually withdraw so that the victim can become independent

(D) Contact friends and family of the victim so that they can provide

support

(E) Allow the victim to come up with his or her own solutions

29 A school counselor wanting to initiate a primary prevention program inschool would most commonly address

(A) gun control

(B) suicide prevention