According to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Healthy Schools, schools that are successful in creating a positive climate and reducing acts of violence employ actions that include: building a solid foundation for all children working with parents to address behavior problems identifying students at risk for severe academic or behavioral difficulties providing intensive interventions for children who are experiencing significant emotional and behavioral problems providing individual counseling for students with severe emotional difficulties pulling together with the community to determine and implement strategies essential to creating a safe school environment considering integrating the principles of character education across the content areas
A) all of the above
B) all except 6
C) all except 6 and 7
D) all except 2 and 5
E) all except 7
Q. 2Sarcopenia is
A) hair loss.
B) muscle loss.
C) fat loss.
D) bone loss.
Q. 3As leaders and advocates, school counselors can publicly acknowledge the issues, be catalysts to seek solutions, and collaborate with colleagues to set in motion proactive prevention programs such as ______________________ and ___________________ to address climate and relational issues.
A) classroom guidance lessons/group counseling
B) individual counseling/group counseling
C) anti-gang lessons/peer mediation
D) peer mediation/character education
E) character education/group counseling
Q. 4Which is true of osteoporosis?
A) Men are more susceptible than women.
B) People with osteoporosis are at an elevated risk for broken bones.
C) The number of individuals over age 50 with osteoporosis is decreasing.
D) People with osteoporosis should not engage in any physical exercise.
Q. 5Research confirms that most children who are troubled show __________________.
A) few warning signs
B) multiple early warning signs
C) one warning sign predominantly
D) three or more warning signs
E) no warning signs
Q. 6According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A) approximately 25 of Americans are obese.
B) approximately 33 of Americans are obese.
C) approximately 50 of Americans are obese.
D) approximately 60 of Americans are obese.
Q. 7School counselors are often the first personnel in a school building to be aware of _____________________________
_______.
A) the discipline code
B) school and student issues that impact school climate
C) police involvement in drug testing
D) superintendent's hearings related to school violence
E) teachers' suspicions about particular students and drug use