Why is there a need for greater collaboration among student services professionals, such as school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, and school nurses?
a. To help facilitate career exploration.
b. To enable students to become healthy, resilient, and successful.
c. To facilitate referrals.
d. To ensure that other professionals understand the importance of school counselors.
Q. 2According to the national average ratio, how many students could you expect to serve as a school counselor?
a. 206
b. 316
c. 475
d. 361
Q. 3School counselors are charged with three large tasks. They are:
a. academic, career, and health.
b. health, social/emotional, and academic.
c. academic, social/emotional, and career development.
d. academic, career, and personal safety.
Q. 4One important characteristic of effective schools is that they:
a. are developmentally appropriate.
b. dehumanize.
c. have the newest facilities.
d. have the most vigorous academics.
Q. 5What were the goals of schools, as described by the Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education in 1918?
a. Worthy home membership, citizenship, ethical character, vocational preparation, and worthy use of leisure time.
b. Provide education in fundamental behaviors such as problem solving, friendship building, and decision making.
c. For students to learn basic knowledge, such as reading, writing, and math
d. Personal, social, and civic responsibility, honesty and integrity, and the ability to monitor one's own choices.
Q. 6Students need community to feel safe academically, socially, and emotionally. What is the basis of community?
a. Discipline
b. Respect
c. Caring
d. Sense of belonging
Q. 7Research has shown that school environments that are developmentally appropriate demonstrate increased levels of:
a. work ethic among teachers.
b. better behavior.
c. academic achievement.
d. trust.
Q. 8Developmentally appropriate education:
a. refers to educational experiences that are tailored to the developmental needs of students in terms of social skills, emotional maturation, and academic strengths and challenges.
b. was first used to describe educational strategies for preschool age children.
c. provides balance among academic, social, and emotional goals.
d. includes all of the above.