Deck 7: Implementing the Asca National Model

Question 1

The National Standards for School Counseling Programs tied the work of school counseling programs to the mission of schools and encouraged school counselors to assume a __________________________________ in school counseling reform.

A)leadership role
B)greater administrative role
C)more grass-roots approach
D)teaching role
E)less involved role

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a system support activity?

A)management of resources
B)group counseling
C)school committees
D)collaboration and teaming
E)coordination of services

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Advocacy, leadership, teaming and collaboration, and _________________ are essential components of the repertoire of skills that an effective school counselor employs in today's schools.

A)new vision
B)responsive services
C)system support
D)use of data
E)student competencies

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Working from a programmatic perspective helps counselors respond to the needs and goals of the entire school community, and _______________.

A)gain respect among their peers
B)use data to inform decisions
C)move theory into practice
D)link their work to the school's mission
E)be free of administrative tasks

Question 5

The shift to a comprehensive school counseling program is most impactful when ________________________.

A)it involves parents and teachers
B)it is aligned with the educational initiatives underway in your school system
C)teachers embrace the concept of co-teaching classroom guidance lessons with counselors
D)the administration acknowledges the need for more counselors and hires more counseling professionals
E)data about college going rates increases

Question 6

The four quadrants of the ASCA model are: Foundation, Delivery, Management and Accountability. The Accountability quadrant encourages school counselors to ___________________________.

A)keep a log of all the students, parents, teachers and administrators they see and consult with on a daily basis
B)meet with individual students at least once every marking period to discuss grades, etc.
C)meet with parents at least once every school year to discuss long-range planning and college
D)intentionally contribute to closing the achievement gap and meet the goals of the school
E)collaborate with teachers on a weekly basis to brainstorm intervention strategies for students who are failing or are in jeopardy of not graduating

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a component of the delivery system of the comprehensive school counseling model?

A)School counseling/student development curriculum
B)accountability
C)individual student planning
D)responsive services
E)system support

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an area in which a transformed school counselor must be skilled in order to help every student succeed?

A)leadership
B)advocacy
C)test administration
D)collaboration
E)systemic change

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT identified as a goal of the National Standards according to ASCA?

A)Promoting equitable access to school counseling programs and services for all students
B)Ensuring that every student gets into a 4-year college
C)Establishing similar goals and expectations for all students
D)Positioning school counseling as an integral component of the academic mission of the school
E)Identifying the knowledge and skills that all students should acquire as a result of the pre-K through 12 school counseling program

Question 10

Although interpretations may vary, there is consensus that comprehensive, developmental and results-based school counseling programs are __________________.

A)systemic in nature
B)sequential
C)clearly defined
D)accountable
E)all of the above

Question 11

When building administrators, faculty, parents, and community members provide input into the development of the school counseling program, there is a willingness to assist in its implementation. Implementation requires ___________________________________.

A)writing a new master schedule
B)establishing a school counseling advisory committee of faculty, administrators, and representatives from all key stakeholder groups
C)using surveys to develop activities
D)adopting all of the ASCA student competencies
E)adding a teaching period to every counselor's job description

Question 12

A comprehensive and developmental approach ensures that _________________.

A)every student benefits from a program that emphasizes academic, career, and personal/social developmental growth and learning.
B)every student will meet with his or her counselor twice every year
C)every student participates in group counseling with his/her peers
D)students who are struggling academically are more frequently seen by the school counselors
E)the principal and teachers grant their approval of any school counseling program before its implementation

Question 13

Myrick (1997)reminded us that developmental school counseling is for every student, and has an organized and planned curriculum that is ____________________.

A)sequential and flexible
B)reviewed by teachers and administrators
C)approved by parents
D)sequential in content and age appropriate
E)aligned with state learning objectives

Question 14

Activities in individual student planning with students include goal setting, career planning, and ______________________________________.

A)after-school tutoring programs
B)commitment to behavioral goals
C)resume writing
D)scheduling of extra help for students who are struggling academically
E)scheduling of outside counseling services for students who demonstrate the need for more intense counseling intervention

Question 15

What are the three accepted and respected approaches to program models according to the ASCA National Model?

A)academic, career and personal-social approaches
B)psychological, emotional and physical approaches
C)developmental, psychological and spiritual approaches
D)comprehensive, developmental and results-based approaches
E)comprehensive, developmental and psychological approaches

Question 16

In 1997, the Education Trust defined a new vision for school counselors that emphasized ______________________.

A)organizing after-school programs
B)providing college and career development
C)counseling
D)a commitment to support high levels of student achievement
E)family support

Question 17

School counselors are embracing the law of _________________, shifting their focus from some-students agenda to an every-student agenda.

A)equals
B)parsimony
C)acrimony
D)diminishing returns
E)equilibrium

Question 18

School counselors are challenged to promote school counseling's contributions to the school improvement agenda. They can do this by ______________________________.

A)sharing accountability for student success
B)designing a rubric that shows program effectiveness
C)teaching students study skills
D)monitoring report card grades
E)meeting with every student 3 times annually

Question 19

Which of the following groupings identifies the key domains of school counseling for student development?

A)psychological, emotional and physiological development
B)academic, psychological and career development
C)career, emotional and social development
D)personal, academic and career development
E)academic, career and personal-social development

Question 20

The Foundation Quadrant of the ASCA Model describes the what of the program, and addresses what every student should know and be able to do. Which of the following is NOT a component of the Foundation?

A)a mission statement
B)beliefs and philosophy
C)time and task analysis
D)domains: academic, career and personal-social
E)national standards and students competencies

Question 21

The ASCA National Model encourages school counselors to collect and analyze data, use data-driven decision making, use evaluation methods focusing on student achievement, and contribute to the school and system improvement goals.

Question 22

The ________________________ addresses the when, the why, and on what authority the school counseling program is delivered.

Question 23

Accountability also requires counselors to __________________ and connect their work to the goals of school improvement in their respective buildings.

Question 24

Foundation, Evaluation, Management and Delivery are the four quadrants of the ASCA National Model.

Question 25

Discuss the comprehensive, developmental, and results-based program approaches that are integrated in the ASCA National Model. How did these three approaches lead to the development of the ASCA National Model?Salient Points to Consider Sample Essay 2
a. Describe each of these three different approaches on which the ASCA National Model was based.
b. How do these three areas complement each other?
c. If these approaches to school counseling existed previously, why did ASCA decide to develop the National Model?

Question 26

Without clearly connecting the practice of school counseling to __________________, the school counselor remained conspicuously absent in the conversations that centered on reform efforts to promote higher levels of student success.

Question 27

Student competencies may be organized developmentally by school level and reflect local school system issues, priorities, and concerns.

Question 28

The _______________________ integrates the three widely accepted and respected approaches to program development: the comprehensive, developmental and results-based models.

Question 29

School counselors were encouraged to shift their focus from the delivery of a menu of student services to providing a structured and ________________________________ to address the needs of all students.

Question 30

Expectations of student accomplishments or outcomes as a result of participating in a standards-based school counseling program are written in terms of _______________________.

Question 31

The _____________________________________ is designed to assist all students to acquire, develop, and demonstrate competence in three content area domains: academic, career, and social/emotional development.

Question 32

Discuss the different components of the delivery system of the ASCA National Model (individual student planning, responsive services, the school counseling/student development curriculum, and system support)and provide an example of each.Salient Points to ConsiderSample Essay 1
a. Define the delivery quadrant of the ASCA National Model.
b. Explain individual student planning and discuss how a school counselor provides this to students.
c. Explain responsive services and provide an example that shows how a school counselor provides these services in her/his school.
d. Explain the purpose of the school counseling/student development curriculum and describe topics that might be covered at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
e. What is system support? Provide three different examples that show how a school counselor can become involved in system support in her/his school.

Question 33

The key areas of student development are: academic, career and _______________________

Question 34

. ______________________ is implemented through such strategies including appraisal in which school counselors work with students to analyze and evaluate their abilities, skills, and achievement.

Question 35

As a key component of Goals 2000, ______________________ were mandated as the solution for educational reform.