School Counseling: Student Assessment and Intervention Practice Test
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Review student assessment and intervention in a school counseling context. The questions help people building or checking counseling knowledge consider how assessment information relates to student needs and intervention choices. Administered by National Board for Certified Counselors. Key domains include Academic, Career, and Social/Emotional Development, Assessment and Diagnostic Practices, Consultation, Collaboration, and Leadership and Foundational Counseling and Helping Relationships.
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A counselor discovers that an online career-interest survey used with eighth graders stores identifiable responses on a vendor site. The school has not reviewed the vendor privacy terms. What should the counselor do before further use?
A counselor realizes she has been praising a high-achieving student for "being resilient" while rarely asking about pressure, sleep, or sadness. Which core attribute is most needed?
A counselor-in-training at a high school is asked to lead a grief group alone because the certified counselor has a schedule conflict. The trainee has observed two groups but has not led one independently. What is the most ethical response?
A student reports nightmares after a sexual assault by a non-school acquaintance but begs the counselor not to tell anyone. The student is a minor and says the perpetrator still contacts her. What area of focus is most urgent?
A senior who identifies as nonbinary says a teacher refuses to use their affirmed name unless the parent signs a form. The student is not out at home and fears being forced out. Which concern is most central for the counselor to assess and address?
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Connecting assessment information with intervention planning provides a focused way to review student support concepts.