CSC Multicultural Counseling & Diversity 3

Question 1

Which counseling approach is considered most appropriate when a student's cultural background includes traditional healing practices alongside Western medicine?

Accepted Answer

Integrate and respect traditional healing within a collaborative counseling framework

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Advise the student to abandon traditional practices as unscientific

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Report the family to child protective services for using alternative practices

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Remain neutral and never discuss non-Western healing practices

Question 2

The achievement gap in schools refers to:

Accepted Answer

Persistent disparities in academic performance between students from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups

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The difference between a student's IQ and their GPA

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The difference between a student's reading and math scores

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Performance differences between urban and rural schools

Question 3

When counseling English Language Learners (ELLs), a school counselor should be aware that:

Accepted Answer

Language barriers can be mistaken for emotional or cognitive issues

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ELL students are more likely to have learning disabilities than native speakers

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ELL students do not require counseling services until they reach English proficiency

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Translation apps are sufficient substitutes for trained interpreters

Question 4

A school counselor is reviewing discipline data and finds that Black male students receive out-of-school suspensions at three times the rate of their White peers for similar infractions. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Disproportionality driven by systemic bias

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Appropriate use of progressive discipline

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Normal variation in student behavior

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Effective zero-tolerance policy implementation

Question 5

The ASCA National Model calls on school counselors to act as advocates for equity by:

Accepted Answer

Identifying and addressing systemic barriers that impede student success

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Maintaining the status quo to ensure school stability

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Focusing only on individual student caseloads

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Delegating equity work to administrators

Question 6

When conducting a counseling intake with a student from a culture that values indirect communication and saving face, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Use culturally sensitive, less direct questioning strategies and allow silence

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Ask direct, confrontational questions to get accurate information quickly

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Assume the student is being deceptive if they avoid eye contact

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Require the student to communicate in the same manner as the counselor

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the role of a culturally responsive school counselor when a student discloses that their family's undocumented immigration status is causing anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Provide a safe, supportive space and connect the student to appropriate legal and community resources

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Report the family's immigration status to school administration

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Tell the student their family should seek legal status before counseling is appropriate

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Avoid discussing immigration to remain politically neutral