Illinois Licensure Testing System School Counselor

Question 1

Which ILTS test is required for the School Counselor endorsement in Illinois?

Accepted Answer

ILTS School Counselor test 181

Answer

ILTS School Psychologist test 182

Answer

ILTS Social Work test 184

Answer

ILTS APT test 101

Question 2

The ASCA National Model for school counseling programs is organized around which four components?

Accepted Answer

Define, Manage, Deliver, Assess

Answer

Plan, Implement, Monitor, Evaluate

Answer

Counsel, Consult, Coordinate, Connect

Answer

Identify, Intervene, Refer, Follow-up

Question 3

A school counselor notices a student showing signs of depression. What is the FIRST action the counselor should take?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a brief initial assessment of the student's safety and level of distress

Answer

Immediately contact the student's parents without assessing the situation

Answer

Refer the student to an outside therapist right away

Answer

Document the observation and wait for the student to self-refer

Question 4

What is the primary ethical obligation of a school counselor regarding student confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

Maintain confidentiality except when the student poses a danger to self or others, or when mandated reporting applies

Answer

Share all information with parents on request

Answer

Share all information with teachers to support academic success

Answer

Keep all information confidential with no exceptions

Question 5

Which career development theory proposes that occupational choice is a process of implementing one's self-concept?

Accepted Answer

Super's Life-Span Life-Space Theory

Answer

Holland's RIASEC Theory

Answer

Krumboltz's Social Learning Theory

Answer

Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise

Question 6

In Illinois, school counselors are classified as mandated reporters. This means they are required to report suspicions of what?

Accepted Answer

Child abuse and neglect

Answer

Peer conflicts and bullying only

Answer

Academic dishonesty

Answer

Substance use by adult family members