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Quality Assurance & Improvement Flashcards

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  1. A SAC program receives negative feedback from teachers about the counselor's communication style during case consultations. Which improvement strategy addresses this most directly?

    Answer: Implement a structured peer supervision or coaching plan

    Structured peer supervision or coaching directly targets and improves the counselor's professional communication skills identified as problematic.

  2. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in SAC programs is BEST characterized by which of the following?

    Answer: Ongoing cycles of data collection, analysis, and program adjustment

    CQI is defined by iterative cycles of data collection, reflection, and refinement rather than one-time or complaint-driven reviews.

  3. When establishing quality benchmarks for a SAC program, which source of comparison data is MOST appropriate?

    Answer: National SAC program outcome data from peer institutions

    National SAC outcome data from peer institutions provides context-appropriate external benchmarks for setting realistic quality targets.

  4. A SAC counselor documents all group session notes using a standardized format. This practice primarily supports quality assurance by:

    Answer: Ensuring consistency, comparability, and program auditability

    Standardized documentation ensures records are consistent across sessions and counselors, supporting program audits and outcome comparison.

  5. Which ethical principle most directly supports the quality improvement practice of regularly reviewing student outcomes data?

    Answer: Beneficence

    Beneficence — the obligation to do good for clients — directly motivates reviewing outcomes to ensure the program is producing positive results.

  6. A SAC counselor finds that one subgroup of students (English Language Learners) has significantly lower program completion rates. The BEST quality improvement response is to:

    Answer: Investigate barriers and adapt services to better meet ELL students' needs

    Identifying and addressing disparities for subgroups is a core equity-focused quality improvement responsibility.

  7. The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is applied in a SAC program. The 'Study' phase refers to:

    Answer: Analyzing data to see if the change worked as expected

    The 'Study' phase involves analyzing results of the pilot to determine whether the change produced the intended improvement.