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Quality Assurance & Improvement Flashcards

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  1. A SAC counselor wants to measure social-emotional growth in students across a semester. The MOST appropriate measurement tool would be:

    Answer: A validated social-emotional learning (SEL) pre/post assessment instrument

    A validated SEL pre/post assessment provides reliable, standardized measurement of social-emotional growth over time.

  2. A SAC counselor uses aggregated data to present group trends while protecting individual student confidentiality. This practice reflects which dual obligation?

    Answer: Confidentiality and program transparency

    Presenting aggregated data balances the ethical obligation of confidentiality with the professional obligation of program transparency and accountability.

  3. Which action should a SAC counselor take when evaluation data shows that the current prevention curriculum is ineffective?

    Answer: Replace it with an evidence-based curriculum and re-evaluate

    Replacing an ineffective curriculum with an evidence-based alternative and re-evaluating demonstrates a responsive, data-driven quality improvement process.

  4. A SAC program's logic model includes inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes. 'Number of students who complete a 6-session prevention group' is BEST classified as:

    Answer: An output

    Outputs are the direct products of program activities, such as the count of students completing a specific intervention.

  5. A school administrator asks the SAC counselor to prove that the program is cost-effective. The counselor should present:

    Answer: A cost-per-student-served analysis alongside outcome data

    Cost-per-student-served combined with outcome data allows administrators to evaluate the program's value relative to its expenditure.

  6. A SAC counselor notices a pattern of students being referred late in the school year, limiting intervention time. A quality improvement action would be to:

    Answer: Advocate for earlier universal screening to identify students sooner

    Advocating for universal screening earlier in the year is a systemic quality improvement strategy that addresses the root cause of late referrals.

  7. Which statement BEST describes the relationship between supervision and quality assurance in SAC programs?

    Answer: Regular clinical supervision supports quality by ensuring counselor competence and reflective practice

    Ongoing clinical supervision promotes reflective practice and counselor competence, which are foundational to maintaining and improving program quality.