Technology & Digital Tools Flashcards

A SAC program adopts a universal prevention curriculum delivered via an interactive online platform. Which feature is MOST important for ensuring fidelity to the evidence-based model?

Answer: Built-in facilitator guides and completion tracking aligned to the original curriculum

Program fidelity requires delivering content as designed; built-in guides and tracking ensure the evidence-based curriculum is implemented correctly.

When a school implements a crisis text line partnership (e.g., Crisis Text Line), the SAC counselor's role in the digital ecosystem includes:

Answer: Serving as a warm handoff point when students are referred back to school by crisis counselors

SAC counselors support digital crisis services by receiving referrals and providing in-school follow-up for students who used the text-based crisis service.

A counselor wants to assess a student's digital media consumption patterns as part of a substance use evaluation. Which approach is MOST ethically sound?

Answer: Ask the student directly about their online activity during the structured assessment interview

Directly asking the student about digital behavior respects their autonomy and maintains the therapeutic relationship without covert surveillance.

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a Student Assistance Program (SAP) data management system?

Answer: Track referrals, interventions, outcomes, and compile aggregate program data for reporting

SAP-specific data systems are designed to track the full intervention lifecycle and generate outcome reports needed for program evaluation and funding.

A school purchases an AI-powered behavioral health screening app. Before deploying it, the SAC counselor should FIRST verify:

Answer: Whether the tool has been validated with adolescent populations and reviewed for algorithmic bias

AI screening tools must be validated for the specific population and evaluated for bias before clinical use in schools to ensure they provide accurate, equitable results.

Under HIPAA's interaction with school settings, a SAC counselor employed directly by the school district (not a healthcare provider) must comply primarily with:

Answer: FERPA, because school employee records are education records and HIPAA generally does not apply

School employees acting in their school function are covered by FERPA, not HIPAA; HIPAA applies only to covered healthcare entities and their business associates.

A SAC counselor uses a digital risk-assessment tool that flags a student as 'high risk.' The counselor's next step should be:

Answer: Conduct a clinical interview to validate the digital flag before taking action

Digital tools assist clinical judgment but do not replace it; a face-to-face clinical interview is needed to confirm risk level before intervention decisions are made.