GACE School Counseling (722) - independent subject foundations cheat sheet
GACE School Counseling (722) - independent subject foundations · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Comprehensive school counseling and interpretable program data
Connect program needs, interventions and measurable student outcomes.
Disaggregate data without treating group differences as proof of a cause.
Separate classroom, group, individual and referral functions.
Reliability, validity and percentile rank answer different measurement questions.
Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation
Distinguish reports, observations and interpretations.
A symptom description is not a complete diagnosis.
Culture and chronology shape interpretation.
Scales support assessment and monitoring rather than replace them.
Acute attention or neurological change can indicate a medical problem.
Keep reliability, validity, percentile rank and standard-score calculations distinct.
Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment
Assess development, context, strengths and impact together.
Multiple informants can reveal useful setting differences.
A scale or IQ result is not a complete diagnosis.
Children need developmentally adapted assessment and care.
Coordinate caregivers and services while observing actual confidentiality and safeguarding requirements.
Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication
A collaborative formulation connects method to the actual problem.
Behavioral experiments test a stated prediction.
Negative reinforcement is not punishment.
Therapist reactions require reflection rather than automatic certainty.
Review alliance, outcomes and suitability throughout treatment.
Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination
Consent is an ongoing supported process.
Capacity concerns a specific decision and actual support needs.
Confidentiality limits and involuntary-care powers are jurisdiction-specific.
Safety formulation and collaborative planning cannot be replaced by a risk score.
Coordinate care and maintain clear professional boundaries.