Praxis School Counselor study plan

Construct a timeline linking 8–10 landmark events in the history of the school counseling profession to their decades

Diagram the four components of the ASCA National Model and label the themes that run through them

Write a five-row comparison table differentiating the school counselor's role from school psychologist, school social worker, administrator, and teacher

Classify 12 scenario cards by whether FERPA, HIPAA, state mandatory-reporting law, or the ASCA Ethical Standards controls

Resolve 15 ethics vignettes on confidentiality with minors, parental rights, dual relationships, and record-keeping, citing a specific standard for each ruling

Explain aloud in under 3 minutes how Define, Manage, Deliver, and Assess connect, without notes

Sort 25 school counselor activities into appropriate versus inappropriate assignments using ASCA role guidance as the criterion

Define each direct and indirect student service and generate two school-based examples of each

Build a closing-the-gap action plan for a fictional achievement gap: state the gap in data, write a SMART goal, select interventions, and choose pre/post measures

Map the four program delivery components against MTSS tiers on a single alignment chart

Design a six-lesson core curriculum unit outline with objectives and an evaluation method tied to one ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors standard

Draft an annual calendar allocating counselor time to ASCA-recommended percentage ranges and justify each allocation in one sentence

Write a 30-minute individual counseling session plan using a brief solution-focused structure (goal, scaling, exceptions, next steps)

Outline a six-session small-group plan including screening criteria, session topics, group norms, and a pre/post measure

Sequence the major steps of program appraisal from needs assessment through results report

Match three consultation targets (teacher, parent, administrator) to the collaboration behaviors each requires

Sequence the steps of suicide risk assessment and threat assessment and state the trigger that distinguishes each

Apply three counseling theories to one student case and contrast the specific techniques each would use

Compare three consultation models and select one for a given teacher-referral scenario with a written rationale

List the stages of group development and name one counselor action appropriate to each stage

Distinguish reliability from validity by labeling 12 short scenarios with the type of evidence described

Convert among standard scores, percentile ranks, stanines, and z-scores for 10 score sets

Explain norms, standard error of measurement, and floor/ceiling effects in plain language

Draft a one-paragraph parent script that reports a student's test results without jargon

Compare norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests and match 10 assessment purposes to the correct type

Outline the needs assessment, process, and outcome components of a program evaluation and name a data source for each

Identify the threat to internal validity described in 8 research vignettes

Summarize the counselor's ethical duties in test selection, administration, and interpretation

Score at least 85% on two full-length timed practice exams and log every missed item by domain

Re-teach your three weakest subareas using blank-page recall before checking any notes

Recite from memory the most-tested ethical standards: confidentiality, dual relationships, records, and technology

Write an exam-day pacing plan specifying time per question, when to flag, and when to return