School Counseling PK to 12

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Competency 1—Knowledge of counseling

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A fourth-grade teacher referred a student to the school counselor after the student became distraught during a small-group meeting. The teacher had drawn attention to a few errors in the student's homework. The student tells the school counselor, "Everything I do is wrong; I don't do anything right. All the kids hear the teacher talk about my work and they joke about it. Because of the teacher, nobody likes me! I am so dumb!"

Which of the following responses by the school counselor is most facilitative?

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"You don't like the way the teacher talks about you and your work."
"A lot of us make mistakes now and then. There's nothing wrong with that."
"It's difficult to talk about mistakes because you think that other students won't like you."
"You seem to be embarrassed and hurt because of what your teacher said about your work."

Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded: Correct Response: D.

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Question 3 of 30

Competency 1—Knowledge of counseling

School Counseling PK to 12