Professional And Ethical Issues Mid-term Study Quiz

School psychologists' primary responsibility used to be _____________, for which they got the informal title of "gatekeeper".

• Assessment

• Intervention

• Consultation

• Research

There has been a push in the school psychology field to shift the responsibilities more towards services such as ___________.

• Assessment

• Intervention

• Teaching

• Diagnosis

Why are some psychologists opposed to the title of "school psychologist"?

• Now that school psychology is moving away from assessment, they're more like counselors than psychologists

• School psychologists work in a variety of settings, not just schools, so "school psychologist" is misleading

• School psychologists don't go through a 5-year program involving psychologist licensing, so they're not really psychologists

• There are several tracks to becoming a school psychologist, therefore it should have more than one name

_____________ was heavily influenced by Darwin and believed that some humans have characteristics that make them more fit than animals, and some humans are more fit than others.

• Sir Frances Galton

• Wilhelm Wundt

• James McKeen Cattell

• Lightner Witmer

________ coined the term "consciousness".

• Sir Frances Galton

• Wilhelm Wundt

• James McKeen Cattell

• Lightner Witmer

_________ coined the term "mental test".

• Wilhelm Wundt

• James McKeen Cattell

• Lightner Witmer

• Alfred Binet

As a result of ___________'s address to the APA about his new "clinical method in psychology and diagnostic teaching", psychology clinics started popping up around the country.

• Cattell

• Hutt

• Witmer

• Binet

The first use of the term "school psychologist" (not definition of it) was by ___________.

• Hutt

• Witmer

• Walter

• Binet

The first definition of "school psychologist" (not just use of the term) was by ____________.

• Hutt

• Witmer

• Walter

• Binet

After WW1, psychologists began to specialize into new fields. Which of the following wasn't one of them?

• Adult psychotherapy

• Private practices

• Educational programs

• VA hospitals

1975 "Educations for All Handicapped Act" (PL 94-142) called for _____________.

• Lesser retarded children to have a right to education too

• Mandatory allowances for hearings before expulsion of children from schools

• More attention to the needs of handicapped and at risk infants and toddlers

• Free and appropriate education for all students with services appropriate to their needs

A focus on testing and referral-related responsibilities is typical of __________ functioning school psychology.

• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

A focus on counselling children and direction interventions is typical of ____________ functioning school psychology.

• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

A focus on consultation and indirect interventions is typical of ____________ functioning school psychology.

• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

NASP promotes all school psychologists to function on Level 3, however, this is not a realistic goal-- why not?

• If all school psychologists functioned as Level 3s, no one would be left to do the assessment and diagnoses

• Many of the skills required to function on Level 3 require continued education and schools rarely give school psychologists time off for that

• School psychologists should not be required to be able to examine or evaluate research like licensed psychologists are able

• Master's level school psychology programs can't fit all of the required skills into such a brief time

A ________ functioning school psychologist might be given the responsibility of putting together a task force to evaluate tracking research pros and cons.

• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

Which of the following settings is not correctly matched to it's relatively more dominant responsibility:

• Pre-school: consultation with teachers/parents

• Pre-school: indirect interventions

• Elementary: training teachers to work with special ed students

• Secondary: crisis intervention and counselling

Which of the following cannot be an immediate client to a school psychology?

• Student

• Classroom of students

• Administrator

• All of the above can be immediate clients

Which of the following is not an instance of SES impacting a school psychologist's role?

• Different levels of parental availability

• Different ratios of students/teachers

• Differing amounts of travel involved in the job

• Differing levels of student advocacy

NASP advocates a student to psychologist ratio of:

• 1/2000

• 1/1000

• 1/100

• 1/1900

Which of the following is a factor affecting the future of school psychology?

• Universal enrollment

• Family and community involvement

• Higher expectations for teachers via merit pay

• All of the above

_____________ states "psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm"

• Principle A: Beneficence & Nonmalficence

• Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility

• Principle C: Integrity

• Principle D: Justice

• Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

_________ states "psychologists establish relationships of trust with those with whom they work", and "psychologists uphold professional standards.... and seek to manage conflicts of interest that could lead to exploitation and harm".

• Principle A: Beneficence & Nonmalficence

• Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility

• Principle C: Integrity

• Principle D: Justice

• Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

_________ states "psychologists seek to promote accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in the science, teaching and practice of psychology".

• Principle A: Beneficence & Nonmalficence

• Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility

• Principle C: Integrity

• Principle D: Justice

• Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

__________ states all persons are entitled "to access and benefit from the contributions of psychology and to the equal quality in the processes".

• Principle A: Beneficence & Nonmalficence

• Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility

• Principle C: Integrity

• Principle D: Justice

• Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

____________ states "psychologists respect... the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination".

• Principle A: Beneficence & Nonmalficence

• Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility

• Principle C: Integrity

• Principle D: Justice

• Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

The ___________ was generally geared toward clinical psychologists (such as setting training standards for doctoral psychologists) but still had a lot of implications for school psychologists.

• Boulder Conference

• Thayer Conference

• Vail Conference

• Spring Hill Conference

The ____________ was directed toward school psychologists, and explored the role of school psychologists, importance of doctoral-level training, and promoting mental health for all children (not just referred)

• Boulder Conference

• Thayer Conference

• Vail Conference

• Spring Hill Conference

The ___________ introduced the new training model PsyD as an alternative to PhD, leading some psychologists to throw a hissy temper tantrum and form their own group (American Psychological Society).

• Thayer Conference

• Vail Conference

• Spring Hill Conference

• Olympia Conference

The ____________ was centered around the role of school psychologists.

• Olympia Conference

• Spring Hill Conference

• Vail Conference

• Futures Conference

The _____________ continued the debate about entry-level school psychologists who don't undergo full psychologist training.

• Olympia Conference

• Spring Hill Conference

• Vail Conference

• Futures Conference

The _______________ put an emphasis on diversity, and social and cultural issues, as well as prevention and empirically-based interventions.

• Olympia Conference

• Spring Hill Conference

• Vail Conference

• Futures Conference

"Baby boom echo" refers to ________________.

• The mass retirement of school psychologists and teachers as the baby boomers hit 65

• The differing levels of training for pre-k school psychologists and school-age school psychologists

• The increased number of students enrolled in school as a result of baby boomers having children

• The lack of tax base available to produce resources for schools in certain rural areas

Which is not a result of greater academic accountability in legislation?

• More testing

• Stressful environment for children

• Teachers feel they cannot present curriculum

• Technological disparities

Providing some professional services for little or no compensation is an example of ________________.

• Principle A: Beneficence & Nonmalficence

• Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility

• Principle C: Integrity

• Principle D: Justice

• Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

Recognizing one's boundaries of competence is an example of _____________.

• Principle A: Beneficence & Nonmalficence

• Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility

• Principle C: Integrity

• Principle D: Justice

• Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

According to ____________, states are not obligated to provide public education, but if they do it must comply with the Constitution.

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 10

• Amendment 14

• Brown v Board of Ed

Amendment 14 calls for all of the following except:

• Equal educational opportunities to all children

• Due process involving notice and an opportunity to be heard

• Nondiscriminatory evaluations

• Pre-K special education to have similar special education opportunities as school-age

Brown v Board of Education stated ____________.

• Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal

• Equal funding for male and female education facilities

• Private schools can use federal money for special education

• There must be a formal hearing before expelling a child from school

PARC v. Commonwealth of PA (1972) said _____________________.

• Students with mental retarded cannot be denied public educations because they can profit from education/training

• Excluding children with handicaps from regular education classroom was violation of equal protection

• Therapists have an obligation to warn third parties if their client poses a threat to them

• The duty to protect the victim applies even in cases where the victim cannot be identified

• Parents of school children have the right to be free of invasion of family privacy

Mills v. Board of Ed of DC (1972) said _____________

• Students with mental retarded cannot be denied public educations because they can profit from education/training

• Excluding children with handicaps from regular education classroom was violation of equal protection

• Therapists have an obligation to warn third parties if their client poses a threat to them

• The duty to protect the victim applies even in cases where the victim cannot be identified

• Parents of school children have the right to be free of invasion of family privacy

Tarasoff v. Regents of California (1974) said ______________.

• Students with mental retarded cannot be denied public educations because they can profit from education/training

• Excluding children with handicaps from regular education classroom was violation of equal protection

• Therapists have an obligation to warn third parties if their client poses a threat to them

• The duty to protect the victim applies even in cases where the victim cannot be identified

• Parents of school children have the right to be free of invasion of family privacy

Lipari v. Sears Roebuck & Co. (1980) said _______________.

• Students with mental retarded cannot be denied public educations because they can profit from education/training

• Excluding children with handicaps from regular education classroom was violation of equal protection

• Therapists have an obligation to warn third parties if their client poses a threat to them

• The duty to protect the victim applies even in cases where the victim cannot be identified

• Parents of school children have the right to be free of invasion of family privacy

Merriken v. Cressman said ____________.

• Students with mental retarded cannot be denied public educations because they can profit from education/training

• Excluding children with handicaps from regular education classroom was violation of equal protection

• Therapists have an obligation to warn third parties if their client poses a threat to them

• The duty to protect the victim applies even in cases where the victim cannot be identified

• Parents of school children have the right to be free of invasion of family privacy

Which of the following is not true of IDEA?

• Serves children from ages 3-21

• Is renamed from a prior bill that used the word 'handicapped' instead of 'disability'

• Offers transition services

• Serves students in regular and special education classrooms, both students with and without disabilities

PL 99-457 B extended all privileges of PL94-142 (Education for the Handicapped Act) to ______________.

• Children 18-21

• Children 3-5

• Children 0-3

• Children with severe mental retardation

PL 99-457 H addressed the needs of _____________ in regard to PL94-142 (Education for the Handicapped Act).

• Children 18-21

• Children 3-5

• Children 0-3

• Children with severe mental retardation

This may be the essay question we'll be seeing tomorrow. Obviously, don't write a full essay response, but see if you can write down some bullet point arguments regarding what you'd write about if you saw this on the mid-term:"What factors might guide the role of psychologists in the future?"