WorksheetsGysber's Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the main thesis of the article?
By ignoring the past we are doomed to repeat it.
Much can be learned from the past that will help school counselors deal with the complex challenges of today and tomorrow.
The past is very similar to the challenges we are facing today.
School counseling needs a new vision for the 21st century.
In the early 1900s, what was the term used to describe school counseling and guidance?
Guidance Counseling
Pupil personnel services
Vocational Guidance
Student Support Services
During the progressive movement, two distinct philosophies on vocational guidance emerged and consisted of:
Pragmatic vs. Comprehensive
Democratic vs. Republican
Developmental vs. Systemic
Social Efficiency vs. Democratic
Despite the shift away from vocational guidance towards educational and mental health issues in the 1920s and 1930s, what evidence showed the strengthening of vocational guidance in the late 1930s and 1940s?
Increased hiring of vocational counselors
Carl Rogers published ‘Counseling & Psychotherapy’
A national study championed vocational guidance
The passage of the Development of Vocational Education Act (1936) and the Vocational Education Act (1946)
In terms of policy, who became the priority during the 1950s?
College-bound students
The poor and disaffected
The working class
Special Education Students
The National Defense of Education Act of 1958 made funds available to prepare large numbers of individuals to become school Counselors.
True
False
What was the common organizational structure for school counseling during the 1960s & 1970s?
School counseling as an independent program
School counseling as a position housed within Pupil Personnel Services
School counseling as an independent position free from oversight
School counseling as a comprehensive program linked to the core functioning of schools
During the 1970s, concerns over the role of the school counselor ushered in the development of the comprehensive program approach to school counseling work.
True
False
What does Gysbers outline as the first ‘need’ to strengthen the work of school counseling in the future?
A clear Purpose/Mission
A return to the foundation established by vocational guidance
To avoid Haley’s five Be’s of dynamic failure
To serve all students
What is Gysbers’ main vision for school counseling in the 21st century?
To engage the profession around common goals
To see fully implemented comprehensive guidance and counseling programs in every school district in the U.S.
To move back to the position orientation of school counseling work offered in the 1950s & 1960s
To close the achievement gap for underrepresented students
