Praxis School Counselor (5422) Practice Exam

Which of the following interventions should a school counselor use to help as many students as possible reduce anxiety?

1. Designing and facilitating a classroom lesson on coping skills

2. Facilitating a small-group curriculum called stress busters

3. Using brief solution-focused individual counseling techniques

4. Using motivational-interviewing techniques for crisis counseling

The correct answer is: Designing and facilitating a classroom lesson on coping skills

A classroom lesson on coping skills would be the most effective intervention for helping as many students as possible reduce anxiety. While each of the other interventions may also be helpful for addressing anxiety, they are not as widely applicable as a classroom lesson. Facilitating a small-group curriculum may only reach a limited number of students, individual counseling techniques would only help one student at a time, and motivational-interviewing techniques are more suited for crisis counseling rather than general anxiety reduction. Therefore, the most effective option for helping as many students as possible would be a classroom lesson on coping skills.