A COUNSELOR RECEIVES A REPORT FROM ANOTHER STUDENT AND CONFIRMATIO...
11.
A counselor receives a report from another student and confirmation by a
teacher that a seventh grade student has begun to withdraw from his circle
of
friends. His grades have dropped, he is giving away items that are valuable
to him, and he speaks of not wanting to live. The counselor’s best course of
action is to immediately
A.
call the student’s parents, recommend immediate intervention, and
stay with the student until the parents arrive.
B.
notify the school’s administration and the parents, recommend
immediate intervention, and stay with the student until the parents
arrive.
C.
refer the student to the Texas Department of Children and Families
and stay with the student until a caseworker arrives.
D.
refer the student to the school psychologist and stay with the student
until the school psychologist arrives.