Counselor Certification Test

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Please read the Counselor Handbook, then answer the questions that follow. The handbook may be accessed or downloaded by clicking this link: Counselor Handbook

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The first responsibility of any counselor is to:* This field is required.

The Counselor, Themself

the Director

the Manager

the campers

4

You can be held liable in a court of law for injuries to a camper in your group:

True

False

5

If you see a stranger on the campgrounds, you should immediately:

Escort them where they want to go

Ignore them

Take them to the Director or a Manager/Inform the Director Immediately

Bring the person they want to see to them

6

If a camper wishes to speak with you privately, you should:

Go somewhere private to help keep the secret

Go somewhere public that you can be seen but not heard

Tell them to speak with the Director

Say "NO"!

7

If a camper tells you they have been abused at home, you should:

Immediately inform the director

Decide if the camper is truthful

Talk to another counselor

Keep it to yourself

8

Before, during and after reporting to DCFS, all allegations of abuse are kept confidential:

True

False

9

It is acceptable for someone to enter another cabin without that cabin counselors' approval:

True

False

10

The counselor is responsible for the whereabout of his/her campers during program activities.

True

False

11

Raiding or pranking of cabins is allowed.

True

False

12

During an emergency, you should:

Ask the Director where you can help

Round up your campers and go to your cabin

Tell your campers what is going on

Send your campers to find the Director

13

If a parent or guardian comes to camp and wishes to speak with their child, you should:

Let them do it

Tell them to leave

Take them to a Director or Manager

Give them general directions to find someone in charge

14

It is OK to become romantically involved with other counselors, Directors, campers or paid staff:

True

False

15

The minimum age for an Assistant Counselor is 16; for a Counselor is 18

True

False

16

"Lights out" means everyone is in their cabin for the night, including the counselors

True

False

17

It is acceptable for a counselor to leave the grounds without asking permission

True

False

18

Prescription medication and most first aid will be dispensed by:

The Director

A counselor

Campers can get their own meds

A paid staff member or volunteer camp nurse

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Campers can have cell phones, tablets, or other electronics in their possession during camp

Yes

No

Depends

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Counselors and Directors should keep their cell phones out of sight or securely locked away

True

False

21

If a camper reports that they have been considering suicide, the counselor should immediately report it to a director or manager

True

False

22

If you want to contact a camper after camp is over you must:

Ask the camper's permission

Ask the Director's permission

Have written permission from the parent/guardian

All of the above

Only contact campers in a group never one on one

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Contact with individual campers after camp should:

Never happen

Be done in writing

Be done in private

Be done only to promote camping

Be done in a public place

Be Done in a group setting/message never one on one

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Counselors are allowed to have parties without their campers during camp:

True

False

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Assistant Counselors are allowed to be in charge of groups of campers

True

False

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Cabin devotions are led by

The Director

The Counselor

A Camper

Anyone

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Please type your name

First Name

Last Name

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Please enter your email address

example@example.com