FINAL EXAM SCENARIOS PDF

FINAL EXAM SCENARIOS Scenario 1: A student has come to talk to a peer counselor. They talk about fighting with their parents; their parents are always nagging them about school and chores and never seem to trust them or give them any freedom. Their parents yelled at them and they yelled back at the...

FINAL EXAM SCENARIOS Scenario 1: A student has come to talk to a peer counselor. They talk about fighting with their parents; their parents are always nagging them about school and chores and never seem to trust them or give them any freedom. Their parents yelled at them and they yelled back at their parents and slammed their bedroom door. They talk about getting grounded and how unfair it all feels. Scenario 2: A student has come to talk to a peer counselor. The student talks about how their parents fight constantly, and loudly. The student stays in their room and tries to blast music on their headphones to drown out the yelling, but sometimes their parents try to include the student in the arguments. The student shares that one time, one parent threw something at the other parent during a fight and it left a bruise. Scenario 3: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They tell the PC that they are feeling down lately and having trouble sleeping. They tried out for the basketball team, but didn't make it; their best friend did. Each day at lunch, their best friend is talking about the team and it feels like he is "rubbing it in." Scenario 4: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They tell the PC that they are feeling down lately and have been finding ways to inflict physical pain on themselves. They have been using a lighter to burn their skin under their arm. They tried out for the basketball team, but didn't make it; their best friend did. Each day at lunch, their best friend is talking about the team and it feels like they are "rubbing it in." Feeling the pain of the lighter burn is helping them deal with the emotional pain of not making the team. Scenario 5: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They tell the PC that they have no motivation anymore, and don’t see the point of going on. They say that they would rather be dead than go through another day at school. They also ask the PC not to tell anyone. Scenario 6: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They just broke up with their girlfriend and they are worried about the ex-girlfriend spreading rumors about them. They’ve been asked some weird questions from other students and feel like something is out there, and they are really worried about it. Scenario 7: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They were just broken up with by their boyfriend and are very sad, feeling like they’ve lost their soulmate. They say they feel lost, because they planned for a future with their boyfriend in it. Scenario 8: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They say that they drank some alcohol at a party over the weekend and got caught, and now their parents don’t trust them anymore. They are really upset to have lost their parents’ trust, and feel very guilty. Scenario 9: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They say that they got into a fight with their best friend while they were vaping in the 400 bathroom. They are feeling upset and hurt that they and their friend are not on speaking terms. Scenario 10: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They have a friend they know who is struggling with depression, and they want advice on how to be a good support to them. They figured that a peer counselor would be the best person to ask. Scenario 11: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They recently were called into the AP’s office because they got caught off-campus during class time, and the AP called their parents and they got grounded. They are angry and talk about how all of the adults at school are out to get them. Scenario 12: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They say that they want to come out to their friends, but they are scared. They want advice on how to come out to people without panicking. They are worried that their friends will reject them. Scenario 13: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They have an older sibling that vapes all the time, and always offers it to them. So far they’ve always declined, but they feel really tempted to try it and now they don’t know what to do. Scenario 14: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They are extremely stressed out about school, and feel like their grades are always headed downhill. They work hard and study all the time, but still feel lost during class and on exams. Scenario 15: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They say that they are lonely because they have no friends. They used to have some friends, but things went poorly and they no longer talk to those people. They eat lunch alone and don’t hang out with anyone outside of school. Scenario 16: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They are feeling pretty down, saying that they just never feel like they are in a good mood and do everything wrong. They say that everyone would be better off if they weren’t around. Scenario 17: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They say that they’ve been feeling pretty down lately and they don’t know why, but that they thought they should talk to someone about it. Scenario 18: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. They have a huge crush on their best friend, and they don’t know whether to ask them out or not because they don’t want to risk ruining the friendship. Scenario 19: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. Their parents are getting a divorce, and they’ve been feeling sad and angry about it. They are angry with both of their parents, and talk to them as little as possible. They don’t think that their parents should be getting a divorce, and they think their parents are both giving up on their family. Scenario 20: A student has come to talk to a Peer Counselor. Their uncle passed away over the weekend, and they feel very sad. They were close with their uncle, and now they miss him a lot. Their uncle was like a father to them.