E-5 Board

Front 1

What field manual cover counseling?

Back 1

FM 6-22 Appendix B

Front 2

What are the three approaches to counseling?

Back 2

1. Directive
2. Non-Directive
3. Combined

Front 3

What are the three major categories of developmental couseling?

Back 3

1. Event Couseling
2. Performance Counseling
3. Professional Growth Counseling

Front 4

What are some examples of event couseling?

Back 4

1. Instances of superior or substandard performance.
2. Reception and Integration Counseling.
3. Crisis Counseling
4. Referral Counseling
5. Promotion Counseling
6. Separation Counseling

Front 5

What are the 4 stages of the Counseling Process?

Back 5

1. Identify the need for counseling.
2. Prepare for counseling.
3. Conduct counseling.
4. Follow up.

Front 6

What are the steps required to prepare for counseling?

Back 6

 Select a suitable place.
 Schedule the time.
 Notify the subordinate well in advance.
 Organize information.
 Outline the counseling session components.
 Plan the counseling strategy.
 Establish the right atmosphere.

Front 7

A counseling session consists of what 4 basic components?

Back 7

1. Opening the session.
2. Discussing the issues.
3. Developing the plan of action.
4. Recording and closing the session.

Front 8

How many human needs are there?

Back 8

4
1. Physical
2. Social
3. Security
4. Higher (Religious)

Front 9

What is tact?

Back 9

A keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others and to avoid
offense

Front 10

What is the objective of counseling?

Back 10

For one person to help another

Front 11

What are the 7 steps to problem solving?

Back 11

1. ID the problem
2. Gather information
3. Develop criteria
4. Generate possible solutions
5. Analyze possible solutions
6. Compare possible solutions
7. Make and implement the decision

Front 12

What is communications?

Back 12

Communications is the flow or exchange of information and ideas from one person to another.

Front 13

Faulty communications causes most problems. True or false?

Back 13

True

Front 14

Leaders should seek to develop and improve what three leader counseling skills?

Back 14

1. Active Listening
2. Responding
3. Questioning

Front 15

To ensure that they understand the message sent to them, the receiver should send what back
to the transmitter?

Back 15

Feedback

Front 16

What are the qualities of an effective counselor?

Back 16

1. Respect for subordinates
2. Self-awareness
3. Cultural awareness
4. Empathy
5. Credibility

Front 17

In communications, your exchange of information has three important parts. What are they?

Back 17

1. Message
2. Content
3. Context

Front 18

What are the stresses that influence behavior?

Back 18

1. Fear
2. Hunger
3. Illness
4. Anxiety
5. Fatigue

Front 19

By neglecting the welfare of your Soldiers, you will probably do what?

Back 19

Lose their respect and loyal cooperation

Front 20

What form is used for counseling?

Back 20

DA Form 4856

Front 21

When is the directive approach in counseling most likely to be used?

Back 21

When time is short; when the LEADER knows what to do; when the counseled Soldier has limited
problem-solving abilities.

Front 22

Is it a requirement that a leader counsel his/her subordinates?

Back 22

Yes. A leader who neglects to counsel his subordinates is negligent in his performance of duty

Front 23

Is performance counseling limited to bad performance?

Back 23

No. Counseling may also be for good performance

Front 24

What are some counseling techniques leaders may explore during the nondirective or
combined counseling approaches?

Back 24

1. Suggesting Alternatives
2. Recommending
3. Persuading
4. Advising

Front 25

What are some techniques leaders may use during the directive approach to counseling?

Back 25

1. Corrective Training
2. Commanding

Front 26

What FM covers the duties, responsibilities and authorities of a NCO?

Back 26

FM 7-22.7

Front 27

What is responsibility?

Back 27

Responsibility is being accountable for what you do or fail to do.

Front 28

What does individual responsibility make a Soldier accountable for?

Back 28

It makes them accountable for their personal conduct.

Front 29

What is Command Authority?

Back 29

Command authority is the authority leaders have over Soldiers by virtue of rank or assignment.
Command authority originates with the President and may be supplemented by law or regulation.

Front 30

What are the two most important responsibilities of a leader?

Back 30

Mission accomplishment and the welfare of the Soldiers.

Front 31

Where would a Soldier find a noncommissioned officer's role in reference to the chain of
command?

Back 31

AR 600-20

Front 32

The authority of command that one individual exercises over others is acquired as a result of
what?

Back 32

Grade and assignment.

Front 33

What is a NCO's principle duty and responsibility?

Back 33

Training.

Front 34

Name some basic responsibilities of a NCO?

Back 34

1. Maintaining discipline
2. Maintaining government property
3. Training Soldiers
4. Ensuring the welfare of the Soldiers
5. Executing the mission

Front 35

What is authority?

Back 35

Authority is the legitimate power of a leader to direct those subordinates to him or to take action
within the scope of his position.

Front 36

Every Soldier has two responsibilities. What are they?

Back 36

1. Individual responsibilities
2. Command responsibilities

Front 37

What is power?

Back 37

Power is the ability, either physical, mental or moral to have a positive control over the actions of
others.

Front 38

What are the five types of power?

Back 38

1. Legal
2. Reward
3. Coercive
4. Referent
5. Expert

Front 39

How do you determine the amount of supervision needed to accomplish a task?

Back 39

By considering your Soldiers' competence, motivation and commitment to perform the task.

Front 40

What are the four fundamental steps in supervising subordinates in the accomplishment of a
task?

Back 40

1. Assign the task
2. Set standards
3. Check progress
4. Determine if standards have been met (follow-up)