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Alcohol and Drug Counselor Exam Prep - Question List

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11.

Which of the following is not a good statement of an objective?

  1. A newly sober adolescent will not hang out with Sylvia, who is a user
  2. A recovering mother will restrain from getting too lonesome
  3. The client will not use drugs
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12. The mother of three preschool children works and is a single parent. She has arrived at the emergency room asking for help. She has relapsed on heroin after being clean for two years. However she has a history of chemical multi-abuse. She will lose custody of her children if the state learns of her relapse. She has been living with her boyfriend and is pregnant. What might two option goals be?
  1. Attend NA meetings and obtain a sponsor.
  2. Identify situations that might have caused the relapse.
  3. Go the probation officer and confess all.
  4. Move away from the live in.
  5. A&B
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13.

A 75-year-old retired colonel, widowed, with two living children has entered treatment. The precipitating event was the intervention of the family physician that had treated him for years and threatened to stop if he did not go to treatment. The man sees no reason to quit. He says he probably is an alcoholic but he has good medical coverage and resources. He has never been to an AA meeting. What strategy is recommended?

  1. Send him to two weeks of treatment including AA meetings and require that he attend them to stay in treatment.
  2. Enlist the help of an older AA member that often is used to work with clients, with the permission of the client.
  3. Assess the client's progress in two weeks and interview him concerning his willingness to change.
  4. None of the above
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14. What is re-framing?
  1. Re-framing is utilized when after a relapse, while in treatment, the client and counselor feels the treatment plan needs to be revised.
  2. The second page of third generation of a genogram.
  3. A reestablishment of the power of a group.
  4. A counselor's different perception of a situation that a client is facing.
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15.

A treatment plan strategy is:

  1. A client's techniques to complete treatment as smoothly as possible
  2. A client's strategy to achieve the counselor's treatment plan objectives
  3. A client's plan developed with their counselor to achieve their treatment plan objectives
  4. A counselor's strategy to help the client achieve the treatment plan objectives
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