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41. A seventeen year old girl is arrested for possession. She denies using drugs saying she was given some just before arrested. She is pregnant. Recently the procedure has been to jail pregnant chemical abusers until delivery to protect the unborn child. As this is the child’s first arrest the judge is reluctant to do that. As your treatment center provides education to that precinct your center was called. What course would you advise?
  1. Administer the TWEAK and give the results to the judge to decide.
  2. Administer the TWEAK, interview the adolescence and parents to determine the extent of the drug usage. Recommend appropriate treatment outside of jail if the interview and assessment indicates a beginning drug dependency and one is available that is better than jail.
  3. Do your best to persuade the judge to keep the adolescent in jail until delivery as releasing her would put the child at risk.
  4. Talk to the parents about begging the judge to refer the adolescent to your treatment center as you treat adolescents and have a good program.
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42. During the counselor’s interview with a potential client the client kept calmly asking that the knife be removed from her stomach. What would be the most important for the counselor to act on?
  1. Take the opportunity early on to persuade the client that she is a drug addict. Argue there is no knife. Ask her to describe it.
  2. If the client’s other responses seem reasonable complete the interview saying you would get some help as soon as this interview was completed. Refer the client to the appropriate medical staff.
  3. Now is the time to assert your authority and set bounds. Tell her she is faking and this behavior will interfere with her treatment.
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43. What instrument evaluates a client’s person, place and time while taking the assessment?
  1. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
  2. The Strong interest Inventory.
  3. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence.
  4. The Mental Status Exam.
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44. To assess families while establishing a possible suicide risk for a client which assessment is recommended?
  1. FTQ.
  2. Genogram.
  3. Family interview.
  4. A & C.
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45. If a client entering treatment presents a physical health problem such as diabetes. What of the following might that indicate?
  1. Due to the health problem the effect of client’s alcohol consumption has probably been low.
  2. Alcohol consumption may have increased the severity of the other health
    problem.
  3. The effects of alcohol consumption may have been reduced by the mental health problem.
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