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IC&RC Exam practice, Questions with accurate answers, rated A MUST be considered when consulting with out-of-agency professionals - ✔✔-Best practices related to confidentiality During which ... stage of change is the stage specific to task to raise doubts and increase concern and awareness around the target behavior? - ✔✔-Precontemplation Five Critical components of Effective Treatment are: - ✔✔-Assessment Patient-Treatment Matching Comprehensive Services Relapse prevention Accountability 3 Main Structures of the Nervous system - ✔✔-Brain, spinal cord, nerves What is the Central Nervous System composed of - ✔✔-Brain and Spinal cord Psychoactive drugs have their primary effect on what part of the nervous system? - ✔✔-Central nervous system What does the peripheral nervous system consist of? - ✔✔-all of the nerves that branch out from the central nervous system and connect the system to other body parts, including hands and feet. What is the basic unit of the nervous system? - ✔✔-neuron Two fibers which extend from the neuron - ✔✔-Dendrites and axons Dendrites - ✔✔-Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information. Axons - ✔✔-fibers that carry signals from the body of a neuron out to where communication occurs with other neurons How many dendrites and axons does each neuron have? - ✔✔-Neurons have several dendrites but only ONE axon The process by which a client is determined appropriate and eligible for admission to particular program: - ✔✔-Screening The administrative and initial procedure for admission to a program - ✔✔-Intake Describing to the client the general nature and goals of a program; the rules governing client conduct and infractions that can lead to disciplinary actions or discharge - ✔✔-Orientation The utilization of special skills to assist individuals, families or groups in achieving objectives through: decision making, consideration of alternative solutions, examining attitudes and feelings - ✔✔- counseling Active listening - ✔✔-a counseling techniques that enhances rapport and demonstrates interest and understanding through the use of verbal and nonverbal acknowledgment of client statements Confrontation - ✔✔-A form of interpersonal exchange in which individuals present to one another their observations of, and reactions to, behaviors and attitudes that are matters of concern. Feedback is provided on behavior, and an appeal is made to the client for personal honesty, truthfulness in dealing with others and responsible behaviors Countertransference - ✔✔-a counselor's unresolved feelings for significant others that may be transferred to the client. Cravings - ✔✔-an urgent, seemingly overpowering desire to use a substance, which often is associated with tension, anxiety, or other dysphoric, or negative affective states. Disorder - ✔✔-an affliction that affects the functions of the mind and/or body, disturbing physical and/or mental health. Efficacy - ✔✔-the power to produce a desired effect Empirical - ✔✔-based on observation or experiment Epideminology - ✔✔-the study of the incidence, distribution, and consequences of a particular problem in one or more populations Motivational Interviewing - ✔✔-a direct, client-centered counseling style implemented to elicit behavior change by helping clients resolve their ambivalence to change. Mutual Help - ✔✔-a process present in many self-help groups by which the members of such groups rely on and receive support from other members who share the same condition. Problem statement - ✔✔-a statement that describes a client's current condition in behavioral terms Projective identification - ✔✔-the process by which a person places internal negative feelings or concepts about oneself onto others. Recovery - ✔✔-achieving and sustaining a state of health in which the individual no longer engages in problem behavior or psychoactive substance use and is able to establish a lifestyle that embraces health and positive goals. Regression - ✔✔-a mechanism whereby an individual retreats to the use of early-life or less mature responses in attempting to cope with stress, fears, pain, or memories. Screening - ✔✔-gathering and sorting of information used to determine whether an individual has a problem with substance use and, if so, whether a detailed clinical assessment is appropriate. Service coordination - ✔✔-the process of prioritizing, managing, and implementing activities in an individual's treatment plan Sobriety - ✔✔-the quality or condition of abstinence from psychoactive substance abuse supported by personal responsibility in recovery. System Theory - ✔✔-view of behavior as an interactive part of a larger social structure Transdisciplinary - ✔✔-knowledge and attitudes that both transcend and are needed by all disciplines working with a person with substance use disorder The Existential Approach - ✔✔-(Why Am I Here?!) is also known as "Meaning Therapy." As Viktor Frankyl put it, "He who knows the 'why' for his existence, will be able to bear almost any 'how.'" Therapy is concerned with creating one's identity and establishing meaningful relationships with others. You can find a birds-eye view of this at ... Client Centered Counseling (Carl Rogers) - ✔✔-If I can provide a certain type of relationship, the other person will discover within himself [sic] the capacity to use that relationship for growth and change, and personal development will occur Psychoanalytical Theory (Sigmund Freud) - ✔✔-ure is considered to be dynamic, meaning that there is an exchange of energy and transformation. Freud used the term catharsis to describe this release of this energy . Individual Psychology (Alfred Adler) - ✔✔-spanning both the past, present, and the future. motivated toward this feeling of belonging. .teleology, which simply put means that a person is as influenced by future goals as by past experiences. birth order.examination of faulty logic and empowering the client to take responsibility to change through a re-educational process. confronting logic versus behavior. gain insight. take responsibility Person-Centered Therapy (Carl Rogers) - ✔✔-Rogers viewed human nature as basically good. He believed that if given the appropriate environment of acceptance, warmth and empathy, the individual would move towards self-actualization Gestalt (Fritz Perls) - ✔✔-Gestalt therapy is considered to be a here-and-now therapy focusing on awareness with the belief that when one focuses on what they are and not what they wish to become, they become self-actualized Rational-Emotive Therapy (Albert Ellis) - ✔✔-Counselors are direct and active in their teaching and correcting the: Ellis believes that a good RET counselor must be bright, knowledgeable, empathetic, persistent, scientific, interested in helping others and use RET in their personal lives/Primary goal is to help people live rational and productive lives Twelve Core Functions and Global Criteria - ✔✔-Screening, Intake, Orientation, Assessment, Treatment planning, Counseling, Case management, Crisis Intervention, Referral, Report and Record keeping, Consultation w/other professionals in regard to client treatment services. Stinking-Thinking - ✔✔-consists of thoughts that limit the possibilities of an individual, group, or organization Amygdala - ✔✔-A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression. cerebellum - ✔✔-A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills. The "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance Alcohol= lack of balance and coordination It's considered unethical for a counselor to : - ✔✔-treat client problems that are beyond her/his skill level When participating in the screening process, a counselor must also be skilled in: - ✔✔-making referrals Which statement is TRUE regarding dual relationships with clients that might impair the counselor's judgement? - ✔✔-They MUST be avoided If the orientation process is neglected or incomplete a client may: - ✔✔-have incorrect information and unanswered questions about the program. A common error that counselors make when conducting an assessment is - ✔✔-moving too quickly from data collection to treatment planning. What is essential for a successful recovery from addiction? - ✔✔-Admitting to a drinking and/or drug problem Interventions by a group counselor should: - ✔✔-address issues critical to the functioning of the group as a whole When clients ask directly for advise it is usually helpful for counselors to: - ✔✔-encourage the client to explore various alternatives Client files should be readily accessible to - ✔✔-only persons directly involved in providing clinical services. Less recognizable sign of AIDS associated illnessess - ✔✔-Dementia The agency you work for does not provide post-discharge services. It is your professional responsibility to - ✔✔-develop a plan for ongoing client support _____________ is defined as "the revulsion towards homosexuals and often the desire to inflict punishment as a retribution, and in the case of homosexuals themselves, self-loathing." - ✔✔- Homophobia Factors often cited as responsible for unsuccessful treatment programs for Hispanic Americans include all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔-A. In [Show More]

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