LCDC Exam Study Questions

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LCDC Exam Study Questions A major method of reinforcing the therapeutic alliance and spirit of collaboration between the ct and the counselor is: - ✔✔setting mutually-established goals A mental... status exam does not assess: 1. Educational Level 2. Appearance 3. Speech 4. Thought Process - ✔✔1. Educational level The provision of information concerning alcohol and other drug abuse and the available servces and resources, is termed: - ✔✔client education Significant others should be involved in the treatment porcess: (when) - ✔✔From the clients first contact with the treatment center The NIDA-financed Drug Abuse reporting Program found that: (having to do with therapeutic communities) - ✔✔Therapeutic communities do reduce drug use relative to untreated clients or those who are simply detoxified and released. Your dually-diagnosed client, stablized on medicatin for his psychatric disorder, decides he wants to quit smoking. You should: - ✔✔Consult with his physician reguarding nicotine/medication interaction. The following is a cognitive-based therapy, developed by Ellis, which is designed to confront a clients irrational thinking - ✔✔Rational-Emotive Therapy A "release of information" form must include, in addition to the clients name, address and date of birth: - ✔✔The purpose of the release of information When a client discloses suicidal thougths, the counselor's first step is to: - ✔✔Assess the degree of risk When conducting an assessment what is the couselor's primary focus? - ✔✔Identifying the clients problems and needs, strengths and weaknessess. The BEST indicator if an individual is physically dependent upon alcohol or another drug is: - ✔✔The presence of withdrawal symptoms. Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE. Guilt and anger are painful emotions that are part of grieving. - ✔✔TRUE Despite vast personality differences, virtually all substance abusers experience: - ✔✔remorse, self-hatred and shame You are having difficultiy with a client early on in the case. The BEST thing for you to do is: - ✔✔Seek out supervision with a colleage or supervisor A self report screening instrument consisting of 4 yes/no questions. Requires approximately 1 minute to complete - ✔✔CAGE questionnaire Drug Offender Profile Evaluation/Refferal Strategies - ✔✔DOPERS Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - ✔✔MAST Self Administered Alcoholism Screening Test - ✔✔SAAST Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - ✔✔SMAST Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory - Adult or Adolescent Version - ✔✔SASSI Addiction Severity Index - ✔✔ASI Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - ✔✔DSM Adapted Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test for Fathers - ✔✔F-SMAST Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - ✔✔GAIN Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - ✔✔MMPI Minnosota Substance Abuse Problems Scale - ✔✔MSAPS Readiness To Change Questionnair - ✔✔TRCQ Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Invnetory for Adolescents - ✔✔SASSI-A Human Immunodeficiency Virus - ✔✔HIV The Stages of Change are: - ✔✔pre-contemplation, comtemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and relapse (SCM) Not yeat acknowledging that there is a problem behavoir that needs to be changed - ✔✔Pre-Contemplation (SCM) Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready or sure of wanting to make a change - ✔✔Contemplation (SCM) Getting ready to change - ✔✔Preparation (SCM) Changing behavior - ✔✔Action SCM) Maintaining the behavior change - ✔✔Maintenance (SCM) Returning to older behaviors and abandoning the new changes - ✔✔relapse The Stages of Change Model was originally developed in the late 1970's and early 1980's by... - ✔✔James Prochaska, Carlo DiClemente The 6 stages of counseling are: Information Gathering, Evaluation, Feedback, Counseling Agreement,... - ✔✔Termination The 3 stages of Drug/Alcohol Counseling are: Medical, Psychosocial and _________. - ✔✔Aftercare [Show More]

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