2026 LCDC TIPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What is the (ASRPT) instrument used for and what does the acronym stand for? -
✔✔(Alcohol Specific Role Play Test)
Used to role-play client responses to situations that pose a threat of relapse. It requires
training & the use of videotape technician.
✔✔What does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) not address? - ✔✔The role of a
higher power in achieving & maintaining abstinence.
✔✔What are the strengths of CBT? - ✔✔1.helps w/diverse clients
2.helps understand triggers
✔✔In motivational interviewing (MI), what is the role of the counselor? - ✔✔As a coach
or consultant
✔✔What does (MI) stand for and what is it? - ✔✔(Motivational Interviewing)
It's an empathic client-centered approach developed by Miller & Rollnick that helps
someone lessen the uncertainty of accepting treatment & helps them get motivated to
make better decisions & accomplish goals. Uses techniques from many approaches
that clarify progressive stages of recovery & builds on prior successes.
✔✔What are the (5) principles that help guide Motivational Interviewing (MI)? -
✔✔1.Empathetic listening
2.Identifies discrepancies
3.Deflection
4.Redirection
5.Nurtures self-efficacy
✔✔How is Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) different from Motivational
Interviewing (MI)? - ✔✔(MET) is an adaptation of (MI) It uses (MI) techniques but also
incorporates structured assessments & follow up sessions.
,✔✔How many treatment weeks are involved in the current (Matrix Model Program)? -
✔✔(16) Sixteen Weeks
✔✔Among the following, what is the most harmful drug a mother can abuse during
pregnancy? - ✔✔Alcohol
✔✔What 3 groups are in the (Matrix Model) of treatment? - ✔✔1.Early Recovery Skills
2.Relapse Prevention
3.Family Education
✔✔What are the two most significant drawbacks to the (Matrix Model)? -
✔✔1.Cognitively impaired clients have difficulty
2.highly structured content & scheduling
✔✔What is The Matrix Model? - ✔✔treatment to help recover from stimulants like meth
& cocaine.
Very effective!
✔✔What are the positives about the Matrix Model? - ✔✔It's an integrated well
structured treatment which combines cbt, family involvement, psychosocial education,
urine testing & 12 step approach.
✔✔What theory is community reinforcement (CR) & contingency management (CM)
based upon? - ✔✔Operant conditioning theory
✔✔Osher & Kofoed developed a (4) staged model approach for the treatment of co-
occurring disorders, geared to client's current motivation and recovery level? What are
they? - ✔✔(4) Four stages
1.Engagement
2.Persuasion
3.Active treatment
4.Relapse prevention
✔✔Why do clients with co-occurring psychiatric disorders respond poorly to
confrontational counseling approaches? - ✔✔They decompensate in stressful
situations.
✔✔Is this statement true or false? CBT relapse prevention treatment is superior to
contingency management approaches in helping clients to avoid alcohol & drug use &
to maintain abstinence? - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔What are the drawbacks of CBT? - ✔✔1.not good for limited cognitive skills
2.requires extensive training
3.requires motivated clients due to H/W
, ✔✔What is the (SCQ) acronym stand for & what is it designed to do? - ✔✔(Situational
Confidence Questionnaire)
It's a brief self report that identifies confidence in high-risk drinking situations. Has 8
alcohol scenarios. They imagine themselves in each situation & indicate how confident
they are to resist urge to drink. Can help counselors identify what's driving desire to
drink.
✔✔How is the use of group therapy with co-occurring disorders clients best described?
- ✔✔Widely accepted & effective
✔✔The term 'double trouble', in reference to mutual help groups refers to what? -
✔✔Groups for clients with both
(psychiatric & substance abuse) issues
✔✔Why are medication management groups created primarily for? - ✔✔To offer
education & address
compliance concerns
✔✔Among the following mental health disorders, which one is the most influenced by
culture? - ✔✔depression
✔✔For the counselor, in which of the following is the influence of culture is most likely to
be apparent? - ✔✔Symptom presentation
✔✔What cultural group is least susceptible to suicide? - ✔✔African-American women
✔✔When experiencing mental health concerns, from whom are racial and ethnic
minorities least likely to seek help from? - ✔✔A counselor
✔✔What is the greatest cultural barrier to receiving mental health treatment? - ✔✔The
stigma of mental illness
✔✔What does the term 'cultural brokering' refer to? - ✔✔It's a Liaison work between
cultures created to mediate gap between the needs of foreign born people & U.S. health
care system in order to reduce conflict & produce change. Also helps clients with
disabilities.
✔✔How do the rates of heavy alcohol use among youth ages (12-17) in rural areas
compare - ✔✔They're (Double the rates) in metropolitan areas.
✔✔What is the (ASRPT) instrument used for and what does the acronym stand for? -
✔✔(Alcohol Specific Role Play Test)
Used to role-play client responses to situations that pose a threat of relapse. It requires
training & the use of videotape technician.
✔✔What does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) not address? - ✔✔The role of a
higher power in achieving & maintaining abstinence.
✔✔What are the strengths of CBT? - ✔✔1.helps w/diverse clients
2.helps understand triggers
✔✔In motivational interviewing (MI), what is the role of the counselor? - ✔✔As a coach
or consultant
✔✔What does (MI) stand for and what is it? - ✔✔(Motivational Interviewing)
It's an empathic client-centered approach developed by Miller & Rollnick that helps
someone lessen the uncertainty of accepting treatment & helps them get motivated to
make better decisions & accomplish goals. Uses techniques from many approaches
that clarify progressive stages of recovery & builds on prior successes.
✔✔What are the (5) principles that help guide Motivational Interviewing (MI)? -
✔✔1.Empathetic listening
2.Identifies discrepancies
3.Deflection
4.Redirection
5.Nurtures self-efficacy
✔✔How is Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) different from Motivational
Interviewing (MI)? - ✔✔(MET) is an adaptation of (MI) It uses (MI) techniques but also
incorporates structured assessments & follow up sessions.
,✔✔How many treatment weeks are involved in the current (Matrix Model Program)? -
✔✔(16) Sixteen Weeks
✔✔Among the following, what is the most harmful drug a mother can abuse during
pregnancy? - ✔✔Alcohol
✔✔What 3 groups are in the (Matrix Model) of treatment? - ✔✔1.Early Recovery Skills
2.Relapse Prevention
3.Family Education
✔✔What are the two most significant drawbacks to the (Matrix Model)? -
✔✔1.Cognitively impaired clients have difficulty
2.highly structured content & scheduling
✔✔What is The Matrix Model? - ✔✔treatment to help recover from stimulants like meth
& cocaine.
Very effective!
✔✔What are the positives about the Matrix Model? - ✔✔It's an integrated well
structured treatment which combines cbt, family involvement, psychosocial education,
urine testing & 12 step approach.
✔✔What theory is community reinforcement (CR) & contingency management (CM)
based upon? - ✔✔Operant conditioning theory
✔✔Osher & Kofoed developed a (4) staged model approach for the treatment of co-
occurring disorders, geared to client's current motivation and recovery level? What are
they? - ✔✔(4) Four stages
1.Engagement
2.Persuasion
3.Active treatment
4.Relapse prevention
✔✔Why do clients with co-occurring psychiatric disorders respond poorly to
confrontational counseling approaches? - ✔✔They decompensate in stressful
situations.
✔✔Is this statement true or false? CBT relapse prevention treatment is superior to
contingency management approaches in helping clients to avoid alcohol & drug use &
to maintain abstinence? - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔What are the drawbacks of CBT? - ✔✔1.not good for limited cognitive skills
2.requires extensive training
3.requires motivated clients due to H/W
, ✔✔What is the (SCQ) acronym stand for & what is it designed to do? - ✔✔(Situational
Confidence Questionnaire)
It's a brief self report that identifies confidence in high-risk drinking situations. Has 8
alcohol scenarios. They imagine themselves in each situation & indicate how confident
they are to resist urge to drink. Can help counselors identify what's driving desire to
drink.
✔✔How is the use of group therapy with co-occurring disorders clients best described?
- ✔✔Widely accepted & effective
✔✔The term 'double trouble', in reference to mutual help groups refers to what? -
✔✔Groups for clients with both
(psychiatric & substance abuse) issues
✔✔Why are medication management groups created primarily for? - ✔✔To offer
education & address
compliance concerns
✔✔Among the following mental health disorders, which one is the most influenced by
culture? - ✔✔depression
✔✔For the counselor, in which of the following is the influence of culture is most likely to
be apparent? - ✔✔Symptom presentation
✔✔What cultural group is least susceptible to suicide? - ✔✔African-American women
✔✔When experiencing mental health concerns, from whom are racial and ethnic
minorities least likely to seek help from? - ✔✔A counselor
✔✔What is the greatest cultural barrier to receiving mental health treatment? - ✔✔The
stigma of mental illness
✔✔What does the term 'cultural brokering' refer to? - ✔✔It's a Liaison work between
cultures created to mediate gap between the needs of foreign born people & U.S. health
care system in order to reduce conflict & produce change. Also helps clients with
disabilities.
✔✔How do the rates of heavy alcohol use among youth ages (12-17) in rural areas
compare - ✔✔They're (Double the rates) in metropolitan areas.
