IC&RC EXAMS SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔All of the following are goals of person-centered therapy EXCEPT:
- teaches clients to formulate and carry out plans to change their behavior
- focusing on the person I steam of the presenting problem.
- assisting clients in enhancing their coping skills.
- individualizing the treatment plan - ✔✔teaches clients to formulate and carry out plans
to change their behavior
✔✔Bob is a case manager in an intensive inpatient treatment facility. He recently was
assigned a client, Mary, who presents not only with alcoholism but has also been
diagnosed with AIDS. To assist Mary in her treatment and recovery needs, Bob would
probably need to have knowledge of all the following areas EXCEPT:
- AIDS epidemiology and transmission routes
- the diseases clinical progression
- new medication used in treatment regimens
- available social services for AIDS clients - ✔✔new medication used in treatment
regimens
✔✔Therapeutic communities differ from Synanon because: - ✔✔These communities try
to return clients to society.
✔✔During the screening , a critical task that the counselor has is to: - ✔✔Establish
rapport with the client
✔✔During the assessment process, your alcohol and tranquilizer abusing client reveals
a history of self-destructiveness when frustrated am inability to replay impulses. The
MOST appropriate assessment battery in this case is: - ✔✔The Beck depression Scale,
MAST test, and MMPI
✔✔The primary purpose of the screening process is to: - ✔✔Determine ones
appropriateness and eligibility for admission.
✔✔Effective case management for persons in need of multiple services requires: -
✔✔Monitoring, feedback, and evaluation of services.
✔✔In determining whether a chemically dependent patient should be treated in an
inpatient or outpatient program, all of the following should be considered EXCEPT:
- whether the pt has a Hx of sobriety during the last several years
- whether the pts job and family are likely to give him another chance if this treatment
fails.
- whether the pt has family support for sobriety
, - whether the pt has a Hx of failed treatment on an OP or IP basis. - ✔✔whether the pts
job and family are likely to give him another chance if this treatment fails.
✔✔Alcohol decreases resistance to HIV infection by: - ✔✔Compromising T-cell
functions
✔✔It is crucial for the case manager to be aware of what may inhibit minorities'
participation in the SA treatment continuum. Suppose that you are a case manager,
working in and OP program with a Somali client. AA is an integral part of your program,
yet you are aware of the fact that while "accepting one's powerlessness" is a central
tenet of the 12-step self help programs, members of oppressed groups may not accept
it, given their own societal powerlessness. What would be the best thing to do in such a
case? - ✔✔Be sensitive to such cultural differences and seek out other recovery
resources that are relevant to the individuals values.
✔✔It is important to understand clients and their expectations for
Counseling. Clients coming in for treatment carry with them both helpful and harmful
expectations. Which of the following is a harmful client expectation?
- "This counselor is a stranger, but maybe I can learn to trust her"
- "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and everything will be OK"
- "My counselor will be a resource that I can use to resolve my problems"
- "The counselors main concern and responsibility is to help me achieve my goals and
objectives" - ✔✔My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and everything will
be OK"
✔✔Joe is a 27-year old addict who has begun counseling, but has not yet been able
To give up using drugs. During one session, he tells his counselor that he is beginning
to feel that "it is useless to try to stop," and that " sometimes life isn't worth living." The
counselor is concerned that Joe could be suicidal. The counselor should: - ✔✔Assess
joes potential for suicide by asking him about his intent, and evaluating high risk factors.
✔✔If the orientation process is neglected or incomplete a client may: - ✔✔Have
incorrect information and I unanswered questions about the program.
✔✔___________ is one of case managements hallmark characteristics - ✔✔Advocacy
✔✔When language is a barrier to treatment planning, this situation can be overcome by:
- ✔✔Employing an interpreter
✔✔The first contact that a potential client would have with an agency would likely b for
the purpose of: - ✔✔Screening
✔✔The MOST significant barrier to effective treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse
for single parents is lack of: - ✔✔Child care services.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔All of the following are goals of person-centered therapy EXCEPT:
- teaches clients to formulate and carry out plans to change their behavior
- focusing on the person I steam of the presenting problem.
- assisting clients in enhancing their coping skills.
- individualizing the treatment plan - ✔✔teaches clients to formulate and carry out plans
to change their behavior
✔✔Bob is a case manager in an intensive inpatient treatment facility. He recently was
assigned a client, Mary, who presents not only with alcoholism but has also been
diagnosed with AIDS. To assist Mary in her treatment and recovery needs, Bob would
probably need to have knowledge of all the following areas EXCEPT:
- AIDS epidemiology and transmission routes
- the diseases clinical progression
- new medication used in treatment regimens
- available social services for AIDS clients - ✔✔new medication used in treatment
regimens
✔✔Therapeutic communities differ from Synanon because: - ✔✔These communities try
to return clients to society.
✔✔During the screening , a critical task that the counselor has is to: - ✔✔Establish
rapport with the client
✔✔During the assessment process, your alcohol and tranquilizer abusing client reveals
a history of self-destructiveness when frustrated am inability to replay impulses. The
MOST appropriate assessment battery in this case is: - ✔✔The Beck depression Scale,
MAST test, and MMPI
✔✔The primary purpose of the screening process is to: - ✔✔Determine ones
appropriateness and eligibility for admission.
✔✔Effective case management for persons in need of multiple services requires: -
✔✔Monitoring, feedback, and evaluation of services.
✔✔In determining whether a chemically dependent patient should be treated in an
inpatient or outpatient program, all of the following should be considered EXCEPT:
- whether the pt has a Hx of sobriety during the last several years
- whether the pts job and family are likely to give him another chance if this treatment
fails.
- whether the pt has family support for sobriety
, - whether the pt has a Hx of failed treatment on an OP or IP basis. - ✔✔whether the pts
job and family are likely to give him another chance if this treatment fails.
✔✔Alcohol decreases resistance to HIV infection by: - ✔✔Compromising T-cell
functions
✔✔It is crucial for the case manager to be aware of what may inhibit minorities'
participation in the SA treatment continuum. Suppose that you are a case manager,
working in and OP program with a Somali client. AA is an integral part of your program,
yet you are aware of the fact that while "accepting one's powerlessness" is a central
tenet of the 12-step self help programs, members of oppressed groups may not accept
it, given their own societal powerlessness. What would be the best thing to do in such a
case? - ✔✔Be sensitive to such cultural differences and seek out other recovery
resources that are relevant to the individuals values.
✔✔It is important to understand clients and their expectations for
Counseling. Clients coming in for treatment carry with them both helpful and harmful
expectations. Which of the following is a harmful client expectation?
- "This counselor is a stranger, but maybe I can learn to trust her"
- "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and everything will be OK"
- "My counselor will be a resource that I can use to resolve my problems"
- "The counselors main concern and responsibility is to help me achieve my goals and
objectives" - ✔✔My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and everything will
be OK"
✔✔Joe is a 27-year old addict who has begun counseling, but has not yet been able
To give up using drugs. During one session, he tells his counselor that he is beginning
to feel that "it is useless to try to stop," and that " sometimes life isn't worth living." The
counselor is concerned that Joe could be suicidal. The counselor should: - ✔✔Assess
joes potential for suicide by asking him about his intent, and evaluating high risk factors.
✔✔If the orientation process is neglected or incomplete a client may: - ✔✔Have
incorrect information and I unanswered questions about the program.
✔✔___________ is one of case managements hallmark characteristics - ✔✔Advocacy
✔✔When language is a barrier to treatment planning, this situation can be overcome by:
- ✔✔Employing an interpreter
✔✔The first contact that a potential client would have with an agency would likely b for
the purpose of: - ✔✔Screening
✔✔The MOST significant barrier to effective treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse
for single parents is lack of: - ✔✔Child care services.
