FULL CSAC STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What do you treat first? Mental illness or substance use? - Answer- Treat the substance
use first, and if treatment continues to fail evaluate the mental. If they become more
erratic after substance use has been treated, refer to treat the mental.
When recognizing a need for more in-depth information from other professionals, what
is this called? - Answer- Collaboration
Crisis Intervention - Answer- Those services which respond to an alcohol and/or other
drug abuser's needs during acute emotional and/or physical distress.
Assessment - Answer- The procedures by which a counselor/program identifies and
evaluates an individual's strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs for the
development of a treatment plan
Treatment Planning - Answer- The process by which the counselor and client identify
and rank problems needing resolution; establish agreed upon immediate and long-term
goals; and decide upon a treatment process and the resources to be utilized.
SMART Goals - Answer- specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-
bound.
Referral - Answer- Identifying the needs of a client that cannot be met by the counselor
or agency and assisting the client to utilize the support systems and community
resources available
ASAM O.5 - Answer- Early Intervention
ASAM 1 - Answer- Outpatient Services
ASAM 2.1 - Answer- Intensive Outpatient
ASAM 2.5 - Answer- Partial Hospitalization
ASAM 3.1 - Answer- Clinically Managed Low Intensity Residential Treatment
ASAM 3.3 - Answer- Clinically Managed Population Specific High Intensity Residential
Treatment
, ASAM 3.5 - Answer- Clinically Managed High Intensity Residential Treatment
ASAM 3.7 - Answer- Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services
ASAM 4 - Answer- Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient Services
Transition (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Recognition of Addiction
Stabilization (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Detoxification and Recuperation
Early Recovery (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Changing Addictive Thoughts, Feelings,
and Behaviors
Middle Recovery (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Lifestyle balance
Late Recovery (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Family Origin Issues
Maintenance (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Growth and Development
Pro of 12 Step Program - Answer- Provides level of sponsorship support and no cost to
individual
Con of 12 Step Program - Answer- Not an empowerment model and relies on higher
power
Harm Reduction - Answer- set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing
negative consequences associated with drug use
Contemplation Phase - Answer- Phase of stages of change and 0.5 that could be used
to prevent or reduce negative consequences associated with drug use
Alderian Psychology (Individual Psychology) - Answer- A method of counseling where
all behavior is believed to be goal directed
Fictional Finalism - Answer- A component of individual psychology that is an imagined
central goal that gives a client purpose and guides his or her behavior.
Behavioral Therapy - Answer- A method of counseling that focuses on modifying the
clients learned behaviors that are negatively affecting his or her life
Social Learning Approach - Answer- A method where behavior is learned by observing
the consequences of someone else's experience
Brief Therapy - Answer- An approach to therapy that includes a shorter time period and
fewer sessions than traditional therapy
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What do you treat first? Mental illness or substance use? - Answer- Treat the substance
use first, and if treatment continues to fail evaluate the mental. If they become more
erratic after substance use has been treated, refer to treat the mental.
When recognizing a need for more in-depth information from other professionals, what
is this called? - Answer- Collaboration
Crisis Intervention - Answer- Those services which respond to an alcohol and/or other
drug abuser's needs during acute emotional and/or physical distress.
Assessment - Answer- The procedures by which a counselor/program identifies and
evaluates an individual's strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs for the
development of a treatment plan
Treatment Planning - Answer- The process by which the counselor and client identify
and rank problems needing resolution; establish agreed upon immediate and long-term
goals; and decide upon a treatment process and the resources to be utilized.
SMART Goals - Answer- specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-
bound.
Referral - Answer- Identifying the needs of a client that cannot be met by the counselor
or agency and assisting the client to utilize the support systems and community
resources available
ASAM O.5 - Answer- Early Intervention
ASAM 1 - Answer- Outpatient Services
ASAM 2.1 - Answer- Intensive Outpatient
ASAM 2.5 - Answer- Partial Hospitalization
ASAM 3.1 - Answer- Clinically Managed Low Intensity Residential Treatment
ASAM 3.3 - Answer- Clinically Managed Population Specific High Intensity Residential
Treatment
, ASAM 3.5 - Answer- Clinically Managed High Intensity Residential Treatment
ASAM 3.7 - Answer- Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services
ASAM 4 - Answer- Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient Services
Transition (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Recognition of Addiction
Stabilization (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Detoxification and Recuperation
Early Recovery (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Changing Addictive Thoughts, Feelings,
and Behaviors
Middle Recovery (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Lifestyle balance
Late Recovery (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Family Origin Issues
Maintenance (Stage of Recovery) - Answer- Growth and Development
Pro of 12 Step Program - Answer- Provides level of sponsorship support and no cost to
individual
Con of 12 Step Program - Answer- Not an empowerment model and relies on higher
power
Harm Reduction - Answer- set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing
negative consequences associated with drug use
Contemplation Phase - Answer- Phase of stages of change and 0.5 that could be used
to prevent or reduce negative consequences associated with drug use
Alderian Psychology (Individual Psychology) - Answer- A method of counseling where
all behavior is believed to be goal directed
Fictional Finalism - Answer- A component of individual psychology that is an imagined
central goal that gives a client purpose and guides his or her behavior.
Behavioral Therapy - Answer- A method of counseling that focuses on modifying the
clients learned behaviors that are negatively affecting his or her life
Social Learning Approach - Answer- A method where behavior is learned by observing
the consequences of someone else's experience
Brief Therapy - Answer- An approach to therapy that includes a shorter time period and
fewer sessions than traditional therapy
