IC&RC PREVENTION SPECIALIST
EXAM PREP 2025/ 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Technical Assistance - correct answer -Services provided by professional prevention staff
intended to provide technical guidance, advice, assistance, and training to prevention
programs, community organizations, and individuals to conduct, strength, or enhance
activities that will promote prevention.
Validity Internal and External - correct answer -Internal Validity - the extent to which the
reported outcomes can be unambiguously attributed to the intervention rather than to
other competing events or extraneous factors.
external validity - the extent to which evaluation outcomes will be achieved in population,
setting, and time frames beyond those involved in the study; the likelihood that the same
pattern of outcomes will be obtained when the intervention is implemented with similar
populations and in similar contexts.
What is behavioral health? What are some behavioral health problmes? - correct answer -
Refers to "a state of emotional/mental well-being and/or choices and actions that affect
health and wellness". Examples: substance abuse or misuse, mental and substance use
disorders, suicided, serious psychological distress
Public Health Approach: Key characteristics - correct answer -- Promotion and prevention
Population based
Risk and protective factors
,multiple contexts
developmental perspective
Planning process
What are the components of the IOM Continuum of Care - correct answer -- Promotion
Prevention
Universal
Selective
Indicated
Treatment
case identification
standard treatment
Maintenance
long-term treatment
after-care and rehabilitation
Recovery
What are five elements of culture? - correct answer -1. norms
2. values
3. beliefs
4. symbols
5. practices
,What is sustainability? - correct answer -The ability or likelihood of a coalition, program or
activity to continue over a period of time
What is epidemiology? - correct answer -The study of the distribution and determinants of
the health and wellness of populations. in the behavioral health prevention field,
epidemiologist study the patterns of use and abuse and the factors associated with an
increased or decreased risk of developing substance abuse problems.
What is program fidelity? - correct answer -Fidelity occurs when a program is implemented
with the same specifications as the original program.
What is confidentiality in the context of prevention? - correct answer -Keeping information
given by or about an individual in the course of a professional relationship secure and secret
from others.
What is pharmacology? - correct answer -The science of study of drugs, including their
composition, uses and effects upon living organisms.
What are three key areas in which to build capacity? - correct answer -1. Engage and build
relationships with stakeholders
2. strengthen collaborative groups
3. increase community awareness
, What are five levels of involvement for stakeholder engagement? - correct answer -1. No
involvement
2. Networking
3. Cooperation
4. Coordination
5. Collaboration
What should a prevention specialist consider when selecting interventions? - correct answer
-1. Effectiveness
2. Conceptual fit
3. Practical fit
What are Universal prevention interventions? - correct answer -Universal prevention
interventions are interventions that take the broadest approach and focus on the general
public or any population that is not identified based on risk.
What are Selective prevention interventions? - correct answer -Those that focus on
individuals or subgroups whose risk of developing mental disorders and/or SUD are
significantly higher due to biological, psychological, and/or social risk factors
What are Indicated prevention interventions? - correct answer -Focus on higher risk
individuals who are identified as having signs and/or symptoms or behaviors foreshadowing
a mental, emotional and/or SUD
EXAM PREP 2025/ 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Technical Assistance - correct answer -Services provided by professional prevention staff
intended to provide technical guidance, advice, assistance, and training to prevention
programs, community organizations, and individuals to conduct, strength, or enhance
activities that will promote prevention.
Validity Internal and External - correct answer -Internal Validity - the extent to which the
reported outcomes can be unambiguously attributed to the intervention rather than to
other competing events or extraneous factors.
external validity - the extent to which evaluation outcomes will be achieved in population,
setting, and time frames beyond those involved in the study; the likelihood that the same
pattern of outcomes will be obtained when the intervention is implemented with similar
populations and in similar contexts.
What is behavioral health? What are some behavioral health problmes? - correct answer -
Refers to "a state of emotional/mental well-being and/or choices and actions that affect
health and wellness". Examples: substance abuse or misuse, mental and substance use
disorders, suicided, serious psychological distress
Public Health Approach: Key characteristics - correct answer -- Promotion and prevention
Population based
Risk and protective factors
,multiple contexts
developmental perspective
Planning process
What are the components of the IOM Continuum of Care - correct answer -- Promotion
Prevention
Universal
Selective
Indicated
Treatment
case identification
standard treatment
Maintenance
long-term treatment
after-care and rehabilitation
Recovery
What are five elements of culture? - correct answer -1. norms
2. values
3. beliefs
4. symbols
5. practices
,What is sustainability? - correct answer -The ability or likelihood of a coalition, program or
activity to continue over a period of time
What is epidemiology? - correct answer -The study of the distribution and determinants of
the health and wellness of populations. in the behavioral health prevention field,
epidemiologist study the patterns of use and abuse and the factors associated with an
increased or decreased risk of developing substance abuse problems.
What is program fidelity? - correct answer -Fidelity occurs when a program is implemented
with the same specifications as the original program.
What is confidentiality in the context of prevention? - correct answer -Keeping information
given by or about an individual in the course of a professional relationship secure and secret
from others.
What is pharmacology? - correct answer -The science of study of drugs, including their
composition, uses and effects upon living organisms.
What are three key areas in which to build capacity? - correct answer -1. Engage and build
relationships with stakeholders
2. strengthen collaborative groups
3. increase community awareness
, What are five levels of involvement for stakeholder engagement? - correct answer -1. No
involvement
2. Networking
3. Cooperation
4. Coordination
5. Collaboration
What should a prevention specialist consider when selecting interventions? - correct answer
-1. Effectiveness
2. Conceptual fit
3. Practical fit
What are Universal prevention interventions? - correct answer -Universal prevention
interventions are interventions that take the broadest approach and focus on the general
public or any population that is not identified based on risk.
What are Selective prevention interventions? - correct answer -Those that focus on
individuals or subgroups whose risk of developing mental disorders and/or SUD are
significantly higher due to biological, psychological, and/or social risk factors
What are Indicated prevention interventions? - correct answer -Focus on higher risk
individuals who are identified as having signs and/or symptoms or behaviors foreshadowing
a mental, emotional and/or SUD
