2026 LCDC COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The assessment process begins when the client
a. admits they have a problem
b. makes their first appoint for counseling
c. attends their first counseling session
d. first makes contact with their counselor - ✔✔c. attends their first counseling session
✔✔To abstain from drug use and maintain abstinence, individualized counseling
emphasizes short term behavioral goals and helps the client develop
a. coping strategies and tools
b. natural support systems
c. community partners
d. defense mechanisms - ✔✔a. coping strategies and tools
✔✔A client who is thinking about overcoming a problem but has not yet made a
commitment to finding a resolution is in which stage of change?
a. preparation
b. precontemplation
c. action
d. contemplation - ✔✔d. contemplation
✔✔The identification of client's needs that cannot be met by the counselor or agency
and assisting the client to use the support systems and community resources available
to meet those needs is
a. referral
b. treatment planning
c. service coordination
, d. clinical evaluation - ✔✔a. referral
✔✔The purpose of an assessment is to
a. gather detailed information for the treatment plan
b. gauge the validity of the instrument
c. provide a diagnosis
d. quantify an symptomatology - ✔✔a. gather detailed information for the treatment plan
✔✔Empty Chair, Behavior Contracts, Scaling Questions, Journaling and Art are all
examples of techniques that help clients examine their
a. behaviors, attitudes, and feelings
b. unconscious feelings
c. core belies
d. creative self - ✔✔a. behaviors, attitudes, and feelings
✔✔Counselors should foster the client's entry into treatment by stressing the
importance of
a. ending all relationships that cause emotional distress
b. avoiding any and all substances
c. complying with treatment recommendation to ensure positive outcomes
d. attending self-help meetings - ✔✔c. complying with treatment recommendation to
ensure positive outcomes
✔✔The DSM-5 is a tool used to
a. make a diagnostic impression based on presenting symptoms
b. identify risk and protective factors relevant to the client
c. determine the appropriate level of care
d. develop symptom specific treatments - ✔✔a. make a diagnostic impression based on
presenting symptoms
✔✔Before a client in need of continued treatment is discharged, a counselor MUST
a. provide the client with a list of resources available to assist in procuring further
treatment
b. make appropriate alternative arrangements
c. have the client consent to the termination of treatment
d. inform all concerned others involved in the treatment process. - ✔✔a. provide the
client with a list of resources available to assist in procuring further treatment
✔✔A clearly conceptualized treatment plan should have which of these three core
elements?
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The assessment process begins when the client
a. admits they have a problem
b. makes their first appoint for counseling
c. attends their first counseling session
d. first makes contact with their counselor - ✔✔c. attends their first counseling session
✔✔To abstain from drug use and maintain abstinence, individualized counseling
emphasizes short term behavioral goals and helps the client develop
a. coping strategies and tools
b. natural support systems
c. community partners
d. defense mechanisms - ✔✔a. coping strategies and tools
✔✔A client who is thinking about overcoming a problem but has not yet made a
commitment to finding a resolution is in which stage of change?
a. preparation
b. precontemplation
c. action
d. contemplation - ✔✔d. contemplation
✔✔The identification of client's needs that cannot be met by the counselor or agency
and assisting the client to use the support systems and community resources available
to meet those needs is
a. referral
b. treatment planning
c. service coordination
, d. clinical evaluation - ✔✔a. referral
✔✔The purpose of an assessment is to
a. gather detailed information for the treatment plan
b. gauge the validity of the instrument
c. provide a diagnosis
d. quantify an symptomatology - ✔✔a. gather detailed information for the treatment plan
✔✔Empty Chair, Behavior Contracts, Scaling Questions, Journaling and Art are all
examples of techniques that help clients examine their
a. behaviors, attitudes, and feelings
b. unconscious feelings
c. core belies
d. creative self - ✔✔a. behaviors, attitudes, and feelings
✔✔Counselors should foster the client's entry into treatment by stressing the
importance of
a. ending all relationships that cause emotional distress
b. avoiding any and all substances
c. complying with treatment recommendation to ensure positive outcomes
d. attending self-help meetings - ✔✔c. complying with treatment recommendation to
ensure positive outcomes
✔✔The DSM-5 is a tool used to
a. make a diagnostic impression based on presenting symptoms
b. identify risk and protective factors relevant to the client
c. determine the appropriate level of care
d. develop symptom specific treatments - ✔✔a. make a diagnostic impression based on
presenting symptoms
✔✔Before a client in need of continued treatment is discharged, a counselor MUST
a. provide the client with a list of resources available to assist in procuring further
treatment
b. make appropriate alternative arrangements
c. have the client consent to the termination of treatment
d. inform all concerned others involved in the treatment process. - ✔✔a. provide the
client with a list of resources available to assist in procuring further treatment
✔✔A clearly conceptualized treatment plan should have which of these three core
elements?
