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crisis management - ANSWER 1. Focuses on present or immediate past.

2. Goal is to have situation subside.

3. Meet in person if possible, nonverbal communication is important

4. Uses verbal de-escalation, establishes rapport, NOT long history of the problem.



Relapse Prevention - ANSWER A focus on changing one's lifestyle to healthy and positive
changes which set a strong foundation to ward off triggers and temptations.

-Concentrates on coping and prevention skills necessary to be prepared throughout the pro-
cess.

-Does not end abruptly

-If it happens, it should be seen as a learning experience

-Focuses on cognitive and behavioral techniques



CENAPS Components - ANSWER 1. Assessment

2. Warning Sign Identification

3. Warning Sign Management

4. Recovery Planning

5. Relapse Early Intervention Training



CENAPS Stages - ANSWER 1. Transition: accept powerlessness and abstinence as the only
solution.

2. Stabilization: recuperate from effects of withdrawal, work through feelings of guilt, shame,
and remorse

3. Early Recovery: Live with the past and who we are individually.


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,4. Middle Recovery: repair damage addiction has caused

5. Late Recovery: overcome dysfunction and obstacles to healthy living

6. Maintenance: continually grow and practice daily recovery



CENAPS Definition - ANSWER Center of applied science; Terrence Gorski: addiction is a
disease and strives for the client to be completely abstinent and make positive changes in
lifestyle through five stages or components.



Abstinence Violation Effect - ANSWER Marlatt & Gordon: A reaction to an initial lapse
that influences whether it becomes a full-blown relapse. Focuses on emotional response to
lapse and causes of lapse. The progression from lapse to relapse is NOT inevitable.



Marlatt & Gordon's Model - ANSWER Relapse is caused by immediate determinants and
covert antecedents.

Immediate Determinants: High risk situation coping skills, outcome expectations, abstinence
violation affect

Covert Antecedents: Lifestyle factors, urges, and cravings.

Use both specific and global intervention strategies.

Specific: identify high-risk situation, and hence coping skills, self efficacy, illuminate myths
about effects, manage lapses, restructure perception of relapse process.

Global: balance lifestyle, develop positive addictions, stimulus control and urge management
techniques, relapse roadmaps.



EBP goals - ANSWER EBP provide scientific evidence of why certain treatments work.

The goal is to help the process as a whole, not eradicate other means

EBPs incorporate opinions of clinical experts, uses science to determine usable evidence, in-
corporates individual tendencies of client and caregiver into the treatment plan.



Motivational Enhancement - ANSWER Proposes to quicken the process to encourage
rapid development through initial assessment. This includes battery assessment and individ-
ual sessions at a rapid pace.

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,Contingency Management - ANSWER A type of behavioral therapy where patients are re-
warded or reinforced for positive changes. Uses positive reinforcement to increase a behav-
ior or frequency.

EX: gift cards for negative UA's.



Cultural Accommodation vs. Adaptation - ANSWER Cultural accommodation: modifies
how a model is delivered for better understanding.

Cultural adaptation: changes the actual structure of the model for cultural reasons.



Trauma Informed vs Specific - ANSWER Trauma informed: provides information about po-
tential traumas and how to handle them.

Trauma specific: deals with treating effects from a specific event that caused the trauma.



Qualitative vs Quantitative Assessment - ANSWER Qualitative: considers less tangible fac-
tors: observations, gut reaction.

Quantitative: based on facts and associated data



Ethical consideration precedence - ANSWER 1. Law: nothing supersedes federal or state
law.

2. Precedent by caselaw

3. Common sense

4. Administrative rule

5. Contracts



Trauma Informed Care Principles - ANSWER Decisions are collaborative and team-based,
not from a single source.

1: understanding trauma and its affects.

2. safety.



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, 3. help client gain regain control.

4. sharing of power.

5. cultural sensitivities power

6. integrating care.

7. establish or repair relationships.

8. ensure possibility of recovery.



Elements of Morality - ANSWER 1. The counselor as a person: the counselor's under-
standing of right and wrong through experience in life events.

2. A moral sense: innate sense of right and wrong that develops throughout one's life.

3. Values: what is important in a persons life.



Daily Ethical Conduct - ANSWER 1. provide informed consent.

2. operate in a competent manner.

3. ensure confidentiality.

4. maintain appropriate relationship boundaries.

5. utilize adequate consultation.

6. honor personal and cultural values.



Informed Consent Parts - ANSWER 1. client must be of stable mind to think rationally

2. client was understand the issue at hand

3. client must not be held against their will



Cultural Competence - ANSWER 1. Destructiveness

2. Incapacity

3. Blindness

4. Pre-Competence

5. Competence & Proficiency

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