CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG
COUNSELLOR PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE
EXAM WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The concept of informed consent requires that
before agreeing to accept treatment, clients
should know their rights and obligations,
therapeutic goals, fees for services and
a. availability of referral services
b. community resources to be used
c. with whom they will be participating in group
activities
d. the limits of their confidentiality - answer-d
Which of the following is the BEST definition of
insight?
a. A problem solving strategy involving the
elimination of unworkable solutions
b. A sudden understanding of self, or realization
of ow a problem can be solved
,c. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used
unconsciously but not maliciously
d. A confrontation technique used in
conjunction with Gestalt therapy - answer-b
MAT refers to:
a. a common screening tool for alcoholism
b. a lengthy personality inventory used to
identify gross psychopathology
c. the use of medications such as suboxone in
the treatment of addiction
d. a nonmedical detox protocol - answer-c
Aisha has completed her treatment at an in-
patient facility and is ready to be discharged.
She has asked her counselor to recommend a
therapist to work with her and her husband on
an out-patient basis. This process is BEST
viewed as an example of:
a. a referral
,b. a consultation
c. case management
d. an aftercare plan - answer-a
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering
the greatest potential for abuse of power by the
counselor?
a. Adlerian
b. Rational-emotive
c. Gestalt
d. Person-centered - answer-c
The primary purpose of professional
credentialing for counselors is to:
a. advance the field by ensuring that counselors
are recognized as dignified professionals
b. ensure that counselors share and understand
the accepted philosophies of practice
, c. protect public safety by ensuring that
counselors meet minimum standards of
competency
d. ensure that counselors receiving third-party
payments have professional credentials -
answer-c
Which of the following is NOT a CNS
depressant?
a. Alcohol
b. Xanax
c. Nembutal
d. Benzedrine - answer-d
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are
destructive to other cultures and their members
are examples of lack of cultural
a. blindness
b. competence
c. destructiveness
COUNSELLOR PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE
EXAM WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The concept of informed consent requires that
before agreeing to accept treatment, clients
should know their rights and obligations,
therapeutic goals, fees for services and
a. availability of referral services
b. community resources to be used
c. with whom they will be participating in group
activities
d. the limits of their confidentiality - answer-d
Which of the following is the BEST definition of
insight?
a. A problem solving strategy involving the
elimination of unworkable solutions
b. A sudden understanding of self, or realization
of ow a problem can be solved
,c. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used
unconsciously but not maliciously
d. A confrontation technique used in
conjunction with Gestalt therapy - answer-b
MAT refers to:
a. a common screening tool for alcoholism
b. a lengthy personality inventory used to
identify gross psychopathology
c. the use of medications such as suboxone in
the treatment of addiction
d. a nonmedical detox protocol - answer-c
Aisha has completed her treatment at an in-
patient facility and is ready to be discharged.
She has asked her counselor to recommend a
therapist to work with her and her husband on
an out-patient basis. This process is BEST
viewed as an example of:
a. a referral
,b. a consultation
c. case management
d. an aftercare plan - answer-a
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering
the greatest potential for abuse of power by the
counselor?
a. Adlerian
b. Rational-emotive
c. Gestalt
d. Person-centered - answer-c
The primary purpose of professional
credentialing for counselors is to:
a. advance the field by ensuring that counselors
are recognized as dignified professionals
b. ensure that counselors share and understand
the accepted philosophies of practice
, c. protect public safety by ensuring that
counselors meet minimum standards of
competency
d. ensure that counselors receiving third-party
payments have professional credentials -
answer-c
Which of the following is NOT a CNS
depressant?
a. Alcohol
b. Xanax
c. Nembutal
d. Benzedrine - answer-d
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are
destructive to other cultures and their members
are examples of lack of cultural
a. blindness
b. competence
c. destructiveness
