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CAADC EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+.
It is important to understand clients and their expectations for counseling. Clients coming
in for treatment carry with them both helpful and harmful expectations. Which of the
following is a harmful client's expectation? a. "This counselor is a stranger, but maybe I can
learn to trust her." b. "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and everything
will be OK." c. "My counselor will be a resource that I can use to resolve my problems." d.
"The counselor's main concern and responsibility is to help me achieve my goals and
objectives." - ......ANSWER........B, "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do,
and everything will be OK."
Joe is a 27-year-old addict who has begun counseling but has not yet been able to give up
using drugs. During one session, he tells his counselor he is beginning to feel "it is useless
to try to stop," and "sometimes life is not worth living." The counselor is concerned that Joe
could be suicidal. The counselor should: a. assesses Joe's potential for suicide without
directly asking him about suicide plans but assess his high-risk factors. b. assesses Joe's
potential for suicide by asking him about his intent and evaluating high risk factors. c.
determines if Joe has a gun or other weapon. d. initiate involuntary hospitalization
procedures. - ......ANSWER........B, Assess Joe's potential for suicide by asking him about
his intent, and evaluating high risk factors.
If the orientation process is neglected or incomplete, a client may: a. remains in denial
about his/her addiction. b. has incorrect information and unanswered questions about the
program. c. needs to be referred to an outside agency. d. needs additional education about
addiction. - ......ANSWER........B, Have incorrect information and unanswered questions
about the program.
One of case management's hallmark characteristics. a. Advocacy b. Cooperation c.
Stabilization d. Flexibility - ......ANSWER........A, Advocacy
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When language is a barrier to treatment planning, this situation can be overcome by: a.
employing an interpreter. b. training the counselor in cultural sensitivity. c. requiring the
client to utilize a family member as an interpreter. d. getting the client a language tutor.
- ......ANSWER........A, Employing an interpreter.
The first contact that a potential client would have with an agency would likely be for the
purpose of: A family therapy. b. education. c. psycho-social assessment. d. screening.
- ......ANSWER........C, Screening.
The MOST SIGNIFICANT barrier to effective treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse for
single parents is lack of a. job skills. b. childcare services. c. educational training. d.
primary health care. - ......ANSWER........B, Childcare services.
Sarah, a counselor in a drug treatment center, grew up in an alcoholic home and still has
strained relationships. Which statement BEST describes Sarah's situation? a. Sarah can
expect her unresolved conflicts to rise to the surface because of her work in the treatment
center. b. Sarah can resolve her personal pain by working professionally with addicted
family units in a treatment center. c. Sarah may be more comfortable with her clients
because she is familiar with their behavior. d. Sarah may have unfinished business with her
parents. - ......ANSWER........A, Sarah can expect her unresolved conflicts to rise to the
surface because of her work in the treatment center.
You are asked to see a client in the emergency room for a consultation. The nursing notes
read: pupils dilated; goose flesh; lacrimation; muscle jerks; flu syndrome; vomiting;
diarrhea; nervousness; Yawning; and severe anxiety. You conclude that the client is
withdrawing from: a. Hallucinogens. b. CNS depressants. c. Opioids. d.
Dextroamphetamines. - ......ANSWER........C, Opioids.
The organization founded as an alternative to programs with spiritual overtones, whose
publication is called "The Small Book," is: a. Rational Recovery. b. Secular Organization for
Sobriety. c. Men and Women for Sobriety. d. Codependents Anonymous.
- ......ANSWER........A, Rational Recovery.
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Effective communication occurs in groups when: a. message receivers hear ""you"r"
messages. b. message receivers do not speak. c. message senders use third-person
pronouns. d. message senders use "I" messages. - ......ANSWER........D, Message senders
use "I" messages.
A single mother with three young children enters your clinic and begins to discuss her
current drug use. She tells you that she hasn't been home for several days and has left the
8-year-old in charge. What do you do? a. Contact child protective services to report this
incident. b. Explain to her the limits of confidentiality regarding drug use. c. Admit her for
treatment and arrange childcare services. d. Contact law enforcement to have her arrested
for child abuse and neglect. - ......ANSWER........A, contact child protective services to
report this incident.
One of the counselor's tasks is to guide the client in relating and communicating in specific
terms, rather than in general or abstract terms. That characteristic or ability is called: a.
Confrontation. b. Immediacy. c. Potency. d. Concreteness. - ......ANSWER........D,
Concreteness.
One of the earliest models for case management services in the criminal justice system
was created in 1972, when the White House launched a demonstration program known as:
a. Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC). b. Treatment Approaches for Criminal
Offenders (TACO). c. Treatment Resources for Chronic Repeat Offenders (TRCRO). d.
Helping Services for the Criminal Element (HSCE). - ......ANSWER........A, Treatment
Alternatives to Street Crime or TASC
Ralph is a recovering alcoholic. He has been sober for several months and managed to find
gainful employment and re-establish family relationships. He is in a 12-step program as
well as individual counseling. One day, he arrives at a counseling session quite upset. He
reveals he had a "slip" and drank a beer at a party. He did not get drunk but feels terribly
remorseful and has promised himself he will not do it again. Which of the following is
MOST true? a. Although Ralph did have a relapse, recovery should be easier the second
CAADC EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+.
It is important to understand clients and their expectations for counseling. Clients coming
in for treatment carry with them both helpful and harmful expectations. Which of the
following is a harmful client's expectation? a. "This counselor is a stranger, but maybe I can
learn to trust her." b. "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and everything
will be OK." c. "My counselor will be a resource that I can use to resolve my problems." d.
"The counselor's main concern and responsibility is to help me achieve my goals and
objectives." - ......ANSWER........B, "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do,
and everything will be OK."
Joe is a 27-year-old addict who has begun counseling but has not yet been able to give up
using drugs. During one session, he tells his counselor he is beginning to feel "it is useless
to try to stop," and "sometimes life is not worth living." The counselor is concerned that Joe
could be suicidal. The counselor should: a. assesses Joe's potential for suicide without
directly asking him about suicide plans but assess his high-risk factors. b. assesses Joe's
potential for suicide by asking him about his intent and evaluating high risk factors. c.
determines if Joe has a gun or other weapon. d. initiate involuntary hospitalization
procedures. - ......ANSWER........B, Assess Joe's potential for suicide by asking him about
his intent, and evaluating high risk factors.
If the orientation process is neglected or incomplete, a client may: a. remains in denial
about his/her addiction. b. has incorrect information and unanswered questions about the
program. c. needs to be referred to an outside agency. d. needs additional education about
addiction. - ......ANSWER........B, Have incorrect information and unanswered questions
about the program.
One of case management's hallmark characteristics. a. Advocacy b. Cooperation c.
Stabilization d. Flexibility - ......ANSWER........A, Advocacy
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When language is a barrier to treatment planning, this situation can be overcome by: a.
employing an interpreter. b. training the counselor in cultural sensitivity. c. requiring the
client to utilize a family member as an interpreter. d. getting the client a language tutor.
- ......ANSWER........A, Employing an interpreter.
The first contact that a potential client would have with an agency would likely be for the
purpose of: A family therapy. b. education. c. psycho-social assessment. d. screening.
- ......ANSWER........C, Screening.
The MOST SIGNIFICANT barrier to effective treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse for
single parents is lack of a. job skills. b. childcare services. c. educational training. d.
primary health care. - ......ANSWER........B, Childcare services.
Sarah, a counselor in a drug treatment center, grew up in an alcoholic home and still has
strained relationships. Which statement BEST describes Sarah's situation? a. Sarah can
expect her unresolved conflicts to rise to the surface because of her work in the treatment
center. b. Sarah can resolve her personal pain by working professionally with addicted
family units in a treatment center. c. Sarah may be more comfortable with her clients
because she is familiar with their behavior. d. Sarah may have unfinished business with her
parents. - ......ANSWER........A, Sarah can expect her unresolved conflicts to rise to the
surface because of her work in the treatment center.
You are asked to see a client in the emergency room for a consultation. The nursing notes
read: pupils dilated; goose flesh; lacrimation; muscle jerks; flu syndrome; vomiting;
diarrhea; nervousness; Yawning; and severe anxiety. You conclude that the client is
withdrawing from: a. Hallucinogens. b. CNS depressants. c. Opioids. d.
Dextroamphetamines. - ......ANSWER........C, Opioids.
The organization founded as an alternative to programs with spiritual overtones, whose
publication is called "The Small Book," is: a. Rational Recovery. b. Secular Organization for
Sobriety. c. Men and Women for Sobriety. d. Codependents Anonymous.
- ......ANSWER........A, Rational Recovery.
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Effective communication occurs in groups when: a. message receivers hear ""you"r"
messages. b. message receivers do not speak. c. message senders use third-person
pronouns. d. message senders use "I" messages. - ......ANSWER........D, Message senders
use "I" messages.
A single mother with three young children enters your clinic and begins to discuss her
current drug use. She tells you that she hasn't been home for several days and has left the
8-year-old in charge. What do you do? a. Contact child protective services to report this
incident. b. Explain to her the limits of confidentiality regarding drug use. c. Admit her for
treatment and arrange childcare services. d. Contact law enforcement to have her arrested
for child abuse and neglect. - ......ANSWER........A, contact child protective services to
report this incident.
One of the counselor's tasks is to guide the client in relating and communicating in specific
terms, rather than in general or abstract terms. That characteristic or ability is called: a.
Confrontation. b. Immediacy. c. Potency. d. Concreteness. - ......ANSWER........D,
Concreteness.
One of the earliest models for case management services in the criminal justice system
was created in 1972, when the White House launched a demonstration program known as:
a. Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC). b. Treatment Approaches for Criminal
Offenders (TACO). c. Treatment Resources for Chronic Repeat Offenders (TRCRO). d.
Helping Services for the Criminal Element (HSCE). - ......ANSWER........A, Treatment
Alternatives to Street Crime or TASC
Ralph is a recovering alcoholic. He has been sober for several months and managed to find
gainful employment and re-establish family relationships. He is in a 12-step program as
well as individual counseling. One day, he arrives at a counseling session quite upset. He
reveals he had a "slip" and drank a beer at a party. He did not get drunk but feels terribly
remorseful and has promised himself he will not do it again. Which of the following is
MOST true? a. Although Ralph did have a relapse, recovery should be easier the second
