LCAS Practice Test Exam Questions and Answers

LCAS Practice Test Exam Questions and Answers acupuncture - CORRECT ANSWER-inserted needs into human body that manipulate the endorphins and enkephalins in the human brain; often used during detox. Adlerian Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-inferiority complex, birth order; strong emphasis on helping client recognize their own strengths and believes in their own dignity and self worth admissions forms - CORRECT ANSWER-paperwork completed when a client enters into treatment; includes personal and demographic info, patient rights, and billing info. aftercare - CORRECT ANSWER-used to provide support and direction following primary tx agency policies - CORRECT ANSWER-written statements of treatment organizations plans an guidelines for executing its organizational purposes alternative solutions - CORRECT ANSWER-variety of choices a client can choose from to work through a problem anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER-worry or easiness on what may happen applicable regulations - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to state and federal program standards and guidelines for providing tx services appropriateness - CORRECT ANSWER-the fit or match between the client and form of tx that will best address clients need assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-procedure by which the counselors identifies and evaluates an individuals strengths, weakness, problems, and needs for the development of a tx plan assessment tools - CORRECT ANSWER-instruments scubas inventories, questionnaires, checklists, interviews, which are the basis for developing and forming judgment regarding the nature and extent of Pt's problem SOAP documentation - CORRECT ANSWER-subjective, objective, assessment, plan WISC tests (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) - CORRECT ANSWER- SASSI (Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory) - CORRECT ANSWER-This brief self-report is designed to identify individuals with a high probability of having a substance related disorder. MAST test - CORRECT ANSWERbehavioral contracts - CORRECT ANSWER-specific, written agreements between a counselor and client that delineate just what is expected of both and outlines the consequences of either complying or failing to comply. (i.e tx plan) behavior modifcation - CORRECT ANSWER-changing human behavior by the application of positive and negative reinforcement of behavior or by other learning techniques behavioral terms - CORRECT ANSWER-statements phrased in such a way as to evoke or specify actions or courses of actions. bibliotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-use of reading assignments in order to help clients increase their knowledge, interest, or help the machine insight to their problems brief therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-short term, efficient therapy. since 1940s; emphasize not only the brevity but also a need to focus on solutions to a problems, not an understanding of their cause case mangement - CORRECT ANSWER-activities which bring services, agencies, s=resources, or people together within a planned framework of action toward the achievement of established goals case presentation method (CPM) - CORRECT ANSWER-a carefully standardized procedure which allows a candidate to demonstrate skills in each 12 core functions certification - CORRECT ANSWER-method used by professional groups to provide the public assurance of the level of competency client/person centered therapy was created by who? - CORREC