CAADC EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔10. Bob is a case manager in an intensive inpatient treatment facility. He
recently was assigned a client, Mary, who presents not only with
alcoholism but has also been diagnosed with AIDS. To assist Mary in her
treatment and recovery needs, Bob would probably need to have
knowledge of all of the following areas EXCEPT:
a. AIDS epidemiology and transmission routes.
b. the disease's clinical progression.
c. new medication used in treatment regimens.
d. available social services for AIDS clients. - ✔✔c. new medication used in treatment
regimens.
✔✔11. Therapeutic communities differ from Synanon because:
a. these communities try to return clients to society.
b. these communities are based on individual psychotherapy rather than
group encounter.
c. these communities keep the patients busy rather than engaging in
contemplative thought.
d. these communities rely on professional psychologists rather than former
addicts or abusers. - ✔✔a. these communities try to return clients to society.
✔✔12. During the screening process, a critical task that the counselor has is to:
a. complete a mental status exam.
b. engage the client's family in treatment.
c. develop a treatment plan.
d. establish rapport with the client. - ✔✔d. establish rapport with the client.
✔✔13. During the assessment process, your alcohol and tranquilizer abusing
client reveals a history of self-destructiveness when frustrated and an
inability to delay impulses. The MOST appropriate assessment battery in
this case is:
a. the Beck Depression Scale , the MAST test, and the MMPI.
b. the Beck Depression Scale , the MAST test, and the Stanford-Binet.
c. the MAST test, the Strong-Campbell, and the Stanford-Binet.
d. the MMPI, the Strong-Campbell, and the Stanford-Binet. - ✔✔a. the Beck Depression
Scale , the MAST test, and the MMPI
✔✔14. The primary purpose of the screening process is to:
a. develop a treatment plan.
b. have the client sign appropriate documents.
c. determine one's appropriateness and eligibility for admission.
d. identify the client's strengths and weaknesses. - ✔✔c. determine one's
appropriateness and eligibility for admission.
,✔✔15. Effective case management for persons in need of multiple services
requires:
a. monitoring, feedback, and evaluation of services.
b. frequent face-to-face contact with the client.
c collaboration with family members.
d. careful matching with appropriate 12-step groups. - ✔✔a. monitoring, feedback, and
evaluation of services.
✔✔16. In determining whether a chemically dependent patient should be treated in an
inpatient or outpatient program, all of the following should be considered EXCEPT:
a. whether the patient has a history of sobriety during the last several years.
b. whether the patient's job and family are likely to give him another chance if
this treatment fails.
c. whether the patient has family support for sobriety.
d. whether the patient has a history of failed treatment on an outpatient or
inpatient basis. - ✔✔b. whether the patient's job and family are likely to give him another
chance if
this treatment fails.
✔✔17. Alcohol decreases resistance to HIV infection by:
a. compromising T-cell functions.
b. impairing frontal cortical functions.
c. increasing serotonin levels in the synaptic gap.
d. decreasing cardiopulmonary functioning. - ✔✔a. compromising T-cell functions.
✔✔18. It is crucial for the case manager to be aware of what may inhibit
minorities' participation in the substance abuse treatment continuum.
Suppose that you are a case manager, working in an outpatient program
with a Somali client. AA is an integral part of your program, yet you are
aware of the fact that while "accepting one's powerlessness" is a central
tenet of 12-Step self-help programs, members of oppressed groups may
not accept it, given their own societal powerlessness. What would be the
best thing to do in such a case?
a. Ask the client to participate, never-the-less, and suggest he simply "do his
best" when dealing with the issue of powerlessness.
b. Let the client know that participation in AA is mandatory, and that if he
doesn't participate, he could be discharged for "noncompliance."
c. Be sensitive to such cultural differences and seek out other recovery
resources that are relevant to the individual's v - ✔✔c. Be sensitive to such cultural
differences and seek out other recovery
resources that are relevant to the individual's values.
✔✔19. 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 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." - ✔✔b. "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and
everything will be
OK."
✔✔20. 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 that he is beginning to feel that "it is useless to try to stop," and
that "sometimes life is not worth living." The counselor is concerned that
Joe could be suicidal. The counselor should:
a. assess Joe's potential for suicide without directly asking him about suicide
plans, but assess his high-risk factors.
b. assess Joe's potential for suicide by asking him about his intent, and
evaluating high risk factors.
c. determine if Joe has a gun or other weapon.
d. initiate involuntary hospitalization procedures. - ✔✔b. assess Joe's potential for
suicide by asking him about his intent, and
evaluating high risk factors.
✔✔21. If the orientation process is neglected or incomplete a client may:
a. remain in denial about his/her addiction.
b. have incorrect information and unanswered questions about the program.
c. need to be referred to an outside agency.
d. need additional education about addiction. - ✔✔b. have incorrect information and
unanswered questions about the program.
✔✔22. is one of case management's hallmark characteristics.
a. Advocacy
b. Cooperation
c. Stabilization
d. Flexibility - ✔✔a. Advocacy
✔✔23. When language is a barrier to treatment planning, this situation can be
overcome by:
a. employing an interpreter.
jb. 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. - ✔✔a. employing an interpreter.
✔✔24. The first contact that a potential client would have with an agency would
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔10. Bob is a case manager in an intensive inpatient treatment facility. He
recently was assigned a client, Mary, who presents not only with
alcoholism but has also been diagnosed with AIDS. To assist Mary in her
treatment and recovery needs, Bob would probably need to have
knowledge of all of the following areas EXCEPT:
a. AIDS epidemiology and transmission routes.
b. the disease's clinical progression.
c. new medication used in treatment regimens.
d. available social services for AIDS clients. - ✔✔c. new medication used in treatment
regimens.
✔✔11. Therapeutic communities differ from Synanon because:
a. these communities try to return clients to society.
b. these communities are based on individual psychotherapy rather than
group encounter.
c. these communities keep the patients busy rather than engaging in
contemplative thought.
d. these communities rely on professional psychologists rather than former
addicts or abusers. - ✔✔a. these communities try to return clients to society.
✔✔12. During the screening process, a critical task that the counselor has is to:
a. complete a mental status exam.
b. engage the client's family in treatment.
c. develop a treatment plan.
d. establish rapport with the client. - ✔✔d. establish rapport with the client.
✔✔13. During the assessment process, your alcohol and tranquilizer abusing
client reveals a history of self-destructiveness when frustrated and an
inability to delay impulses. The MOST appropriate assessment battery in
this case is:
a. the Beck Depression Scale , the MAST test, and the MMPI.
b. the Beck Depression Scale , the MAST test, and the Stanford-Binet.
c. the MAST test, the Strong-Campbell, and the Stanford-Binet.
d. the MMPI, the Strong-Campbell, and the Stanford-Binet. - ✔✔a. the Beck Depression
Scale , the MAST test, and the MMPI
✔✔14. The primary purpose of the screening process is to:
a. develop a treatment plan.
b. have the client sign appropriate documents.
c. determine one's appropriateness and eligibility for admission.
d. identify the client's strengths and weaknesses. - ✔✔c. determine one's
appropriateness and eligibility for admission.
,✔✔15. Effective case management for persons in need of multiple services
requires:
a. monitoring, feedback, and evaluation of services.
b. frequent face-to-face contact with the client.
c collaboration with family members.
d. careful matching with appropriate 12-step groups. - ✔✔a. monitoring, feedback, and
evaluation of services.
✔✔16. In determining whether a chemically dependent patient should be treated in an
inpatient or outpatient program, all of the following should be considered EXCEPT:
a. whether the patient has a history of sobriety during the last several years.
b. whether the patient's job and family are likely to give him another chance if
this treatment fails.
c. whether the patient has family support for sobriety.
d. whether the patient has a history of failed treatment on an outpatient or
inpatient basis. - ✔✔b. whether the patient's job and family are likely to give him another
chance if
this treatment fails.
✔✔17. Alcohol decreases resistance to HIV infection by:
a. compromising T-cell functions.
b. impairing frontal cortical functions.
c. increasing serotonin levels in the synaptic gap.
d. decreasing cardiopulmonary functioning. - ✔✔a. compromising T-cell functions.
✔✔18. It is crucial for the case manager to be aware of what may inhibit
minorities' participation in the substance abuse treatment continuum.
Suppose that you are a case manager, working in an outpatient program
with a Somali client. AA is an integral part of your program, yet you are
aware of the fact that while "accepting one's powerlessness" is a central
tenet of 12-Step self-help programs, members of oppressed groups may
not accept it, given their own societal powerlessness. What would be the
best thing to do in such a case?
a. Ask the client to participate, never-the-less, and suggest he simply "do his
best" when dealing with the issue of powerlessness.
b. Let the client know that participation in AA is mandatory, and that if he
doesn't participate, he could be discharged for "noncompliance."
c. Be sensitive to such cultural differences and seek out other recovery
resources that are relevant to the individual's v - ✔✔c. Be sensitive to such cultural
differences and seek out other recovery
resources that are relevant to the individual's values.
✔✔19. 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 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." - ✔✔b. "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and
everything will be
OK."
✔✔20. 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 that he is beginning to feel that "it is useless to try to stop," and
that "sometimes life is not worth living." The counselor is concerned that
Joe could be suicidal. The counselor should:
a. assess Joe's potential for suicide without directly asking him about suicide
plans, but assess his high-risk factors.
b. assess Joe's potential for suicide by asking him about his intent, and
evaluating high risk factors.
c. determine if Joe has a gun or other weapon.
d. initiate involuntary hospitalization procedures. - ✔✔b. assess Joe's potential for
suicide by asking him about his intent, and
evaluating high risk factors.
✔✔21. If the orientation process is neglected or incomplete a client may:
a. remain in denial about his/her addiction.
b. have incorrect information and unanswered questions about the program.
c. need to be referred to an outside agency.
d. need additional education about addiction. - ✔✔b. have incorrect information and
unanswered questions about the program.
✔✔22. is one of case management's hallmark characteristics.
a. Advocacy
b. Cooperation
c. Stabilization
d. Flexibility - ✔✔a. Advocacy
✔✔23. When language is a barrier to treatment planning, this situation can be
overcome by:
a. employing an interpreter.
jb. 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. - ✔✔a. employing an interpreter.
✔✔24. The first contact that a potential client would have with an agency would
