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CAADC TEST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS 2025/ 2026 COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM!!!
The essential first step in determining the possible causes
of addiction for the person and the most appropriate
treatment modality for his or her needs.
a. Screening
b. Assessment
c. Intake
d. Orientation - Answer-* b. Assessment
2. A client tells a counselor that she is unhappy with the
way her treatment is progressing. The counselor should:
a. draw up a new contract with the client.
b. talk to the client about possible denial.
c. create new goals and objectives, and suggest alternate
forms of therapy.
d. discuss these concerns with the client and make
necessary changes in treatment goals. - Answer-*d.
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discuss these concerns with the client and make
necessary changes in
treatment goals.
3. A common error that counselors make when conducting
an assessment is:
a. asking too many questions.
b. moving too quickly from data collection to treatment
planning.
c. focusing on strengths and weaknesses.
d. processing the data collected from the client. - Answer-
b.moving too quickly from data collection to treatment
planning
A female client reports concerns about the relationship
between her husband and her 14-year-old daughter from a
previous marriage. She reports that her husband and
daughter frequently argue, her daughter refuses to take
direction from her stepfather, regularly complains about
her stepfather's "faults"and describes how her biological
father is better. The MOST relevant professional to whom
a referral should be made is a:
a. Social worker.
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b. Clinical psychologist.
c. Licensed professional counselor.
d. Marriage and family therapist. - Answer-d. Marriage and
family therapist
A key factor for counselors to consider is that in a
counseling relationship, the counselor has differential
power. One of the best safeguards is:
a. to be alert to and understand the power relationship.
b. to utilize the differential power to motivate the client.
c. to realize the importance of this power in client
interventions.
d. to use differential power to get the client to try new
behaviors. - Answer-a. to be alert to and understand the
power relationship.
A pre-treatment period is frequently the result of waiting
lists or client reluctance to become fully engaged in
primary treatment. What might be a danger of this pre-
treatment period?
a. The pre-treatment period may be when clients lose
interest in treatment.
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b. A client may receive enough help so as not to need the
services of the program or agency.
c. Successful pre-treatment may result in a client needing
services that an agency doesn't have, thus losing the
potential admission.
d. There is really no danger with pre-treatment - recovery
will require much more programming than pre-treatment
can offer. - Answer-a. The pre-treatment period may be
when clients lose interest in treatment.
7. According,to Marlatt's model of the relapse process,
which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Clients should be taught skills for anticipating, avoiding,
and coping with
their personal high-risk situations.
b. Clients should be taught constructive responses to cope
with lapses when
they do occur.
c. Clients should be helped to recognize that one or more
temporary lapses
are likely to occur and are permitted.
d. Any positive expectations that clients have about drug
use should be
CAADC TEST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS 2025/ 2026 COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM!!!
The essential first step in determining the possible causes
of addiction for the person and the most appropriate
treatment modality for his or her needs.
a. Screening
b. Assessment
c. Intake
d. Orientation - Answer-* b. Assessment
2. A client tells a counselor that she is unhappy with the
way her treatment is progressing. The counselor should:
a. draw up a new contract with the client.
b. talk to the client about possible denial.
c. create new goals and objectives, and suggest alternate
forms of therapy.
d. discuss these concerns with the client and make
necessary changes in treatment goals. - Answer-*d.
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discuss these concerns with the client and make
necessary changes in
treatment goals.
3. A common error that counselors make when conducting
an assessment is:
a. asking too many questions.
b. moving too quickly from data collection to treatment
planning.
c. focusing on strengths and weaknesses.
d. processing the data collected from the client. - Answer-
b.moving too quickly from data collection to treatment
planning
A female client reports concerns about the relationship
between her husband and her 14-year-old daughter from a
previous marriage. She reports that her husband and
daughter frequently argue, her daughter refuses to take
direction from her stepfather, regularly complains about
her stepfather's "faults"and describes how her biological
father is better. The MOST relevant professional to whom
a referral should be made is a:
a. Social worker.
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b. Clinical psychologist.
c. Licensed professional counselor.
d. Marriage and family therapist. - Answer-d. Marriage and
family therapist
A key factor for counselors to consider is that in a
counseling relationship, the counselor has differential
power. One of the best safeguards is:
a. to be alert to and understand the power relationship.
b. to utilize the differential power to motivate the client.
c. to realize the importance of this power in client
interventions.
d. to use differential power to get the client to try new
behaviors. - Answer-a. to be alert to and understand the
power relationship.
A pre-treatment period is frequently the result of waiting
lists or client reluctance to become fully engaged in
primary treatment. What might be a danger of this pre-
treatment period?
a. The pre-treatment period may be when clients lose
interest in treatment.
, 4|Page
b. A client may receive enough help so as not to need the
services of the program or agency.
c. Successful pre-treatment may result in a client needing
services that an agency doesn't have, thus losing the
potential admission.
d. There is really no danger with pre-treatment - recovery
will require much more programming than pre-treatment
can offer. - Answer-a. The pre-treatment period may be
when clients lose interest in treatment.
7. According,to Marlatt's model of the relapse process,
which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Clients should be taught skills for anticipating, avoiding,
and coping with
their personal high-risk situations.
b. Clients should be taught constructive responses to cope
with lapses when
they do occur.
c. Clients should be helped to recognize that one or more
temporary lapses
are likely to occur and are permitted.
d. Any positive expectations that clients have about drug
use should be
