CADC Exam (practice test) Questions
and Correct Answers 2025-2026. Rated
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1. It is considered unethical for a counselor to:
a. talk with a client any place other than the counseling office
b. treat client problems that are beyond his skill level
c. refuse treatment for certain clients
d. discuss some personal feelings - ANSb. treat client problems that are
beyond his skill level
10. A client experiences a crisis situation. As a counselor, your MOST
important function is:
a. to solve the client's presenting problem
b. to refer him/her to the nearest psychiatrist
c. to help convert the emergency into a solvable problem
d. to try not to get the client any more upset than they already are - ANSc.
to help convert the emergency into a solvable problem
11. While progress has been made, society still disapproves much more
strongly of substance abuse by women than by men. Which of the following
statements is NOT true?
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,a. women have customarily been expected to live up to a higher standard
of moral and social behavior
b. society perceives female substance abusers as promiscuous, immoral,
and unfeminine
c. mothers bear the additional burden of guilt over how substance abuse
has interfered with their childrearing responsibilities
d. a number of roles traditionally deemed female - in particular, nurturing
and maternal duties - are perceived as incompatible with drug-affected
behavior - ANSc. mothers bear the additional burden of guilt over how
substance abuse has interfered with their childrearing responsibilities
12. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate in providing linkage
between a treatment program and AA?
a. counselors should take their clients to AA meetings
b. counselors should assign the client an AA sponsor
c. an AA representative should be invited to visit the program
d. counselors should visit AA meetings and have a list of meetings to share
with clients - ANSd. counselors should visit AA meetings and have a list of
meetings to share with clients
13. Concise and accurate reporting is necessary in order to:
a. assist in client education
b. ensure continuity of client care
c. demonstrate counselor competence
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, d. identify client strengths and weaknesses - ANSb. ensure continuity of
client care
14. Consultations are an important component of the treatment process
because:
a. they are mandated by most funding sources
b. they are reviewed and deemed medically necessary
c. counselor's caseloads are generally too large to manage alone
d. input and information from others will assist the treatment process -
ANSd. input and information from others will assist the treatment process
15. Which of the following bodily fluids has the highest risk of potential
infection?
a. tears
b. breast milk
c. spinal fluid
d. vaginal secretions - ANSd. vaginal secretions
16. Which of the following is an example of exploitation?
a. going to the same AA meeting as a former client
b. purposely buying groceries at a store that you know is owned by your
client
c. leaking to the public the name of a celebrity who is in treatment at your
facility
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and Correct Answers 2025-2026. Rated
A
1. It is considered unethical for a counselor to:
a. talk with a client any place other than the counseling office
b. treat client problems that are beyond his skill level
c. refuse treatment for certain clients
d. discuss some personal feelings - ANSb. treat client problems that are
beyond his skill level
10. A client experiences a crisis situation. As a counselor, your MOST
important function is:
a. to solve the client's presenting problem
b. to refer him/her to the nearest psychiatrist
c. to help convert the emergency into a solvable problem
d. to try not to get the client any more upset than they already are - ANSc.
to help convert the emergency into a solvable problem
11. While progress has been made, society still disapproves much more
strongly of substance abuse by women than by men. Which of the following
statements is NOT true?
1
,a. women have customarily been expected to live up to a higher standard
of moral and social behavior
b. society perceives female substance abusers as promiscuous, immoral,
and unfeminine
c. mothers bear the additional burden of guilt over how substance abuse
has interfered with their childrearing responsibilities
d. a number of roles traditionally deemed female - in particular, nurturing
and maternal duties - are perceived as incompatible with drug-affected
behavior - ANSc. mothers bear the additional burden of guilt over how
substance abuse has interfered with their childrearing responsibilities
12. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate in providing linkage
between a treatment program and AA?
a. counselors should take their clients to AA meetings
b. counselors should assign the client an AA sponsor
c. an AA representative should be invited to visit the program
d. counselors should visit AA meetings and have a list of meetings to share
with clients - ANSd. counselors should visit AA meetings and have a list of
meetings to share with clients
13. Concise and accurate reporting is necessary in order to:
a. assist in client education
b. ensure continuity of client care
c. demonstrate counselor competence
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, d. identify client strengths and weaknesses - ANSb. ensure continuity of
client care
14. Consultations are an important component of the treatment process
because:
a. they are mandated by most funding sources
b. they are reviewed and deemed medically necessary
c. counselor's caseloads are generally too large to manage alone
d. input and information from others will assist the treatment process -
ANSd. input and information from others will assist the treatment process
15. Which of the following bodily fluids has the highest risk of potential
infection?
a. tears
b. breast milk
c. spinal fluid
d. vaginal secretions - ANSd. vaginal secretions
16. Which of the following is an example of exploitation?
a. going to the same AA meeting as a former client
b. purposely buying groceries at a store that you know is owned by your
client
c. leaking to the public the name of a celebrity who is in treatment at your
facility
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