NCAC I CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
⩥ Group Development Stage 1. Answer: Formation. Group members
often ask one another for advice at this stage. Individual members are
assessed by the others, and tested.
⩥ Group Development Stage 2. Answer: Transition
⩥ Group Development Stage 3. Answer: Working
⩥ Group Development Stage 4. Answer: Termination
⩥ 3 Processes of Groups. Answer: 1.) Compliance
2.) Identification
3.) Internalization
⩥ 2 Stages of Group Growth. Answer: 1. Developing
2. Potency
⩥ Substages of Developing (stages of group growth). Answer: 1.
Acquaintance period
,2. Groundwork
⩥ Substages of Potency (stages of group growth). Answer: 1. Working
2. Closing
⩥ Therapy Groups. Answer: Limited size; screened membership;
focused on process
⩥ Support Groups. Answer: Open membership; unlimited size; focused
on content
⩥ Dynamic Family Therapy. Answer: therapy based on gaining insight
to be able to understand conflicts which are present in the family setting
⩥ Experiential/Humanistic Family Therapy. Answer: therapy is based on
the present circumstance and the most important factor of recovery is
self-determination and self-awareness
⩥ Bowenian Family Therapy. Answer: based on the concept that the
emotions and intellect of a family may become entangled or fused. This
causes an automatic emotional arousal within the family.
⩥ Structural Family Therapy. Answer: the counselor tries to change the
dysfunctional structure of the family
,⩥ Family Disease Model. Answer: based on the idea that alcoholism is a
family disease and the disease itself is codependence
⩥ 7 Core Functions of Case Management. Answer: 1. engagement
2. assessment
3. planning
4. linkage
5. monitoring
6. advocacy
7. disengagement
⩥ 4 Models of Case Management. Answer: 1. Broker/Generalist
2. Strengths Based
3. CLinical/rehabilitation
4. Assertive Community Treatment
⩥ Crisis: 3 conditions. Answer: 1. a hazardous or stressful situation
2. awareness of the potential for significant life disruption or emotional
upset
3. inadequate existing coping skills
, ⩥ Critical incident. Answer: Event that overwhelms an individual's
coping skills because of the emotional intensity involved. Typically fear-
inducing, grotesque, threatening, or dangerous. Once individual
experiences acute emotional response, it's called a "Crisis"
⩥ SAFER-R Crisis Intervention Model. Answer: S: stabilize the
situation
A: acknowledge the reality of the crisis event and the understandable
distress it has produced.
F: facilitate situational understanding and develop options
E: encourage the development of an action plan
R: refer when significant impairment persists
⩥ (Crisis) Physical Distress Symptoms. Answer: exacerbated startle
reflex, tension, shock, gastrointestinal distress, marked fatigue, and
hyperventilation
⩥ (Crisis) Cognitive Distress Symptoms. Answer: impaired decision
making, poor concentration, memory problems, flashbacks
⩥ (Crisis) Emotional Distress Symptoms. Answer: grief, fear,
depression, guilt, anger, resentment, self-doubt
⩥ (Crisis) Behavioral Distress Symptoms. Answer: emotional
withdrawal, agitation, inappropriate affect
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
⩥ Group Development Stage 1. Answer: Formation. Group members
often ask one another for advice at this stage. Individual members are
assessed by the others, and tested.
⩥ Group Development Stage 2. Answer: Transition
⩥ Group Development Stage 3. Answer: Working
⩥ Group Development Stage 4. Answer: Termination
⩥ 3 Processes of Groups. Answer: 1.) Compliance
2.) Identification
3.) Internalization
⩥ 2 Stages of Group Growth. Answer: 1. Developing
2. Potency
⩥ Substages of Developing (stages of group growth). Answer: 1.
Acquaintance period
,2. Groundwork
⩥ Substages of Potency (stages of group growth). Answer: 1. Working
2. Closing
⩥ Therapy Groups. Answer: Limited size; screened membership;
focused on process
⩥ Support Groups. Answer: Open membership; unlimited size; focused
on content
⩥ Dynamic Family Therapy. Answer: therapy based on gaining insight
to be able to understand conflicts which are present in the family setting
⩥ Experiential/Humanistic Family Therapy. Answer: therapy is based on
the present circumstance and the most important factor of recovery is
self-determination and self-awareness
⩥ Bowenian Family Therapy. Answer: based on the concept that the
emotions and intellect of a family may become entangled or fused. This
causes an automatic emotional arousal within the family.
⩥ Structural Family Therapy. Answer: the counselor tries to change the
dysfunctional structure of the family
,⩥ Family Disease Model. Answer: based on the idea that alcoholism is a
family disease and the disease itself is codependence
⩥ 7 Core Functions of Case Management. Answer: 1. engagement
2. assessment
3. planning
4. linkage
5. monitoring
6. advocacy
7. disengagement
⩥ 4 Models of Case Management. Answer: 1. Broker/Generalist
2. Strengths Based
3. CLinical/rehabilitation
4. Assertive Community Treatment
⩥ Crisis: 3 conditions. Answer: 1. a hazardous or stressful situation
2. awareness of the potential for significant life disruption or emotional
upset
3. inadequate existing coping skills
, ⩥ Critical incident. Answer: Event that overwhelms an individual's
coping skills because of the emotional intensity involved. Typically fear-
inducing, grotesque, threatening, or dangerous. Once individual
experiences acute emotional response, it's called a "Crisis"
⩥ SAFER-R Crisis Intervention Model. Answer: S: stabilize the
situation
A: acknowledge the reality of the crisis event and the understandable
distress it has produced.
F: facilitate situational understanding and develop options
E: encourage the development of an action plan
R: refer when significant impairment persists
⩥ (Crisis) Physical Distress Symptoms. Answer: exacerbated startle
reflex, tension, shock, gastrointestinal distress, marked fatigue, and
hyperventilation
⩥ (Crisis) Cognitive Distress Symptoms. Answer: impaired decision
making, poor concentration, memory problems, flashbacks
⩥ (Crisis) Emotional Distress Symptoms. Answer: grief, fear,
depression, guilt, anger, resentment, self-doubt
⩥ (Crisis) Behavioral Distress Symptoms. Answer: emotional
withdrawal, agitation, inappropriate affect
