CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG
COUNSELOR CADC 2024 PRE-TEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
Brian is a 15-year old boy who has been admitted to a
program for chemical dependency. He has a history of
running away from home, erratic performance in school,
and has been arrested twice for petty theft. In assessing
Brian, the counselor should first consider which of the
following before making a treatment recommendation?
A. Brian's goals in life
B. Brian's social resources
C. If Brian really needs the program
D. Brian's familial relationships and social milieu Correct
Answer D. Brian's familial relationships and social milieu
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. Correct Answer D.
Discuss these concerns with the client and make
necessary changes in treatment goals.
,The PRIMARY purpose of professional standards of
practice is to:
A. Provide recognition of demonstrated competency in
addictions counseling.
B. Ensure that each client receives equal treatment
regardless of ability to pay.
C. Help programs qualify for Medicaid and other third-
party reimbursement.
D. Allow unlicensed counselors to work in licensed
facilities. Correct Answer A. Provide recognition of
demonstrated competency in addictions counseling.
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.
Correct Answer A. Monitoring, feedback, and evaluation of
services.
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." Correct Answer B. "My counselor will direct
me to do what I need to do, and everything will be OK."
Which of the following modes of sexual transmission
provides the LOWEST risk of HIV
transmission?
A. Male to male
B. Male to female
C. Female to female
D. Female to male Correct Answer C. Female to female
Comprehensive client documentation:
A. Is best achieved when done independently from direct
client care.
B. Facilitates communication and enhances accountability.
C. Is used primarily by the primary counselor.
D. Is a standardized process. Correct Answer B.
Facilitates communication and enhances accountability.
Client files should be readily accessible to:
A. The client.
B. All staff of the facility.
C. The agency board of directors.
D. Only those persons directly involved in providing clinical
services. Correct Answer D. Only those persons directly
involved in providing clinical services.
, Record keeping is an important part of the counseling
process. Which of the following best reflects the type of
information which should be kept in a client's record?
A. The name of an attending physician, referrals made,
diagnostic procedures used
B. Information about consultations, diagnosis, treatment,
prognosis, and progress
C. Names of family members, emergency numbers, DSM-
IV-TR diagnosis
D. Personal notes, insurance information, treatment notes
Correct Answer B. Information about consultations,
diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and progress
Before therapy or counseling begins, clients may be given
information about the treatment they will receive, as well
as possible risks involved. This process is known as:
A. Self-disclosure.
B. Releasing information.
C. Protecting confidentiality.
D. Obtaining informed consent to treatment. Correct
Answer D. Obtaining informed consent to treatment.
One of the counselor's tasks is to guide the client in
relating and communicating in specific
terms, rather than in general or abstract terms. That
characteristic or ability is called:
A. Confrontation.
B. Immediacy.
C. Potency.
D. Concreteness. Correct Answer D. Concreteness.
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