Question 1

What steps might the counselor do to assist a client in successfully entering aftercare?
A)Collaborate to pre-contract services to ensure they are available to the client
B)Give the client a list of services upon discharge
C)Let the client locate their own services

Accepted Answer

Discharge in itself can provoke anxiety for clients, so allowing the client to locate or arrange services on their own may lead to relapse. The assistance from a counselor can be the key to a successful and continued recovery.

Question 2

What symptoms indicate immediate medical evaluation for a client entering treatment? Choose that apply?
A)Hallucinations
B)Severe tremors
C)Uncontrollable agitation

Accepted Answer

Are all symptoms that indicate the need to have quick, trained medical professionals evaluate the client. The physical health may very well be at risk. With many clients there is the danger of the consumption of an unknown drug or toxic poison.

Question 3

What treatment plan element is not necessary to document for a client's record file.
A)Laboratory records.
B)Treatment Plan
C)Discharge Summary.
D)Client's Treatment Diary.

Accepted Answer

The treatment diary is not considered information that is needed to respond to therapeutically. Though exerts might be considered important to respond to they might, with permission, be entered into the file.

Question 4

When is a client's treatment plan due?
A)On the day of discharge.
B)Two weeks after discharge.
C)One week after a client admits to the group that the person is an alcoholic or an addict.
D)None of the above.

Accepted Answer

The due date for treatment plan is not listed above. The treatment plan is due very soon after the client is admitted into treatment, initial assessments have been done and the primary problem or problems have established. Any need for a suicide risk should be established as soon as possible. A heroin addict could have withdrawal cramps giving reason to flee. A cocaine addict could move into a severe suicidal depression.

Question 5

Which Cluster are the personality disorders featuring odd and isolative behaviors grouped into?
A)Cluster A.
B)Cluster B.
C)Cluster C.
D)Cluster D.

Accepted Answer

This cluster represents personality disorders and feature odd, eccentric, isolative, or suspicious behavior. Paranoid, Schizoid and Schizotypal are personality disorders.

Question 6

Which of the following are generally considered responsibilities of case management staff in evaluating case management effectiveness?
A)Tracking the frequency of client relapses for certain groups
B)Tracking urine screen results
C)Tracking effectiveness of individual clients
D)All of the above

Accepted Answer

Tracking urine results, individual clients, and the frequency of certain client relapses for certain groups, are all responsibilities of case management staff.

Question 7

Which of the following are not considered a suicide risk?
A)Single and over 65.
B)A long history of depression.
C)Having an alcohol or drug abuse diagnosis.
D)Female over the age of twenty one.

Accepted Answer

A female over the age of twenty one would be considered the one in four at risk for suicide if there is no predicating factor that might indicate a suicide risk. However, as alcohol is a depressive, all clients' suicide risk should be assessed. Sustaining from heavy or moderate alcohol or drug abuse, especially cocaine, should be considered a grief issue that might exacerbate depression. Assessments such as Suicide Assessment Checklist, the Suicide Intent Scale and the SAD Persons Scale can be used to access that possibility of suicide.

Question 8

Which of the following case management models can sometimes increase or intensify problems for some clients?
A)Assertive community treatment model
B)Strength-based model.
C)Clinical/ rehabilitation model.
D)Strength based model

Accepted Answer

The strength based model is not based on a disease control model. Consequently alternative methods of services are often recommended or requested.

Question 9

Which of the following case resources is the most important for the 16 to 60 year old group?
A)A family physician
B)An STD screening clinic
C)An abortion clinic
D)An AARP meeting

Accepted Answer

This is the group that is more sexually active with substance abuse. It is important that those clients are screened for sexually transmitted infections, especially HIV, and that the screening continue after they lead treatment.

Question 10

Which of the following functions described intercede on behalf of the client to obtain needed resources?
A)Treatment continuum.
B)Advocacy.
C)Planning.
D)Linking.

Accepted Answer

Advocacy is a case management function of assisting clients in assessing services as the inability to access these services can serve as a barrier for continued recovery.

Question 11

Which of the following is the reason the counselor might act as the case manager for a client?
A)The client has multiple needs and the counselor's; resources may be limited.
B)In being involved in a client's substance abuse treatment the counselor is more likely to know what other services the client might need.
C)The client's family is already involved in the client's case management.
D)The needs of the client's supporting services appear to be few.

Accepted Answer

The counselor might manage the case management if the needed supported resources are few.

Question 12

Which of the following phrase best pertains to the resources that might be needed after discharge from treatment?
A)Primary treatment.
B)Disengagement.
C)Family assessment.
D)Psychological assessment.

Accepted Answer

The disengagement phrase is the phrase that covers many resources related to remaining sober. This phase takes place over time during which the client and the counselor discuss the interactions with the different appropriate service providers. The client will be encouraged to continue utilizing these providers to successfully manage recovery.

Question 13

Which of the following principles do not apply to case management models management?
A)It prepares clients for the next stage of treatment,
B)It consolidates client care to a point of responsibility.
C)It intervenes quickly in client's life if incidences indicate.
D)It is always community based.

Accepted Answer

The principle that does not apply to case management models is the quick intervention on a client's life. The other principle dealing on that
case management strives for interventions that intrude on client's life as little as possible.

Question 14

Which of the following statements are true when conducting a written assessment with a client?
A)It is important that a counselor conduct themselves forcefully in order to let the client know who is in charge while conducting interviews.
B)An Interview can be used to establish rapport between client and counselor helping create a comfortable situation that encourages progress.
C)All interviews can be used by clients to evaluate counselors.
D)None of the above

Accepted Answer

The counselor's first interview with a client sets the tone of the client and counselor relationship. If it is done skillfully, one of the first steps in the treatment has been established successfully.

Question 15

Which of the following statements would not be an example of case management advocacy?
A)Giving or receiving information about a specific client.
B)Keeping another agency informed about the client's treatment process.
C)Communicating with other agencies in planning aftercare.
D)Investigating a furniture sale for a client's needed apartment.

Accepted Answer

Helping a client locate reduced prices in furniture, though it might help the budget of a jobless client, is not an example to be made by a counselor.

Question 16

Which of these instruments are considered the most appropriate screening assessment in determining relapse possibilities?
A)TWEAK.
B)CAGE.
C)CBI.
D)SASSI.

Accepted Answer

The most appropriate screening assessment in determining a relapse potential into alcoholism and drug abuse would be Coping Behaviors Inventory (CBI). This measuring instrument evaluates a person's positive thinking in contrast with negative, avoidance, and distractive thoughts. It also identifies any seeking of social supports related to drinking drugging and recovery.

Question 17

Which of these screening instruments are considered particularly useful in working with the elderly client?
A)ADS.
B)TLFD.
C)TWEAK.
D)SASSI.

Accepted Answer

TLFD, Time Line Follow Back, is an instrument that uses a calendar and conversion drink chart to help aid in recalling the establishment of a connection in the pattern and intensity of the client's chemical use.

Question 18

Which of these tests is self-administrated and assesses the attempts to control the drinking during the past six months and now?
A)Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS-IV)
B)Impaired Control Scale (ICS).
C)Instruments to Aid Treatment Planning (IATP).
D)Addiction Severity Index (ASI).

Accepted Answer

This Impaired Control Scale (ICS) is a self-administered pencil and paper instrument that measures the client's attempt to control their drinking and their perception of their ability to control this drinking.

Question 19

Which particular treatment group listed below would most likely use the resources of school, work, community, and the justice systems?
A)Women
B)Adolescents
C)Minorities
D)None of the above

Accepted Answer

Adolescents are the group most likely to need treatment services offered through school, work, community, and the justice system. This is due not only to their status as minors and their likelihood to be in school, but also because many chemical dependency issues are formed during this stage of human development.

Question 20

Why might a woman not be referred to an AA meeting?
A)A woman that is a member of an oppressed group might have difficulty with the concept of powerlessness
B)The culture and the sex of a group might cause resistance, blocking information needed for treatment
C)Female clients benefit less from open support groups
D)None of the above

Accepted Answer

Your handbook supports the premise that the powerlessness of certain cultures would make involvement in AA unproductive.

Quiz 2: Case Management

What steps might the counselor do to assist a client in successfully entering aftercare?

What symptoms indicate immediate medical evaluation for a client entering treatment? Choose that apply?

What treatment plan element is not necessary to document for a client's record file.

When is a client's treatment plan due?

Which Cluster are the personality disorders featuring odd and isolative behaviors grouped into?

Which of the following are generally considered responsibilities of case management staff in evaluating case management effectiveness?

Which of the following are not considered a suicide risk?

Which of the following case management models can sometimes increase or intensify problems for some clients?

Which of the following case resources is the most important for the 16 to 60 year old group?

Which of the following functions described intercede on behalf of the client to obtain needed resources?

Which of the following is the reason the counselor might act as the case manager for a client?

Which of the following phrase best pertains to the resources that might be needed after discharge from treatment?

Which of the following principles do not apply to case management models management?

Which of the following statements are true when conducting a written assessment with a client?

Which of the following statements would not be an example of case management advocacy?

Which of these instruments are considered the most appropriate screening assessment in determining relapse possibilities?

Which of these screening instruments are considered particularly useful in working with the elderly client?

Which of these tests is self-administrated and assesses the attempts to control the drinking during the past six months and now?

Which particular treatment group listed below would most likely use the resources of school, work, community, and the justice systems?

Why might a woman not be referred to an AA meeting?