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LADC EXAM SCREENING, INTAKE, ORIENTATION,
AND ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026
The process by which a client is determined appropriate and eligible for
admission to a particular program. - CORRECT ANSWER = Screening
Eligibility criteria are determined by the programs: - CORRECT ANSWER
= goals and objectives, target population and funding requirements
The criteria related to client might include: - CORRECT ANSWER = age,
sex, residence, legal status, veteran status, income level, referral source,
physical condition etc.
Criteria related to the program might include: - CORRECT ANSWER =
environment and philosophy of the program, whether the program is
detoxification unit, inpatient, residential and outpatient.
Counselor must utilize subjective criteria to determine: - CORRECT
ANSWER = whether or not substance abuse is present, the client's level
of dysfunction, key issues and problem area, degree of denial.
Screening is the first step in ________________ - CORRECT ANSWER =
establishing rapport with a potential client
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Skills which help establish rapport include: - CORRECT ANSWER = warm
tone of voice, encouraging prompts, non-threatening questions,
appropriate self-disclosure and clarifying confusing information.
An example of encouraging prompt is: - CORRECT ANSWER = "Tell me
more about that"
Questions which do not appear to threaten or attack the client. -
CORRECT ANSWER = non-threatening questions
Sharing some small piece of personal information which will invite
openness without shifting the focus away from the client. - CORRECT
ANSWER = appropriate self-disclosure
Asking or follow-up questions to insure that the client's response is
clear. - CORRECT ANSWER = clarifying confusing information
Example of clarifying confusion information: - CORRECT ANSWER =
"Can you tell me more about the frequency in which you are smoking
marijuana?"
Screening forms generally ask for: - CORRECT ANSWER = patient data,
referral source, presenting problems, insurance availability, whether to
accept into program or refer elsewhere.
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LADC EXAM SCREENING, INTAKE, ORIENTATION,
AND ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026
The process by which a client is determined appropriate and eligible for
admission to a particular program. - CORRECT ANSWER = Screening
Eligibility criteria are determined by the programs: - CORRECT ANSWER
= goals and objectives, target population and funding requirements
The criteria related to client might include: - CORRECT ANSWER = age,
sex, residence, legal status, veteran status, income level, referral source,
physical condition etc.
Criteria related to the program might include: - CORRECT ANSWER =
environment and philosophy of the program, whether the program is
detoxification unit, inpatient, residential and outpatient.
Counselor must utilize subjective criteria to determine: - CORRECT
ANSWER = whether or not substance abuse is present, the client's level
of dysfunction, key issues and problem area, degree of denial.
Screening is the first step in ________________ - CORRECT ANSWER =
establishing rapport with a potential client
pg. 1
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Skills which help establish rapport include: - CORRECT ANSWER = warm
tone of voice, encouraging prompts, non-threatening questions,
appropriate self-disclosure and clarifying confusing information.
An example of encouraging prompt is: - CORRECT ANSWER = "Tell me
more about that"
Questions which do not appear to threaten or attack the client. -
CORRECT ANSWER = non-threatening questions
Sharing some small piece of personal information which will invite
openness without shifting the focus away from the client. - CORRECT
ANSWER = appropriate self-disclosure
Asking or follow-up questions to insure that the client's response is
clear. - CORRECT ANSWER = clarifying confusing information
Example of clarifying confusion information: - CORRECT ANSWER =
"Can you tell me more about the frequency in which you are smoking
marijuana?"
Screening forms generally ask for: - CORRECT ANSWER = patient data,
referral source, presenting problems, insurance availability, whether to
accept into program or refer elsewhere.
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