LCAS North Carolina Exam
Exam Coverage:
Substance use disorders, assessment and diagnosis, treatment
planning, counseling techniques, relapse prevention, ethics, and North
Carolina laws/regulations.
The LCAS (Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist) North Carolina
Exam, guided by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional
Practice Board, evaluates competency in addiction counseling. It
focuses on clinical assessment, evidence-based interventions, client
management, and adherence to ethical and legal standards in
substance use treatment.
,This treatment approach should minimize the risk of re-traumatization
or replicating prior trauma dynamics. Ex: Clients may express feelings
of powerlessness or being trapped if they are not active involved in
treatment decisions or if providers mirror specific behaviors/dynamics
from client's past traumatic experiences.
Trauma-informed treatments
The first two steps in in this process are to determine whether the
client as a history of trauma and whether he/she has trauma related
symptoms.
Screening
,the only long-acting full opioid agonist approved for treatment, at this
time. It provides a range of effects similar to those of short-acting
opitates like Heroin and Morphine, surpressing withdrawal symptoms
and avoiding cravings as the opioid is eliminated from the body. Dose
needed for cross-tolerance depends on client's level of tolerance for
the drug(s).
Methadone
Often the first contact between client and treatment providers, this
interaction can set the tone of treatment and being the relationship
with the client.
Screening
, When a client screens positive for substance abuse, trauma-related
symptoms, or mental health disorders, the counselor should follow up
with a comprehensive _______________________
Assessment
This process should reoccur throughout treatment, to provide
valuable information and details as client's trust in staff members grow
and progress occurs.
Assessment
Exam Coverage:
Substance use disorders, assessment and diagnosis, treatment
planning, counseling techniques, relapse prevention, ethics, and North
Carolina laws/regulations.
The LCAS (Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist) North Carolina
Exam, guided by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional
Practice Board, evaluates competency in addiction counseling. It
focuses on clinical assessment, evidence-based interventions, client
management, and adherence to ethical and legal standards in
substance use treatment.
,This treatment approach should minimize the risk of re-traumatization
or replicating prior trauma dynamics. Ex: Clients may express feelings
of powerlessness or being trapped if they are not active involved in
treatment decisions or if providers mirror specific behaviors/dynamics
from client's past traumatic experiences.
Trauma-informed treatments
The first two steps in in this process are to determine whether the
client as a history of trauma and whether he/she has trauma related
symptoms.
Screening
,the only long-acting full opioid agonist approved for treatment, at this
time. It provides a range of effects similar to those of short-acting
opitates like Heroin and Morphine, surpressing withdrawal symptoms
and avoiding cravings as the opioid is eliminated from the body. Dose
needed for cross-tolerance depends on client's level of tolerance for
the drug(s).
Methadone
Often the first contact between client and treatment providers, this
interaction can set the tone of treatment and being the relationship
with the client.
Screening
, When a client screens positive for substance abuse, trauma-related
symptoms, or mental health disorders, the counselor should follow up
with a comprehensive _______________________
Assessment
This process should reoccur throughout treatment, to provide
valuable information and details as client's trust in staff members grow
and progress occurs.
Assessment
