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CADC Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor exam
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which option correctly represents the Stages of Change
Model?
a. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action
and maintenance
b. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, action and relapse
c. Contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance
d. Contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and
relapse - Answer-a. Pre-contemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action and maintenance
The Stages of Change Model was developed by
Prochaska and DiClemente in the 1970's to allow
professionals to gauge a client's readiness for change to
aide in treatment planning.
A 67 year old female, Mary, attends an intake assessment
with you on Monday. You diagnosis her with Alcohol Use
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Disorder, Severe and Bipolar I. You gave her a treatment
schedule to engage her in group sessions along with a
referral for a doctor on staff to assess for medications.
Mary lives alone and has limited mobility due to severe
arthritis. Mary misses her group session on Wednesday.
As her primary clinician, you call her to follow up regarding
her absence. While on the phone, it becomes apparent
that she is inebriated and she reported falling down stairs
and is struggling to get up. You encourage her to call 911,
however she refuses.Which would be the best course of
action to present to your supervisor?
a. Call her son so he can go check on her.
b. Talk to her about the incident when she comes in for
group and discuss the danger she put herself in.
c. Document the call; process the call if she brings is up
wit - Answer-d. Call 911 for a wellness check.
The best option to discuss with your supervisor would be
to call for a Wellness Check. Her apparent intoxication,
limited mobility, living alone and her self-report of falling
with a difficulty of getting up poses a concern for her
safety. Therefore, you have an ethical responsibility to
break confidentiality to ensure her safety. Consulting with
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your supervisor or colleague allows you the opportunity to
receive feedback regarding your plan of action.
All of the following are indicators that a person would be
appropriate for inpatient treatment except:
a. Continued use of marijuana
b. Use of alcohol to prevent withdrawal symptoms
c. Cocaine use that impairs functioning at work
d. Inability to engage in daily living skills - Answer-a.
Continued use of marijuana
A referral for inpatient treatment is appropriate when a
person's use is having a significant impairment on their
daily living skills, threatens their safety and/or safety of
others around them and a risk of death. Answer a does not
include a description of any impact on daily living skills.
Thomas is currently engaged in group and individual
counseling with you and has a diagnosis of Alcohol Use
Disorder, Severe and ADHD. Thomas has a positive Urine
Drug Screen for stimulants and reported that he is
currently prescribed stimulants for his ADHD by Dr.
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Smith.Which of the following actions would not be
appropriate for you to do?
a. Collaborate with Dr. Smith regularly.
b. Continue to have Urine Drugs screens to monitor
medication compliance.
c. Encourage Thomas to stop using his medication due to
risk for cross addiction.
d. Sign a consent of release for Dr. Smith. - Answer-c.
Encourage Thomas to stop using his medication due to
risk for cross addiction.
Medication regimen and recommendations is likely not in
your professional scope, therefore is not appropriate for
you to be changing. Through continued collaboration with
his prescriber, you are able to verbalize any concerns you
may have about cross addiction and misuse of the
medication.
Treatment plans should be updated_________.
a. once per month
b. continuously
CADC Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor exam
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which option correctly represents the Stages of Change
Model?
a. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action
and maintenance
b. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, action and relapse
c. Contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance
d. Contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and
relapse - Answer-a. Pre-contemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action and maintenance
The Stages of Change Model was developed by
Prochaska and DiClemente in the 1970's to allow
professionals to gauge a client's readiness for change to
aide in treatment planning.
A 67 year old female, Mary, attends an intake assessment
with you on Monday. You diagnosis her with Alcohol Use
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Disorder, Severe and Bipolar I. You gave her a treatment
schedule to engage her in group sessions along with a
referral for a doctor on staff to assess for medications.
Mary lives alone and has limited mobility due to severe
arthritis. Mary misses her group session on Wednesday.
As her primary clinician, you call her to follow up regarding
her absence. While on the phone, it becomes apparent
that she is inebriated and she reported falling down stairs
and is struggling to get up. You encourage her to call 911,
however she refuses.Which would be the best course of
action to present to your supervisor?
a. Call her son so he can go check on her.
b. Talk to her about the incident when she comes in for
group and discuss the danger she put herself in.
c. Document the call; process the call if she brings is up
wit - Answer-d. Call 911 for a wellness check.
The best option to discuss with your supervisor would be
to call for a Wellness Check. Her apparent intoxication,
limited mobility, living alone and her self-report of falling
with a difficulty of getting up poses a concern for her
safety. Therefore, you have an ethical responsibility to
break confidentiality to ensure her safety. Consulting with
,3|Page
your supervisor or colleague allows you the opportunity to
receive feedback regarding your plan of action.
All of the following are indicators that a person would be
appropriate for inpatient treatment except:
a. Continued use of marijuana
b. Use of alcohol to prevent withdrawal symptoms
c. Cocaine use that impairs functioning at work
d. Inability to engage in daily living skills - Answer-a.
Continued use of marijuana
A referral for inpatient treatment is appropriate when a
person's use is having a significant impairment on their
daily living skills, threatens their safety and/or safety of
others around them and a risk of death. Answer a does not
include a description of any impact on daily living skills.
Thomas is currently engaged in group and individual
counseling with you and has a diagnosis of Alcohol Use
Disorder, Severe and ADHD. Thomas has a positive Urine
Drug Screen for stimulants and reported that he is
currently prescribed stimulants for his ADHD by Dr.
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Smith.Which of the following actions would not be
appropriate for you to do?
a. Collaborate with Dr. Smith regularly.
b. Continue to have Urine Drugs screens to monitor
medication compliance.
c. Encourage Thomas to stop using his medication due to
risk for cross addiction.
d. Sign a consent of release for Dr. Smith. - Answer-c.
Encourage Thomas to stop using his medication due to
risk for cross addiction.
Medication regimen and recommendations is likely not in
your professional scope, therefore is not appropriate for
you to be changing. Through continued collaboration with
his prescriber, you are able to verbalize any concerns you
may have about cross addiction and misuse of the
medication.
Treatment plans should be updated_________.
a. once per month
b. continuously
