CASAC CERTIFICATION EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELITE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Often a _______________ in Individualized Treatment Plans is used to
encourage clients to participate successfully in the program.
(a) Reward system
(b) Behavior contract
(c) Level system
(d) Progress report. Answer: C
◉ An example of a harm reduction model would be:
(a) Getting intravenous drug users to learn to clean their needles
after each use
(b) Getting intravenous drug users to exchange their needles for
new ones
(c) Getting intravenous drug users to not use needles
(d) All of the above. Answer: B
◉ The main goal of cognitive therapy is to:
(a) Help the client reduce their auditory and visual hallucinations
(b) Examine irrational beliefs that maintain maladaptive behavior
, (c) Reduce panic attacks
(d) Improve feelings of self-worth. Answer: B
◉ Cognitive therapy seeks to:
(a) help the client take responsibility for others behavior
(b) help the client change behavior by first altering his or her
thinking or frame of reference through such strategies as
mindfulness technique
(c) help the client understand their view of reality
(d) All of the above. Answer: B
◉ Which of the following is not a common cognitive behavioral
approach?
(a) Empty-chair scenario
(b) Self-control training
(c) Relaxation
(d) Mindfulness technique. Answer: A
◉ Disulfurum (or Antabuse) is a drug that:
(a) Makes a person sick if they ingest any kind of opiate
(b) Makes a person sick if they ingest any kind of a barbiturate
(c) Makes a person sick if they ingest any kind of alcohol
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELITE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Often a _______________ in Individualized Treatment Plans is used to
encourage clients to participate successfully in the program.
(a) Reward system
(b) Behavior contract
(c) Level system
(d) Progress report. Answer: C
◉ An example of a harm reduction model would be:
(a) Getting intravenous drug users to learn to clean their needles
after each use
(b) Getting intravenous drug users to exchange their needles for
new ones
(c) Getting intravenous drug users to not use needles
(d) All of the above. Answer: B
◉ The main goal of cognitive therapy is to:
(a) Help the client reduce their auditory and visual hallucinations
(b) Examine irrational beliefs that maintain maladaptive behavior
, (c) Reduce panic attacks
(d) Improve feelings of self-worth. Answer: B
◉ Cognitive therapy seeks to:
(a) help the client take responsibility for others behavior
(b) help the client change behavior by first altering his or her
thinking or frame of reference through such strategies as
mindfulness technique
(c) help the client understand their view of reality
(d) All of the above. Answer: B
◉ Which of the following is not a common cognitive behavioral
approach?
(a) Empty-chair scenario
(b) Self-control training
(c) Relaxation
(d) Mindfulness technique. Answer: A
◉ Disulfurum (or Antabuse) is a drug that:
(a) Makes a person sick if they ingest any kind of opiate
(b) Makes a person sick if they ingest any kind of a barbiturate
(c) Makes a person sick if they ingest any kind of alcohol
