Drug and Alcohol Counselor Terms
CADC Exam
Active listening - Answer a counseling skill that enhances rapport and demonstrates
interest and
understanding through the use of verbal and nonverbal acknowledgment of client
statements.
Addiction - Answer a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain with social and behavioral
manifestations
marked by continued alcohol or drug use despite negative consequences.
Addiction counseling - Answer professional and ethical application of specific
competencies that
constitute eight practice dimensions, including clinical evaluation; treatment planning;
referral;
service coordination; individual, group, and family counseling; client, family, and
community
education; and documentation.
Advocacy - Answer (1) a social or political movement working for changes in legislation,
policy,
and funding to reflect clients' concerns and protect their rights (i.e., advocacy for
clients);
(2) a philosophy of substance abuse treatment practice maintaining that clients should
be
involved actively in their own treatment and have rights in its planning and
implementation
(i.e., advocacy by clients). Much of advocacy is about shifting the system from the
directive
model to one in which the client is an empowered, involved participant in treatment
decisions.
Biomedical - Answer pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of clinical
medicine.
Biopsychosocial - Answer the biological, psychosocial, and social influences in human
development
and behavior.
, Client - Answer individual, significant other, or community agent who presents for
alcohol and drug
abuse education, prevention, intervention, treatment, and consultation services.
Collateral sources - Answer persons or organizations providing pertinent information
about a client
(can include family members and legal, educational, and medical personnel).
Competency - Answer specific counselor functions comprising requisite knowledge,
skills, and
attitudes.
Confidentiality - Answer a client's right to privacy as defined by applicable Federal and
State statutes.
Confidentiality rules and regulations - Answer rules established by Federal and State
agencies to
limit disclosure of information about a client's substance use disorder and treatment
(described
in 42 CFR, Part 2B 16). Programs must notify clients of their rights to confidentiality,
provide a
written summary of these rights, and establish written procedures regulating access to
and use
of client records.
Confrontation - Answer a form of interpersonal exchange in which individuals present to
one another
their observations of, and reactions to, behaviors and attitudes that are matters of
concern.
Feedback is provided on behavior, and an appeal is made to the client for personal
honesty,
truthfulness in dealing with others, and responsible behavior.
Content - Answer the subjects discussed in the context of counseling.
Continuing care - Answer care that supports a client's progress, monitors his or her
condition,
and responds to a return to substance use or a return of mental disorder symptoms. It is
both
a process of posttreatment monitoring and a form of treatment itself; sometimes referred
to
as aftercare.
Continuum of care - Answer the array of services that differ in terms of unique needs of
clients
throughout the course of treatment and recovery.
CADC Exam
Active listening - Answer a counseling skill that enhances rapport and demonstrates
interest and
understanding through the use of verbal and nonverbal acknowledgment of client
statements.
Addiction - Answer a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain with social and behavioral
manifestations
marked by continued alcohol or drug use despite negative consequences.
Addiction counseling - Answer professional and ethical application of specific
competencies that
constitute eight practice dimensions, including clinical evaluation; treatment planning;
referral;
service coordination; individual, group, and family counseling; client, family, and
community
education; and documentation.
Advocacy - Answer (1) a social or political movement working for changes in legislation,
policy,
and funding to reflect clients' concerns and protect their rights (i.e., advocacy for
clients);
(2) a philosophy of substance abuse treatment practice maintaining that clients should
be
involved actively in their own treatment and have rights in its planning and
implementation
(i.e., advocacy by clients). Much of advocacy is about shifting the system from the
directive
model to one in which the client is an empowered, involved participant in treatment
decisions.
Biomedical - Answer pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of clinical
medicine.
Biopsychosocial - Answer the biological, psychosocial, and social influences in human
development
and behavior.
, Client - Answer individual, significant other, or community agent who presents for
alcohol and drug
abuse education, prevention, intervention, treatment, and consultation services.
Collateral sources - Answer persons or organizations providing pertinent information
about a client
(can include family members and legal, educational, and medical personnel).
Competency - Answer specific counselor functions comprising requisite knowledge,
skills, and
attitudes.
Confidentiality - Answer a client's right to privacy as defined by applicable Federal and
State statutes.
Confidentiality rules and regulations - Answer rules established by Federal and State
agencies to
limit disclosure of information about a client's substance use disorder and treatment
(described
in 42 CFR, Part 2B 16). Programs must notify clients of their rights to confidentiality,
provide a
written summary of these rights, and establish written procedures regulating access to
and use
of client records.
Confrontation - Answer a form of interpersonal exchange in which individuals present to
one another
their observations of, and reactions to, behaviors and attitudes that are matters of
concern.
Feedback is provided on behavior, and an appeal is made to the client for personal
honesty,
truthfulness in dealing with others, and responsible behavior.
Content - Answer the subjects discussed in the context of counseling.
Continuing care - Answer care that supports a client's progress, monitors his or her
condition,
and responds to a return to substance use or a return of mental disorder symptoms. It is
both
a process of posttreatment monitoring and a form of treatment itself; sometimes referred
to
as aftercare.
Continuum of care - Answer the array of services that differ in terms of unique needs of
clients
throughout the course of treatment and recovery.
