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Determine if client is appropriate for the treatment
Screening program at a given facility; rapport critical in this
stage.
Formation. Group members often ask one another
Group Development
for advice at this stage. Individual members are
Stage 1
assessed by the others, and tested.
Group Development Transition
Stage 2
Group Development Working
Stage 3
Group Development Termination
Stage 4
1.) Compliance
3 Processes of Groups 2.) Identification
3.) Internalization
2 Stages of Group 1. Developing
Growth 2. Potency
Substages of Developing 1. Acquaintance period
(stages of group growth) 2. Groundwork
Substages of Potency 1. Working
(stages of group growth) 2. Closing
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Limited size; screened membership; focused on
Therapy Groups
process
Open membership; unlimited size; focused on
Support Groups
content
therapy based on gaining insight to be able to
Dynamic Family Therapy understand conflicts which are present in the family
setting
therapy is based on the present circumstance and
Experiential/Humanistic
the most important factor of recovery is self-
Family Therapy
determination and self-awareness
based on the concept that the emotions and
intellect of a family may become entangled or
Bowenian Family Therapy
fused. This causes an automatic emotional arousal
within the family.
the counselor tries to change the dysfunctional
Structural Family Therapy
structure of the family
based on the idea that alcoholism is a family disease
Family Disease Model
and the disease itself is codependence
1. engagement
2. assessment
3. planning
7 Core Functions of Case
4. linkage
Management
5. monitoring
6. advocacy
7. disengagement
1. Broker/Generalist
4 Models of Case 2. Strengths Based
Management 3. CLinical/rehabilitation
4. Assertive Community Treatment
1. a hazardous or stressful situation
2. awareness of the potential for significant life
Crisis: 3 conditions
disruption or emotional upset
3. inadequate existing coping skills
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Event that overwhelms an individual's coping skills
because of the emotional intensity involved.
Critical incident Typically fear-inducing, grotesque, threatening, or
dangerous. Once individual experiences acute
emotional response, it's called a "Crisis"
S: stabilize the situation
A: acknowledge the reality of the crisis event and
the understandable distress it has produced.
SAFER-R Crisis
F: facilitate situational understanding and develop
Intervention Model
options
E: encourage the development of an action plan
R: refer when significant impairment persists
exacerbated startle reflex, tension, shock,
(Crisis) Physical Distress
gastrointestinal distress, marked fatigue, and
Symptoms
hyperventilation
(Crisis) Cognitive Distress impaired decision making, poor concentration,
Symptoms memory problems, flashbacks
(Crisis) Emotional Distress grief, fear, depression, guilt, anger, resentment, self-
Symptoms doubt
(Crisis) Behavioral emotional withdrawal, agitation, inappropriate affect
Distress Symptoms
"A Drink" 12oz beer, 5oz wine, or 1.5oz liquor
1. Behavioral indications
4 Components of Suicide 2. Historical patterns
Assessment 3. Present situation
4. Degree of lethality
We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol-
Step 1
that our lives had become unmanageable
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourself
Step 2
could restore us to sanity
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over
Step 3
to the care of God as we understood Him
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of
Step 4
ourselves
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NCAC I Exam COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025) |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
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Terms in this set (223)
Determine if client is appropriate for the treatment
Screening program at a given facility; rapport critical in this
stage.
Formation. Group members often ask one another
Group Development
for advice at this stage. Individual members are
Stage 1
assessed by the others, and tested.
Group Development Transition
Stage 2
Group Development Working
Stage 3
Group Development Termination
Stage 4
1.) Compliance
3 Processes of Groups 2.) Identification
3.) Internalization
2 Stages of Group 1. Developing
Growth 2. Potency
Substages of Developing 1. Acquaintance period
(stages of group growth) 2. Groundwork
Substages of Potency 1. Working
(stages of group growth) 2. Closing
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Limited size; screened membership; focused on
Therapy Groups
process
Open membership; unlimited size; focused on
Support Groups
content
therapy based on gaining insight to be able to
Dynamic Family Therapy understand conflicts which are present in the family
setting
therapy is based on the present circumstance and
Experiential/Humanistic
the most important factor of recovery is self-
Family Therapy
determination and self-awareness
based on the concept that the emotions and
intellect of a family may become entangled or
Bowenian Family Therapy
fused. This causes an automatic emotional arousal
within the family.
the counselor tries to change the dysfunctional
Structural Family Therapy
structure of the family
based on the idea that alcoholism is a family disease
Family Disease Model
and the disease itself is codependence
1. engagement
2. assessment
3. planning
7 Core Functions of Case
4. linkage
Management
5. monitoring
6. advocacy
7. disengagement
1. Broker/Generalist
4 Models of Case 2. Strengths Based
Management 3. CLinical/rehabilitation
4. Assertive Community Treatment
1. a hazardous or stressful situation
2. awareness of the potential for significant life
Crisis: 3 conditions
disruption or emotional upset
3. inadequate existing coping skills
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Event that overwhelms an individual's coping skills
because of the emotional intensity involved.
Critical incident Typically fear-inducing, grotesque, threatening, or
dangerous. Once individual experiences acute
emotional response, it's called a "Crisis"
S: stabilize the situation
A: acknowledge the reality of the crisis event and
the understandable distress it has produced.
SAFER-R Crisis
F: facilitate situational understanding and develop
Intervention Model
options
E: encourage the development of an action plan
R: refer when significant impairment persists
exacerbated startle reflex, tension, shock,
(Crisis) Physical Distress
gastrointestinal distress, marked fatigue, and
Symptoms
hyperventilation
(Crisis) Cognitive Distress impaired decision making, poor concentration,
Symptoms memory problems, flashbacks
(Crisis) Emotional Distress grief, fear, depression, guilt, anger, resentment, self-
Symptoms doubt
(Crisis) Behavioral emotional withdrawal, agitation, inappropriate affect
Distress Symptoms
"A Drink" 12oz beer, 5oz wine, or 1.5oz liquor
1. Behavioral indications
4 Components of Suicide 2. Historical patterns
Assessment 3. Present situation
4. Degree of lethality
We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol-
Step 1
that our lives had become unmanageable
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourself
Step 2
could restore us to sanity
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over
Step 3
to the care of God as we understood Him
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of
Step 4
ourselves
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