LCAS CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST 2026
FULL QUESTION SET AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ SCL-90-R.
Answer: used to assess a broad range of psychological problems and key
symptoms of psychopathology. The instrument is also used to measure
client progress or treatment outcomes. Containing only ninety items and
a five-point rating scale, it can be completed in as little as twelve to
fifteen minutes.
⩥ COPES.
Answer: used to measure the actual, preferred, and expected treatment
environment or social climate of community treatment programs; draws
upon the opinions of both clients and staff using three key dimensions:
(1) relationship dimensions, (2) personal growth dimensions, and (3)
system maintenance dimensions. The relationship dimensions are
assessed via three subscales
⩥ TSR (Treatment Services Review).
Answer: designed for use in conjunction with the Addiction Severity
Index (ASI). It is a ten-minute structured interview that assesses the
nature and frequency of treatment services provided for a client in the
following domains: (1) medical problems; (2) substance use (alcohol and
drug) problems; (3) employment and support problems; (4) family
,problems; (5) legal problems; and (6) psychological or emotional
problems; provides a continuous record of the number and types of
services provided, the rate at which these identified problems show
change, and measures cost-effectiveness among the patient population
that actually receives the services.
⩥ BIRP.
Answer: acronym for progress notes; includes observations about
behavior, intervention, response (from client), and plan (goals and
scheduled activities)
⩥ SIGECAPS.
Answer: an acronym that is a tool prompting the full evaluation of the
symptoms of depression. Each letter addresses one of the key potential
features of depression: sleep (any significant increase or decrease),
interests (decrease or loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities
or events), guilt (feelings of guilt and burden without any real culpability
or feelings that are disproportionate to actual circumstances), energy
(decreased energy or feelings of listlessness, weariness or fatigue),
concentration (decreased ability to focus and cognitively pursue
thoughts in a meaningful way), appetite (increased or decreased appetite,
as evidenced by weight loss or weight gain), psychomotor agitation or
retardation (jittery tension and agitation or lethargy and sluggishness in
movements), and suicidal ideation (persistent thoughts of self-harm,
potentially escalating into increasingly detailed plans over time).
⩥ CART.
,Answer: refers to client condition (presentation, presenting problem,
chief complaint, etc.), actions (actions the counselor did in response to
the client's condition, response (client response to the actions or
intervention), and treatment plan (how the response informs, extends, or
clarifies the treatment plan).
⩥ CHART.
Answer: refers to client condition (presentation, presenting problem,
chief complaint, etc.), historical significance (of the client's condition),
actions (actions taken by the counselor in response to the client's
condition), response (client response to the actions or intervention), and
treatment plan (how the client's response informs, extends, modifies, or
clarifies the treatment plan).
⩥ matching.
Answer: having a broad array of treatment options and ensuring that
individuals are receiving optimal care are in the best interests of clients.
⩥ true.
Answer: when individuals enter treatment for the "wrong reasons" (e.g.,
because of external pressures), their treatment outcomes are roughly
equivalent to those entering for the "right reasons" (e.g., a true desire to
change).
⩥ true.
, Answer: clients with schizophrenia or antisocial personality disorder are
not compatible with groups
⩥ 8-15.
Answer: optimal psychoeducational group size
⩥ barbiturate.
Answer: what type of drug is Luminal?
⩥ false.
Answer: clients with moderate and higher co-occurring mental health
disorders are not appropriate for SAIOP
⩥ urine and breathe.
Answer: two most common ways of obtaining drug tests in substance
abuse treatment
⩥ Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS).
Answer: 25-question item questionnaire used to provide a quantitative
measure of alcohol dependence
⩥ Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI).
FULL QUESTION SET AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ SCL-90-R.
Answer: used to assess a broad range of psychological problems and key
symptoms of psychopathology. The instrument is also used to measure
client progress or treatment outcomes. Containing only ninety items and
a five-point rating scale, it can be completed in as little as twelve to
fifteen minutes.
⩥ COPES.
Answer: used to measure the actual, preferred, and expected treatment
environment or social climate of community treatment programs; draws
upon the opinions of both clients and staff using three key dimensions:
(1) relationship dimensions, (2) personal growth dimensions, and (3)
system maintenance dimensions. The relationship dimensions are
assessed via three subscales
⩥ TSR (Treatment Services Review).
Answer: designed for use in conjunction with the Addiction Severity
Index (ASI). It is a ten-minute structured interview that assesses the
nature and frequency of treatment services provided for a client in the
following domains: (1) medical problems; (2) substance use (alcohol and
drug) problems; (3) employment and support problems; (4) family
,problems; (5) legal problems; and (6) psychological or emotional
problems; provides a continuous record of the number and types of
services provided, the rate at which these identified problems show
change, and measures cost-effectiveness among the patient population
that actually receives the services.
⩥ BIRP.
Answer: acronym for progress notes; includes observations about
behavior, intervention, response (from client), and plan (goals and
scheduled activities)
⩥ SIGECAPS.
Answer: an acronym that is a tool prompting the full evaluation of the
symptoms of depression. Each letter addresses one of the key potential
features of depression: sleep (any significant increase or decrease),
interests (decrease or loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities
or events), guilt (feelings of guilt and burden without any real culpability
or feelings that are disproportionate to actual circumstances), energy
(decreased energy or feelings of listlessness, weariness or fatigue),
concentration (decreased ability to focus and cognitively pursue
thoughts in a meaningful way), appetite (increased or decreased appetite,
as evidenced by weight loss or weight gain), psychomotor agitation or
retardation (jittery tension and agitation or lethargy and sluggishness in
movements), and suicidal ideation (persistent thoughts of self-harm,
potentially escalating into increasingly detailed plans over time).
⩥ CART.
,Answer: refers to client condition (presentation, presenting problem,
chief complaint, etc.), actions (actions the counselor did in response to
the client's condition, response (client response to the actions or
intervention), and treatment plan (how the response informs, extends, or
clarifies the treatment plan).
⩥ CHART.
Answer: refers to client condition (presentation, presenting problem,
chief complaint, etc.), historical significance (of the client's condition),
actions (actions taken by the counselor in response to the client's
condition), response (client response to the actions or intervention), and
treatment plan (how the client's response informs, extends, modifies, or
clarifies the treatment plan).
⩥ matching.
Answer: having a broad array of treatment options and ensuring that
individuals are receiving optimal care are in the best interests of clients.
⩥ true.
Answer: when individuals enter treatment for the "wrong reasons" (e.g.,
because of external pressures), their treatment outcomes are roughly
equivalent to those entering for the "right reasons" (e.g., a true desire to
change).
⩥ true.
, Answer: clients with schizophrenia or antisocial personality disorder are
not compatible with groups
⩥ 8-15.
Answer: optimal psychoeducational group size
⩥ barbiturate.
Answer: what type of drug is Luminal?
⩥ false.
Answer: clients with moderate and higher co-occurring mental health
disorders are not appropriate for SAIOP
⩥ urine and breathe.
Answer: two most common ways of obtaining drug tests in substance
abuse treatment
⩥ Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS).
Answer: 25-question item questionnaire used to provide a quantitative
measure of alcohol dependence
⩥ Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI).
