FREE CAC Case Management, Discharge and Continuing Care Questions and Answers
Continuing care is:
Continuing care is an individualized plan for ongoing addiction specific support after a client has completed formalized substance use disorder treatment.
Jon attends your aftercare group once a week to support his abstinence from alcohol. During group, Jon shares that he has begun drinking alcohol occasionally. What is the best course of action to take?
Further assessment is necessary to determine how problematic Jon's alcohol use is and what level of care or program would be most appropriate in order to support his recovery.
Susan is being discharged as a result of continued relapses and inconsistent attendance for group therapy. Despite your best efforts, she is reluctant to agree with your recommendation for inpatient treatment. Which of the following would be the most appropriate course of action at the conclusion of her discharge session?
Providing Susan with written information gives her the opportunity to look into them should she change her mind about your recommendation. The information provided does not provide enough evidence to be concerned about her safety and is not appropriate to contact her emergency contact.
All of the following are benefits of aftercare treatment except:
Step work is a part of AA and other similar groups which are not a part of aftercare programs.
James was engaged in group and individual counseling in your outpatient program. He has maintained his sobriety and has found a medication regimen that helps him manage his depressive symptoms. James attends Alcoholic Anonymous four times per week and has been active in working the steps with his sponsor. Which of the following recommendations would be the least effective at his discharge?
Once an outpatient program is completed, it is not necessary for the client to engage in an additional program. Programs usually begin in phases which would not align with a person who has attained and maintained recovery.
At what phase of treatment does case management begin?
Case management begins at a client's intake and continues throughout their treatment. The first goal of case management is to coordinate care which is appropriate for the client which can be done at the conclusion of the intake session.
All of the following are models of case management except:
The models of case management are strengths perspective, clinical/ rehabilitation, broker/ generalist and assertive community treatment.
Macy is in recovery from alcohol and heroin. Macy will complete treatment next week and is preparing for discharge. She expressed that she has interest in self-help groups, but is not interested in any groups that incorporate God or spiritual associations. Which would be the most appropriate recommendation for continuing care?
SMART Recovery is a support group that does not acknowledge God or a higher power as part of their program.
In Twelve-Step traditions, which step is "Came to believe a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity?"
"Came to believe a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity" is Step Two. Step 3 is "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step 5 is "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." Step 8 is "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."
Of the following, which is an appropriate reason for discharge:
All reasons identified are appropriate reasons for discharge.
All case management approaches can be considered ______-_______.
Case management is community based. The main goal is to help the client's familiarize themselves with their community and services available. Examples would be self-help groups, church, individual resources and family resources.