Alcohol and Drug Counselor Crisis Intervention Strategies Flashcards
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Which of the following is a key difference between a crisis intervention and traditional counseling?
Answer: Crisis intervention is brief, directive, and focused on immediate stabilization rather than long-term change
Crisis intervention is distinctly short-term, often directive, and aimed at stabilization rather than the deeper therapeutic work of traditional counseling.
A counselor is working with a Native American client in a substance use crisis. Cultural competence requires the counselor to:
Answer: Explore the client's cultural beliefs, community resources, and traditional healing practices as part of the intervention
Culturally competent crisis intervention incorporates the client's cultural context, values, and community strengths, which can be protective factors in recovery.
The concept of 'precipitating event' in crisis theory refers to:
Answer: The specific stressor or triggering event that pushed the client beyond their coping capacity
A precipitating event is the identifiable recent stressor that directly triggers the acute crisis, distinct from chronic vulnerabilities.
When a counselor suspects a client may harm another person, the duty to protect (Tarasoff) generally requires:
Answer: Warning the identifiable potential victim and/or notifying law enforcement
The Tarasoff ruling established that mental health professionals have a duty to warn identifiable third parties and/or notify law enforcement when a client poses a credible threat.
During a crisis intervention session, active listening techniques such as reflection and paraphrasing serve primarily to:
Answer: Communicate empathy, build rapport, and ensure accurate understanding of the client's experience
Active listening techniques build therapeutic alliance, validate the client's experience, and ensure the counselor accurately understands the crisis situation.
A client with alcohol use disorder presents at the emergency department with severe anxiety, hypertension, and reports his last drink was 36 hours ago. The counselor should recognize this as a possible sign of:
Answer: Clinically significant alcohol withdrawal requiring medical monitoring
Severe anxiety and hypertension appearing 24–48 hours after last alcohol use are classic signs of alcohol withdrawal syndrome requiring medical management.
Which of the following BEST illustrates the use of a 'no-harm contract' limitation in crisis intervention?
Answer: Research shows no-harm contracts provide limited protection and may create false security
Evidence indicates that no-harm contracts do not reliably prevent suicide and may give counselors a false sense of security, making comprehensive safety planning more important.