CAC Counseling Skills and Therapeutic Techniques 2

Question 1

What is the primary goal of 'motivational enhancement' as used in addiction counseling?

Accepted Answer

Increasing the client's intrinsic motivation to change

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Providing external rewards for sobriety

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Teaching clients coping skills

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Helping clients understand their diagnosis

Question 2

A counselor who avoids arguing with a client and rolls with resistance is using which evidence-based approach?

Accepted Answer

Motivational Interviewing

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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12-Step Facilitation

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Contingency Management

Question 3

In group therapy for substance use disorders, what is the PRIMARY therapeutic benefit unique to the group setting?

Accepted Answer

Universality — realizing others share similar struggles

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Individual attention from the therapist

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Privacy and confidentiality

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Medical monitoring

Question 4

Which technique involves the counselor asking a client to rate their readiness to change on a scale of 1–10?

Accepted Answer

Readiness ruler

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Decisional balance

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Change talk elicitation

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Functional analysis

Question 5

Contingency management in addiction treatment uses which behavioral principle?

Accepted Answer

Positive reinforcement for abstinence

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Negative punishment for relapse

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Classical conditioning of cravings

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Systematic desensitization

Question 6

What does 'empathic confrontation' mean in addiction counseling?

Accepted Answer

Pointing out discrepancies between a client's stated values and behavior in a compassionate way

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Aggressively challenging denial to break through resistance

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Forcing a client to acknowledge consequences of use

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Asking family members to confront the client