CAC Counseling Skills and Therapeutic Techniques

Question 1

Which counseling technique involves the counselor restating the client's words in a slightly different way to check understanding?

Accepted Answer

Paraphrasing

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Summarizing

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Confrontation

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Interpretation

Question 2

Motivational Interviewing's OARS technique stands for Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and:

Accepted Answer

Summaries

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Strategies

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Solutions

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Supports

Question 3

In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for addiction, the primary focus is on changing:

Accepted Answer

Dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors

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Unconscious conflicts

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Family dynamics

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Neurochemical imbalances

Question 4

Which therapeutic approach emphasizes the client's inherent capacity for growth and self-determination?

Accepted Answer

Person-centered therapy

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

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Psychoanalysis

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Behavioral therapy

Question 5

When a counselor uses a 'double-sided reflection' in Motivational Interviewing, what are they doing?

Accepted Answer

Reflecting both the client's ambivalence and their reasons for change

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Challenging the client's denial twice

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Providing two different treatment options

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Summarizing two sessions at once

Question 6

Which stage of the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) is characterized by a client acknowledging a problem but not yet committing to action?

Accepted Answer

Contemplation

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Precontemplation

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Preparation

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Action