CAC Treatment Planning 2

Question 1

A client's treatment plan includes addressing their unemployment as a barrier to recovery. This reflects which ASAM dimension?

Accepted Answer

Dimension 6 — Recovery/Living Environment

Answer

ASAM Dimension 6 addresses the recovery environment, including housing, employment, family support, and social networks that affect treatment outcomes.

Question 2

Which practice ensures that clients are active participants in developing their own treatment plan?

Accepted Answer

Collaborative treatment planning with the client's input and signature

Answer

Involving clients directly in developing their treatment goals increases buy-in, motivation, and the likelihood that goals will reflect what is meaningful to the client.

Question 3

When a client has both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder, treatment planning should:

Accepted Answer

Address both disorders simultaneously in an integrated plan

Answer

Integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders is the evidence-based standard, as the two disorders interact and treating one in isolation is less effective.

Question 4

Which element of a treatment plan describes HOW the counselor will help the client achieve an objective?

Accepted Answer

Intervention

Answer

Interventions specify the clinical strategies or techniques (e.g., CBT, psychoeducation, group therapy) the counselor will use to help the client achieve each objective.

Question 5

A strength-based treatment plan approach focuses on:

Accepted Answer

Identifying and building on a client's existing skills and resources

Answer

Strength-based approaches leverage what clients already do well — coping skills, social supports, past successes — to build momentum in recovery.

CAC - Certified Addiction Counselor Practice Test

CAC - Certified Addiction Counselor Practice Test

CAC Treatment Planning 2