Alcohol and Drug Counselor Crisis Intervention Strategies Flashcards
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Which of the following BEST describes 'psychological first aid' in the context of addiction crisis intervention?
Answer: Offering immediate emotional support, practical assistance, and connection to resources without causing harm
Psychological first aid focuses on stabilizing the person emotionally, meeting immediate practical needs, and linking them to further care without imposing structured therapy.
A counselor is meeting with a client who relapsed after six months of sobriety and is expressing intense shame. Which response is MOST consistent with crisis intervention principles?
Answer: Normalize the experience of relapse while assessing for immediate safety risks
Normalizing relapse reduces shame, maintains therapeutic alliance, and allows the counselor to safely assess for co-occurring suicidal or self-harm ideation.
Under the CAMS (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality) framework, the role of the counselor is best described as:
Answer: Collaborative partner who works with the client to understand and manage their suicidal ideation
CAMS is explicitly collaborative, positioning the counselor and client as partners sitting side-by-side to assess and address suicidal ideation together.
A client presents in crisis following a domestic violence incident and is also intoxicated. The counselor should FIRST:
Answer: Ensure the client's immediate physical safety and stabilize acute intoxication
Physical safety and medical stabilization must be addressed before any counseling intervention can be effective.
The SLAP formula used in suicide risk assessment stands for:
Answer: Specificity, Lethality, Availability of means, Proximity (timeline)
SLAP evaluates the Specificity of the plan, Lethality of chosen method, Availability of means, and Proximity (how soon the act would occur).
When applying the equilibrium model to crisis intervention, the goal is to:
Answer: Help the client regain a state of homeostasis disrupted by the precipitating event
The equilibrium model views crisis as a disruption of homeostasis and defines intervention success as restoring the client's functional balance.
A client in opioid crisis intervention repeatedly returns to the same crisis state. This pattern MOST likely suggests:
Answer: Unresolved underlying issues such as trauma, co-occurring disorders, or inadequate coping resources
Recurrent crisis often indicates unresolved co-occurring conditions, trauma history, or a lack of adequate coping resources that require deeper ongoing treatment.