CAP CAP Case Management and Recovery Support 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In addictions treatment, case management primarily serves to:
- Provide direct therapy to clients
- Coordinate and link clients to needed services and resources (Correct answer)
- Conduct drug testing and compliance monitoring
- Prescribe medications for withdrawal
Correct answer: Coordinate and link clients to needed services and resources
Case management in addictions treatment focuses on coordinating and linking clients to the full range of services they need to support recovery across multiple life domains.
Question 2: Which of the following is a core function of a recovery support specialist (RSS)?
- Providing clinical diagnoses
- Conducting group therapy sessions
- Offering peer-based recovery support using lived experience (Correct answer)
- Writing treatment plans for clinical staff
Correct answer: Offering peer-based recovery support using lived experience
Recovery support specialists use their own lived experience with addiction and recovery to provide peer-based support, mentorship, and assistance navigating recovery resources.
Question 3: The biopsychosocial model used in addiction case management addresses:
- Only the biological aspects of addiction
- Only psychological and social factors
- Biological, psychological, and social dimensions of the client's needs (Correct answer)
- Spiritual dimensions exclusively
Correct answer: Biological, psychological, and social dimensions of the client's needs
The biopsychosocial model considers biological factors (health, genetics), psychological factors (mental health, cognition), and social factors (relationships, housing, employment) in a comprehensive assessment.
Question 4: Recovery housing, also known as sober living, supports recovery by:
- Requiring residents to participate in daily clinical therapy
- Providing a substance-free living environment with peer accountability (Correct answer)
- Mandating 12-step meeting attendance as a legal requirement
- Offering medical detoxification services on-site
Correct answer: Providing a substance-free living environment with peer accountability
Recovery housing provides a structured, substance-free environment where residents support one another's sobriety through accountability and shared community.
Question 5: Which of the following best represents a 'recovery capital' asset for a client?
- History of multiple relapses
- Lack of employment
- Strong family support network (Correct answer)
- Co-occurring mental health diagnosis
Correct answer: Strong family support network
Recovery capital refers to internal and external resources that support recovery; a strong family support network is a key external recovery capital asset.
Question 6: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is most appropriate for clients who:
- Have mild substance use issues and strong social support
- Are highly motivated and need minimal support
- Have severe mental illness and substance use disorders with histories of repeated hospitalization (Correct answer)
- Are seeking outpatient counseling for the first time
Correct answer: Have severe mental illness and substance use disorders with histories of repeated hospitalization
ACT is an intensive, community-based treatment model designed for individuals with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders who have not responded to less intensive services.
CAP CAP Case Management and Recovery Support 1
In addictions treatment, case management primarily serves to: