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• Topics: Psychopharmacology
• Questions: Integrated

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Official Resources

• OASAS CASAC Credentialing — the official New York State page for CASAC requirements, application steps, and the IC&RC ADC examination.
• OASAS Part 853 Credentialing Regulations — the official regulatory text covering education hours, supervised experience, and degree substitutions for the CASAC credential.
• OASAS CASAC Renewal — the official renewal page with continuing education hours, fees, and submission deadlines.

Sample CASAC - Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor Practice Questions

Try these questions from our free CASAC - Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor practice tests. The correct answer and an explanation follow each question.

1. A CASAC counselor in private practice wants to offer a discount to clients who refer new clients. This practice is:

   • A. Acceptable if the discount is modest and disclosed
   • B. An ethical violation because it creates a conflict of interest and exploits the therapeutic relationship
   • C. Standard business practice and fully encouraged in counseling
   • D. Permissible only if the state licensing board approves it first

   Answer: B. An ethical violation because it creates a conflict of interest and exploits the therapeutic relationship

   Referral incentives exploit the therapeutic relationship and compromise the counselor's objectivity, constituting an ethical violation.

2. A CASAC counselor experiences personal burnout and notices they are becoming irritable and detached with clients. The FIRST step toward ethical practice is to:

   • A. Take on fewer clients without telling the supervisor
   • B. Seek supervision, consultation, or personal support to address impairment
   • C. Push through because client needs take priority
   • D. Immediately resign from the position

   Answer: B. Seek supervision, consultation, or personal support to address impairment

   Counselor impairment affects client welfare; seeking support, supervision, or personal treatment is the ethical response to recognizing burnout.

3. A CASAC counselor working in private practice wants to advertise their services online. Ethically, the advertisement MUST:

   • A. List fees for every possible service
   • B. Include client testimonials to build credibility
   • C. Be accurate and not make false or misleading claims
   • D. Guarantee successful treatment outcomes

   Answer: C. Be accurate and not make false or misleading claims

   Ethical advertising requires truthful, non-deceptive representations and prohibits guarantees of outcomes or misleading statements.

4. Continuing care planning in CASAC practice is BEST initiated:

   • A. Only after the client requests it
   • B. At the time of discharge
   • C. At the beginning of treatment
   • D. After the first relapse

   Answer: C. At the beginning of treatment

   Continuing care planning should begin at the start of treatment to ensure a seamless transition through all levels of care.

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