CAT CAT Crisis Intervention and Safety

Question 1

Which of the following is the FIRST step an addiction technician should take when a client appears to be in acute crisis?

Accepted Answer

Ensure physical safety and contact a supervisor or licensed clinician

Answer

The first priority in any crisis is ensuring physical safety and escalating to clinical staff who can authorize further intervention.

Question 2

A client discloses they are thinking about suicide. Which response by the addiction technician is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Take the disclosure seriously, stay with the client, and notify a supervisor immediately

Answer

Any suicidal disclosure must be taken seriously; the technician should not leave the client alone and must notify clinical supervision immediately.

Question 3

What is the purpose of a safety plan developed with an at-risk client?

Accepted Answer

To give the client personalized steps and resources to use when in crisis

Answer

A safety plan empowers the client with individualized warning signs, coping strategies, and support contacts to use during a crisis.

Question 4

Which of the following is a warning sign of opioid overdose that an addiction technician should recognize?

Accepted Answer

Unresponsiveness, slow or stopped breathing, and pinpoint pupils

Answer

Opioid overdose presents with respiratory depression, unconsciousness, and constricted (pinpoint) pupils requiring immediate emergency response.

Question 5

In the US, which medication is used to reverse an opioid overdose and is available in many community settings?

Accepted Answer

Naloxone (Narcan)

Answer

Naloxone (Narcan) is an opioid antagonist that rapidly reverses overdose and is widely distributed in US communities.

(CAT) Certified Addiction Technician Practice Test