CBHCM Study Guide 2026

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📋 CBHCM Exam Format at a Glance

100

Questions

120 min

Time Limit

70%

Passing Score

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📚 CBHCM Topics to Study (69)

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✍️ Sample CBHCM Questions & Answers

1. What is the purpose of a resource utilization review in behavioral health case management?

✓ To evaluate whether clients are accessing appropriate services in a cost-effective manner

Resource utilization review examines whether clients are receiving appropriate, necessary services efficiently, helping optimize care outcomes while managing costs responsibly.

2. When a behavioral health case manager disagrees with a client's legally competent decision to refuse treatment, the case manager should:

✓ Respect the client's right to self-determination while ensuring they are fully informed

Client autonomy and self-determination require that competent clients' decisions be respected, even when the case manager disagrees clinically.

3. A case manager coordinates services across five agencies for one client. What is the PRIMARY risk of this complexity?

✓ Fragmented care and communication gaps between providers

Multi-agency coordination creates risk of fragmented care and communication failures without deliberate coordination.

4. A case manager working with LGBTQ+ clients should be aware that minority stress theory suggests:

✓ Chronic exposure to stigma, discrimination, and prejudice contributes to elevated rates of mental health problems

Minority stress theory posits that social stressors unique to stigmatized minority groups — not identity itself — drive elevated rates of mental health problems.

5. Which federal program provides healthcare coverage for low-income individuals that a behavioral health case manager would most commonly refer clients to?

✓ Medicaid

Medicaid is the federal-state program designed to provide healthcare coverage to low-income individuals and is a primary resource for behavioral health clients who lack other insurance.

6. A behavioral health case manager is asked to serve as an expert witness in a client's legal case. This action most likely represents:

✓ A dual relationship that creates a conflict of interest and should be avoided

Serving as an expert witness for a current client creates a dual relationship that compromises objectivity and professional boundaries.

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