Risk Management & Mitigation Flashcards
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A counselor learns that a client with alcohol use disorder is also caring for young children while intoxicated at home. The counselor's MANDATORY obligation is most likely to:
Answer: File a report with child protective services as required by mandated reporter laws
Counselors are mandated reporters, and suspected child endangerment due to parental intoxication requires a report to child protective services regardless of client consent.
Which environmental modification BEST supports long-term risk reduction for a client returning to a home where drugs were previously used?
Answer: Removing drug paraphernalia and cue objects and identifying high-risk rooms or areas
Stimulus control by removing conditioned cues (paraphernalia, associated objects) from the living environment reduces cue-induced craving and relapse risk.
A client on buprenorphine maintenance asks about stopping medication because they 'feel cured.' The counselor's most appropriate response is to:
Answer: Educate the client about long-term neurobiological changes in addiction and discuss risks of premature discontinuation
Premature MOUD discontinuation is a major relapse risk; psychoeducation about the chronic brain disease model and evidence for maintenance therapy is the appropriate response.
Which scenario represents an example of tertiary prevention in addiction risk management?
Answer: Relapse prevention counseling for clients who have completed primary treatment
Tertiary prevention minimizes the impact and recurrence of a disorder that has already developed, such as relapse prevention for individuals post-treatment.
A client who completed treatment six months ago calls the counselor in crisis, stating they used heroin earlier that day after receiving news of a family death. The counselor's FIRST priority is to:
Answer: Assess for overdose risk and medical stability, then engage the client in immediate support planning
Medical safety assessment is always the first step following a reported opioid use episode due to the risk of overdose, especially after a period of abstinence.
The Stages of Change model (Prochaska & DiClemente) is used in risk management to:
Answer: Match the intensity of intervention to the client's readiness to change
Tailoring interventions to the client's stage of change maximizes engagement and reduces the risk of dropout or treatment resistance.
Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'recovery capital' in the context of risk mitigation?
Answer: The internal and external resources an individual can draw upon to sustain recovery
Recovery capital encompasses personal assets (health, coping skills), social assets (support network), and community assets (housing, employment) that buffer against relapse risk.