DUI Responsibilities 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the instructor's responsibility for informed consent, participants must be notified of confidentiality limits:
- Only if they directly ask about privacy
- At the start of the program, before services begin (Correct answer)
- After the first session to avoid overwhelming them
- Only in writing, never verbally
Correct answer: At the start of the program, before services begin
Informed consent requires that participants understand the limits of confidentiality before engaging in any program activities.
Question 2: A DUI instructor's responsibility regarding program curriculum includes:
- Freely modifying evidence-based content based on personal preference
- Delivering approved, evidence-based curriculum with fidelity (Correct answer)
- Creating entirely new materials for each cohort
- Skipping modules that participants find uncomfortable
Correct answer: Delivering approved, evidence-based curriculum with fidelity
Instructors are responsible for delivering approved evidence-based curricula as designed to ensure program effectiveness and regulatory compliance.
Question 3: Which responsibility does a DUI instructor have regarding documentation timeliness?
- Records may be completed at the end of each month
- Records should be completed promptly, typically within 24–72 hours of each session (Correct answer)
- Documentation is only required when a problem occurs
- Notes can be stored mentally without written records
Correct answer: Records should be completed promptly, typically within 24–72 hours of each session
Timely documentation ensures accurate records, supports legal accountability, and protects both the instructor and participant.
Question 4: An instructor's responsibility when a participant presents a medical emergency during a session is to:
- Complete the session first and then seek help
- Call 911 and provide appropriate first aid while awaiting emergency services (Correct answer)
- Ask other participants to assist and step out
- Defer to the participant's preference on whether to seek help
Correct answer: Call 911 and provide appropriate first aid while awaiting emergency services
Life-threatening medical emergencies require immediate activation of emergency services, superseding all other program duties.
Question 5: A DUI instructor's responsibility in group facilitation includes managing participant conflicts by:
- Allowing conflicts to resolve without intervention to build independence
- Redirecting harmful interactions and maintaining a safe group environment (Correct answer)
- Siding with the majority of the group
- Excluding conflicting participants immediately
Correct answer: Redirecting harmful interactions and maintaining a safe group environment
Instructors must actively maintain a therapeutic and safe group environment by redirecting disruptive or harmful dynamics.
Question 6: Which is an instructor's responsibility concerning their own unresolved substance use issues?
- Disclose the issues to all participants to build rapport
- Seek appropriate support and refrain from facilitating sessions if it impairs professional function (Correct answer)
- Manage it privately with no changes to professional duties
- Only disclose if directly asked by a supervisor
Correct answer: Seek appropriate support and refrain from facilitating sessions if it impairs professional function
An instructor with unresolved substance use must address it and avoid facilitating sessions if their professional judgment is compromised.
Question 7: What is the instructor's responsibility when a participant is court-ordered but refuses to engage?
- Allow passive attendance and mark the participant as compliant
- Document the refusal to engage and report it to the referring agency per program protocol (Correct answer)
- Discharge the participant immediately without documentation
- Provide a passing grade to avoid legal complications
Correct answer: Document the refusal to engage and report it to the referring agency per program protocol
Refusal to engage is a compliance issue that must be accurately documented and reported to the referring agency as specified in program agreements.
DUI Responsibilities 3
Under the instructor's responsibility for informed consent, participants must be notified of confidentiality limits: