IC&RC Case Management & Continuing Care

Question 1

What is the PRIMARY purpose of case management in addiction treatment?

Accepted Answer

To coordinate and link clients to services that support recovery

Answer

To provide direct therapeutic counseling to clients

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To monitor client compliance with legal requirements

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To administer medications during detoxification

Question 2

Which component is MOST essential when developing an effective continuing care plan?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring the plan reflects the client's individual goals and identified needs

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Identifying the client's preferred treatment modality

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Documenting the counselor's clinical observations

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Selecting the least expensive available services

Question 3

What does 'step-down care' refer to in substance use treatment?

Accepted Answer

Moving a client to a less intensive level of care as their condition stabilizes

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Transferring a client to a higher intensity level of care due to relapse

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Reducing the number of counseling sessions per week for administrative reasons

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Discharging a client who refuses to comply with treatment rules

Question 4

A case manager notices a client has missed three consecutive appointments. The BEST immediate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Conduct outreach to the client to identify barriers and re-engage them

Answer

Discharge the client for non-compliance

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Document the absences and wait for the client to return on their own

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Notify the client's family without the client's consent

Question 5

Which level of care typically follows inpatient medical detoxification for most clients?

Accepted Answer

Partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient program (ASAM Level 2)

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Outpatient counseling (ASAM Level 1)

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Long-term residential care (ASAM Level 3.5)

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Medically managed intensive inpatient (ASAM Level 4)

Question 6

A key function of a case manager when a client has co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure coordinated, integrated services address both disorders simultaneously

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Treat only the primary diagnosis and refer elsewhere for secondary issues

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Prioritize mental health treatment and defer substance use services

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Refer the client to a specialist and close the case management file

Question 7

According to best practice, continuing care planning should be initiated:

Accepted Answer

At the time of admission and updated throughout treatment

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On the day of discharge from a treatment program

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Only after the client requests it

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During the final week of a residential treatment episode