LADC Case Management and Coordination 2

Question 1

A client is transitioning from residential treatment to outpatient care. Which action is MOST critical in case management during this transition?

Accepted Answer

Developing a detailed continuing care plan with scheduled follow-up

Answer

Closing the case upon residential discharge

Answer

Transferring all case management responsibilities to the outpatient counselor immediately

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Reducing contact frequency to encourage client independence

Question 2

A multidisciplinary team meeting includes a counselor, a physician, a social worker, and a peer support specialist. The LADC's PRIMARY role in this setting is to:

Accepted Answer

Provide clinical information about the client's substance use and treatment progress

Answer

Make all final treatment decisions for the client

Answer

Evaluate the physician's recommendations for appropriateness

Answer

Record minutes of the meeting for legal purposes

Question 3

Under 42 CFR Part 2, which of the following does NOT require client consent before disclosure?

Accepted Answer

Reporting suspected child abuse as required by state law

Answer

Sharing records with a referring probation officer

Answer

Releasing information to the client's health insurer

Answer

Providing records to another treatment program

Question 4

Which level of the ASAM criteria is MOST appropriate for a client who needs 24-hour medically managed intensive inpatient services?

Accepted Answer

Level 4.0 – Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient Services

Answer

Level 1.0 – Outpatient Services

Answer

Level 2.1 – Intensive Outpatient Services

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Level 3.1 – Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential

Question 5

A client with co-occurring depression and alcohol use disorder is most effectively served through which care approach?

Accepted Answer

Integrated treatment addressing both disorders simultaneously

Answer

Sequential treatment, addressing depression first

Answer

Parallel treatment by separate, non-communicating providers

Answer

Treating only the primary diagnosis until it resolves

Question 6

When a case manager refers a client to a community resource, which follow-up action BEST demonstrates effective case management?

Accepted Answer

Verifying that the referral was completed and evaluating client satisfaction

Answer

Assuming the client attended based on verbal agreement

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Ending the case management relationship upon making the referral

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Contacting the resource before the client to arrange everything

Question 7

Which documentation practice is MOST important when closing a client's case in a substance use disorder program?

Accepted Answer

Completing a discharge summary that includes treatment progress, referrals, and aftercare plan

Answer

Destroying all records to protect confidentiality

Answer

Transferring the full record immediately to the next provider without client consent

Answer

Noting only the reason for discharge in the file