NCMHCE NCMHCE 3

Question 1

A client in a substance use treatment program admits to a recent relapse after six months of sobriety. According to a harm reduction framework, the counselor's best response is:

Accepted Answer

Explore what triggered the relapse and collaboratively adjust the treatment plan

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Confront the client about violating their treatment contract

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Discharge the client for non-compliance

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Increase the frequency of urine drug screens without discussion

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the difference between process notes and progress notes in clinical mental health practice?

Accepted Answer

Progress notes document session content and clinical impressions; process notes are private therapist reflections not part of the legal record

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Process notes are part of the official medical record; progress notes are not

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Process notes must be shared with insurers; progress notes are confidential

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Progress notes are written by supervisors; process notes by the treating clinician

Question 3

A client meets criteria for both Alcohol Use Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. To determine whether the depression is substance-induced or independent, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Assess whether depressive symptoms preceded alcohol use or persist beyond four weeks of abstinence

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Diagnose only the substance use disorder until abstinence is achieved

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Administer a BDI-II and diagnose based on the score alone

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Refer immediately to a psychiatrist without conducting a clinical assessment

Question 4

In family systems therapy, a triangulated child who stabilizes parental conflict by becoming symptomatic is exhibiting which concept?

Accepted Answer

Detouring

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Differentiation of self

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Enmeshment

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Emotional cutoff

Question 5

A counselor working with a grieving client applies William Worden's Tasks of Mourning. Which task involves the client finding ways to maintain a continuing bond with the deceased while embarking on a new life?

Accepted Answer

Task IV: Find an enduring connection while embarking on a new life

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Task I: Accept the reality of the loss

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Task II: Work through the pain of grief

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Task III: Adjust to a world without the deceased

Question 6

Under HIPAA, a mental health counselor may disclose PHI without client authorization in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A court issues a valid subpoena accompanied by a qualified protective order

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A friend of the client requests records for support purposes

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An employer requests records to assess fitness for duty

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A health insurance company requests records to verify billing codes

Question 7

A client describes persistent worry about multiple life domains lasting more than six months, with difficulty controlling the worry, muscle tension, fatigue, and sleep disturbance. The most likely diagnosis is:

Accepted Answer

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Panic Disorder

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Illness Anxiety Disorder

Answer

Adjustment Disorder with Anxious Mood