Deck 28: Intervention

Question 1

The "drug court" client who is most likely to benefit from this program is

A) a non-violent recidivist with a substance-related conviction.
B) a first time offender who does not have a history of violence.
C) repeat offenders whose crimes also involve those not substance related.
D) those offenders who are under the age of 25.

Answer 1

a first time offender who does not have a history of violence.

Question 2

Employees with an AUD are times more likely to file a "workman's compensation" claim than nondrinkers.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Answer 2

5

Question 3

By law

A) in some states insurance companies are not required to pay for court-mandated treatment.
B) most insurance companies have provisions for sharing the cost of treatment with the courts.
C) the client is automatically not responsible for the cost of rehabilitation if he or she should successfully complete the program.
D) the cost of court­mandated treatment is paid for through fines imposed on the client "invited" to be in treatment.

Answer 3

in some states insurance companies are not required to pay for court-mandated treatment.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the definition of intervention in your text?

A) Interventions are often supervised by a trained professional.
B) Interventions are organized by people in the addicted individual's life.
C) Interventions are meant to break down the walls of denial in the addicted person.
D) The goal of an intervention is to talk to the addicted person about whether they think they will consider going into treatment at some point in the future.

Question 5

Participants need to have clear, specific ready should the addicted person refuse to enter treatment after the intervention.

A) confrontations
B) apologies
C) sanctions
D) threats

Question 6

The standard definition of "intervention" is

A) a hard­hitting, choreographed, confrontation of the client's denial about his or her substance use in an attempt to get him or her to cut back on the amount consumed.
B) the threat of divorce by a spouse who has reached his or her limit after the partner's repeated periods of substance use.
C) multiple arrests for substance-related crimes.
D) still waiting to be developed.

Question 7

Vernon Johnson believed an addicted person

A) needed to hit bottom before an intervention could be effective.
B) did not need to hit bottom before agreeing to go to treatment.
C) would never be able to understand the reality of his/her addiction.
D) must be made to promise to never use again.

Question 8

Drug court programs need to

A) assess for the individual's need for treatment.
B) monitor the individual's compliance to treatment.
C) reduce legal charges if the individual successfully completes the program.
D) all of these answers.

Question 9

The family intervention project as designed and summarized by Johnson

A) is more common than intervention through the legal system.
B) is less popular than the ARISE model.
C) is the only effective way to carry out an intervention project.
D) holds the potential for damage to the family.

Question 10

It used to be thought that the addicted person had to before he or she would see the need to change his or her substance use behavior.

A) be allowed to fail to control substance use
B) hit bottom
C) discover the varieties of substance use disorders
D) lose a spouse or job

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true of a formal family intervention project?

A) The client's verbal consent is necessary in advance.
B) The client's written consent is necessary in advance.
C) That there be no retribution by any of the participants.
D) That it be rehearsed in advance.

Question 12

The assessment that an individual needs an intervention project

A) is often speculative.
B) requires that the individual meet a set of rigidly defined criteria.
C) requires that the individual have threatened to harm self or others.
D) also requires the individual's guardian to agree before it can be carried out.

Question 13

The original form of intervention is called the model.

A) Peterson
B) ARISE
C) Contingency Management
D) Johnson

Question 14

Court-mandated treatment might be viewed as a form of

A) external motivation for the client.
B) dumping an expensive program on taxpayers by calling it something good.
C) minimally invasive intervention.
D) over-taxing the judicial system with cases involving minor offenses.

Question 15

You are a substance abuse rehabilitation counselor working for a treatment center. You are asked to coordinate an intervention project, which you agree to do. When the individual agrees to enter rehabilitation, you inform him that a bed has been held for him at the treatment center where you work. This is possibly

A) evidence of internal job security.
B) fraudulent activity.
C) an act that intrudes on the individual's freedom of choice.
D) a conflict of interest.

Question 16

Involuntary commitment to treatment

A) is legal in more than 30 states.
B) is a violation of the client's second amendment rights under the constitution.
C) is illegal in all states.
D) is about as effective as other forms of court-mandated treatment.

Question 17

The client who is offered the opportunity to complete treatment in lieu of jail by the court

A) is assumed to have no legal right to say "no" to this recommendation.
B) rarely views this as an opportunity for growth.
C) is assumed to be motivated to stop abusing chemicals.
D) is assumed to be less likely to benefit from treatment than those who arrive through other venues.

Question 18

Following treatment, the average medical cost for a substance abuser/addict has been found to fall from $750 a month to

A) $300.
B) $500.
C) $150.
D) $200.

Question 19

Surprisingly, in light of the enthusiasm with which the concept of intervention has been embraced

A) there is little evidence of its effectiveness.
B) it is all too often over-utilized, reducing its effectiveness.
C) most professionals are well trained in such procedures, but have little time to help organize and coordinate the intervention process.
D) it appears to work only with older persons.

Question 20

Even if the individual does enter into a rehabilitation program, is a problem.

A) transportation
B) appropriate medical care
C) non-compliance
D) intrusiveness into family matters

Question 21

Provide a working definition of the term intervention based on your text.

Question 22

Discuss some of the reasons employers may feel it necessary to compel employees to seek rehabilitation for SUDs.

Question 23

Health care professionals have a single, clear definition of what an intervention is with substance abusing clients.

Question 24

Research has found that a brief physician-based intervention

A) is not more effective than handing the patient a leaflet on the dangers of drinking.
B) has become the standard of intervention models.
C) is only effective when the physician works with the wider family to coordinate a dual intervention.
D) is not effective unless the physician has admitting privileges to a hospital with rehabilitation facilities.

Question 25

Compare the Johnson and ARISE models of intervention.

Question 26

Describe some of the ways individuals end up participating in court­mandated treatments.

Question 27

Discuss some of the ethical concerns that should be considered when contemplating an intervention.

Question 28

The confrontations during interventions need to include specific examples of how the participants have been
impacted by the addicted person's behaviors.

Question 29

The goal of the formal intervention project is having the client

A) gain a working understanding with their family.
B) enter treatment immediately.
C) acknowledge their problem.
D) promise to end their use of the substance in question.

Question 30

The "drug courts" are most effective for

A) finally dealing with the worst offenders.
B) mid-level drug dealers.
C) first­time, non­violent offenders.
D) dealing with international drug trafficking cases.