You Are an Addictions Counselor in Private Practice

Multiple Choice

You are an addictions counselor in private practice.You have referred a client to an intensive treatment program based on his history of binge drinking, as a person with an alcohol dependence problem.The client's pastor calls to challenge your recommendation on the grounds that the individual in question had a low score on the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) .Your best response would be

A) the pastor has no right to become involved in a substance use assessment.
B) the MAST is relatively insensitive to binge drinking patterns.
C) the client probably has been honest with the pastor about his or her drinking pattern, so the pastor's concerns are well placed.
D) the pastor should complete a separate, comprehensive, substance use assessment.