Deck 29: Intervention

Question 1

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

Answer 1

sanctions

Question 2

According to the law,

A)in some states insurance companies are allowed to refuse 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 court-mandated treatment is paid for through fines imposed on the client "invited" to be in treatment.

Answer 2

in some states insurance companies are allowed to refuse to pay for court-mandated treatment.

Question 3

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)Interventions focus on whether or not the person with a substance use disorder will go into treatment.

Answer 3

Interventions focus on whether or not the person with a substance use disorder will go into treatment.

Question 4

The assessment that an individual needs an intervention project

A)is often highly 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 5

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 familial relationships.

Question 6

The standard definition of "intervention" is

A)a hard-hitting, 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)undeveloped in a clear and singular manner.

Question 7

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 8

Which of the following is true of a formal family intervention project?

A)That the client's verbal consent is necessary in advance
B)That the client's written consent is necessary in advance
C)That there be no retribution by any of the participants
D)That its goal is to be carried out in a nonjudgmental manner without malice

Question 9

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 10

According to Brink (2004), employees with an AUD are times more likely to file a worker's compensation claim than nondrinkers.

A)Three
B)Five
C)Seven
D)Eleven

Question 11

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 or her addiction.
D)must be made to promise to never use again.

Question 12

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 13

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

A)a nonviolent recidivist with a substance-related conviction.
B)a first-time offender who wants to avoid the pattern of repeating offenses.
C)repeat offenders whose crimes also involve those not substance related.
D)those offenders who are under the age of 25.

Question 14

The original form of intervention-often portrayed in movies, books, articles, and television programs-is called the model.

A)Peterson
B)ARISE
C)contingency management
D)Johnson

Question 15

Court-mandated treatment might be viewed as a form of

A)external motivation for the client, particularly during the early treatment period.
B)dumping an expensive program on taxpayers by calling it something good.
C)minimally invasive intervention.
D)overtaxing the judicial system with cases involving minor offenses.

Question 16

Drug court programs need to

A)assess for the individual's need for treatment.
B)monitor client adherence to treatment through therapist reports.
C)provide a reduction in legal charges if the individual successfully completes the program.
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 17

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 18

Even if the individual does enter into a rehabilitation program, is a problem from both a medical and a legal perspective.

A)transportation
B)appropriate medical care
C)noncompliance
D)intrusiveness into family matters

Question 19

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 or her that a bed has been held for him or her 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 20

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 21

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

Question 22

Describe some of the ways individuals end up participating in court-mandated treatments.

Question 23

The goal of the formal intervention project is having the client consider seeking admission to a designated treatment center within several days, no more than a week.

Question 24

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

Question 25

Research has found that a brief physician-based intervention is not more effective than handing the patient a leaflet on the dangers of drinking.

Question 26

Compare and contrast the Johnson and ARISE models of intervention.

Question 27

The ARISE model is a five-stage intervention process in which the pressure applied to the person with the substance use disorder is reduced as he or she "graduates" to each successive stage.

Question 28

While interventions are regularly portrayed as a positive and constructive process, there are several potential drawbacks.Your textbook refers to it as a potential "emotional powder keg" of possible complications.Discuss these complications, along with ideas for how to reduce the likelihood that they will occur.

Question 29

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

Question 30

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