13.Youareanaddictionscounselorinprivatepractice.Youhavereferredaclienttoanintensivetreatmentprogram
basedonhishistoryofbingedrinking,asapersonwithanalcoholdependenceproblem.Theclient’spastorcallsto
challengeyourrecommendationonthegroundsthattheindividualinquestionhadalowscoreontheMichigan
AlcoholismScreeningTest(MAST).Yourbestresponsewouldbe
a.thepastorhasnorighttobecomeinvolvedinasubstanceuseassessment.
b.theMASTisrelativelyinsensitivetobingedrinkingpatterns.
c.theclientprobablyhasbeenhonestwiththepastorabouthisorherdrinkingpattern,sothepastor’sconcerns
arewellplaced.
d.thepastorshouldcompleteaseparate,comprehensive,substanceuseassessment.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Screening
QUESTIONTYPE: MultipleChoice
HASVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:DOWE.COCD.19.28.02-Distinguishbetweenscreeningforandassessmentof
substanceusedisorders
NATIONALSTANDARDS: UnitedStates-CACREP.7H-Reliabilityandvalidityintheuseofassessments
UnitedStates-CSHSE.6a-Theoryandknowledgebasesofprevention,
intervention,andmaintenancestrategiestoachievemaximumautonomyand
functioning.
DATECREATED: 3/28/20184:11PM
DATEMODIFIED: 3/28/20184:14PM