1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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
4. The original form of intervention is called the _______ model.
a. Peterson
b. ARISE
c. Contingency Management
d. Johnson
5. 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.
6. 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
7. 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. still waiting to be developed.
8. 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.
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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courtmandatedtreatmentispaidforthroughfinesimposedontheclient“invited”tobein
treatment.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Provideaworkingdefinitionoftheterminterventionbasedonyourtext.​
22. 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.
23. Discusssomeoftheethicalconcernsthatshouldbeconsideredwhencontemplatinganintervention.​
24. ​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.
25. ComparetheJohnsonandARISEmodelsofintervention.​
26. Describesomeofthewaysindividualsendupparticipatingincourtmandatedtreatments.​
27. The “drug courts” are most effective for
a. ​finallydealingwiththeworstoffenders.
b. mid-level drug dealers.
c. ​firsttime,nonviolentoffenders.
d. dealing with international drug trafficking cases.
28. Discuss some of the reasons employers may feel it necessary to compel employees to seek rehabilitation for SUDs.
29. Health care professionals have a single, clear definition of what an intervention is with substance abusing clients.
a. True
b. False
30. The confrontations during interventions need to include specific examples of how the participants have been
impactedbytheaddictedperson’sbehaviors.
a. True
b. False