You Are an Addictions Counselor in Private Practice

question 25

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.

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