Getting Ready to Test: A Review and Preparation Manual for Drug and Alcohol Credentialing Examinations

© 1995, 5th Edition September 2006 - DLC, LLC

Introduction

• Page 1

Section 1: Basic Addiction Information

• Section 1, Chapter 1: An Overview of Addiction and its Treatment
  Page 3

• Section 1, Chapter 2: The Neurobiology of Addiction
  Page 34

• Section 1, Chapter 3: Drugs of Abuse - Alcohol
  Page 35

• Section 1, Chapter 4: Drugs of Abuse - Other Depressants
  Page 65 

• Section 1, Chapter 5: Drugs of Abuse - Stimulants
  Page 115

• Section 1, Chapter 6: Causes of Addiction and Treatment Approaches
  Page 147

Section 2: Core Functions

• Section 2, Chapter 1: Screening, Intake, Orientation, and Assessment
  Page 189

• Section 2, Chapter 2: Individual, Group, and Family Counseling
  Page 237

• Section 2, Chapter 3: Treatment Planning, Case Management, and Crisis Management
  Page 333

• Section 2, Chapter 4: Education, Referral, Reports and Recordkeeping, and Consultation
  Page 351

Section 3: Specialty Information

• Section 3, Chapter 1: Psychological Based Therapies
  Page 367

• Section 3, Chapter 2: Cultural Awareness
  Page 409

• Section 3, Chapter 3: Special Populations
  Page 437

• Section 3, Chapter 4: Co-Occurring Disorders - Newly Revised
  Page 465

• Section 3, Chapter 5: HIV/AIDS Basic Information
  Page 505

• Section 3, Chapter 6: Ethics 
  Page 537

• Section 3, Chapter 7: 12-Step Information for Counselors - New Chapter
  Page 577

• Section 3, Chapter 8: Motivational Interviewing as a Counseling Style - New Chapter
  Page 603

Section 4: The Testing Process

• Section 4, Chapter 1: Preparing for the Written Examination
  Page 637

• Section 4, Chapter 2: Sample Written Examination
  Page 649

• Section 4, Chapter 3: Test Key for the Written Examination
  Page 683

Appendix A: Bibliography and Additional Resources

• Page 693

Appendix B: Some Basic Definitions

• Page 699