AODA Exam Secrets Study Guide: AODA Test Review for the IC&RC International Written Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Counselor Exam

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

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The AODA Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. AODA Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the AODA Exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the AODA Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

AODA Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A breakdown of clinical evaluation
• An examination of treatment planning
• A guide to referral
• An analysis of service coordination
• An in-depth look at counseling
• A breakdown of client, family, and community education
• An examination of documentation
• A guide to professional and ethical responsibilities
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc. (IC&RC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Clinical Evaluation section covers:

• Drug use
• Effects of alcohol
• Types of drugs
• Intake and confidentiality
• Assessment
• Working with youth
• Substance abuse and dependence
• Personality, psychotic, and mood disorders
• HIV and AIDS

The Treatment Planning section covers:

• Aspects of treatment
• Treatment models
• Programs and techniques
• Diagnostics
• Interventions
• Treatment stages and goals
• Types of therapy
• 12-step programs
• Motivational Interviewing

The Service Coordination section covers:

• Clients
• Levels of patient services
• Programs
• Systems
• Terminating a counseling relationship

The Counseling section covers:

• Counseling skills
• Effectiveness issues
• Listening skills
• Group counseling
• Leadership
• Suicide
• Process of consultation

The Client, Family, and Community Education section covers:

• Counseling of family members
• Cultural issues
• Cultural sensitivity

The Documentation section covers:

• Confidentiality and disclosure
• Subpoenas
• Duty to warn
• Patient's rights

The Professional and Ethical Responsibilities section covers:

• Ethics
• NAADAC Code
• Dual relationships
• Examinations for licensure

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the AODA Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.

Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual AODA Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.