A peer-led drug and alcohol prevention program is offered at the school in your community.
At a school board meeting you are
attending, a parent confronts the board and demands that the
program be shut down because she does not want her child being
counseled by another student. How would you respond?
A. Agree with the parent.
B. Explain your professional background. Share that peer-led
programs may possess greater potential for primary prevention
than teacher-led ones.
C. Share that peer-led programs yield twice as much student selfdisclosure
among participants as teacher-led ones, which can
only help the participants.
D. Share that studies comparing teacher-led and peer-led
prevention interventions have resulted in mixed findings, so the
parent might be right.
Question 2
A youthful client completes a POSIT test. Her guardian does not want you to conduct any other interviews with the youth because the test made her feel anxious. What is the first thing you would do in response?
A. Due to liability issues, you must get the guardian's consent to
gather more information.
B. Explain to the guardian that the test alone is insufficient to
diagnose the youth and to plan appropriate treatment.
C. Supplement the test with a thorough biospychosocial history, a
mental exam, and direct observation of the youth.
D. End the assessment.
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