Conscious Recovery for Professionals: CE Exam

Which of the following would NOT be a “brilliant strategy” as defined in Conscious Recovery

a. The use of drugs or alcohol to manage difficult feelings.
b. Learning not to ask for one’s needs to avoid disappointment.
c. Recognizing and acknowledging that the client is an addict.
d. Holding in difficult emotions to remain functional.

T or F: CR does not validate or reframe behavior, because doing so interferes with the client’s ability to accept responsibility for their behavior.

a. True.
b. False.

Which of the following statement(s) is the MOST true about CR:

a. The CR approach is best utilized stand-alone without other additions or adjuncts.
b. CR is not compatible with 12 step beliefs.
c. CR requires the client to adopt a set of beliefs about spiritualty and religion.
d. CR recognizes there is no single solution that works for everyone’s recovery process.

Which of the following is NOT true about CR’s “whole and perfect self” concept:

a. Underneath our wounds is a whole and perfect self.
b. Some people are so wounded that they can improve, but will never fully heal.
c. We don’t need to seek wholeness; we need to remember and rediscover it within ourselves.
d. At some point we lost touch with our whole and perfect self, but it was always there.

5. T or F: One example of “Vicarious trauma” would be physical abuse that we suffered as a child.

a. True
b. False

“Unlearning” messages from childhood means:

a. Learning to forget or block out our traumas.
b. Changing our perceptions about what happened to us.
c. Changing the “self talk” we adopted as children.
d. Both b and c.

Which of the following are NOT likely examples of vicarious trauma:

a. Reading a book about healing trauma.
b. Having someone we care about tell us, in graphic detail, about traumas they have experienced.
c. Watching our parents fight.
d. Seeing someone get shot or seriously injured.

“Internal safe space” as described in CR is:

a. A state of mind where the client feels comfortable and safe to feel and explore what happened to them.
b. An indoor space, such as a therapy room, where a client can feel safe.
c. A place where domestic violence survivors can go to get away from their abusive partner.
d. All of the above.

9. Which of the following are way(s) that a CR practitioner can support a client to process their experiences:

a. Tell the client everything will be OK and they are safe.
b. Sit with the client, without judging or suggesting any course of action, and simply listening.
c. Reassure the client that many people have had worse experiences.
d. Hold the client’s hand and encourage them to breathe.
e. All of the above.

10. An example of a “safe community” as described in CR might be:

a. A self-help group such as AA
b. A small group of close, trustworthy, nonjudgmental friends
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above.

11. T or F: CR recognizes and describes 4 different types of power: Perception, Forgiveness, Authenticity, and Gratitude.

a. True
b. False

CR differentiates between “moving toward wholeness” and “returning to wholeness.” What is the difference?

a. When we move toward wholeness, we start to heal.
b. “Returning to wholeness” implies that we chose to move away from it in the beginning.
c. CR teaches that we must always move toward wholeness.
d. “Returning to wholeness” acknowledges that we’ve never lost our sense of wholeness, but it has been hidden.

The two major narratives of CR are:

a. Acknowledging brokenness and moving toward wholeness by engaging in spiritual practices.
b. Identifying the deeper root causes of distorted thinking, and breaking the cycle by creating safety, unlearning, and finding ways to reconnect.
c. Adopting a spiritual practice to restore oneself to wholeness, and admitting powerlessness.
d. None of the above.

Some of the key elements of holding space for clients include:

a. It looks different with different clients
b. There are no specific “check boxes” for holding space
c. Both A and B
d. Once you have the concept down, it becomes easy to practice.

One way TJ suggests to be present non-verbally with a client:

a. Make eye contact, quietly sit, and simply be present with the client.
b. Quietly sit with your eyes closed and tune into the client’s energy
c. Use murmurs and breath sounds to convey our agreement or disagreement with the client.
d. All of the above

A “brilliant strategy” as described in CR is:

a. A sarcastic way of describing poor choices the client has made.
b. A way of invalidating the bad choices a client may have made.
c. Part of the technique the client uses to return to wholeness.
d. A way that a client chose to cope that was effective at the time and allowed the client to survive.

17. T or F: When we encourage our client to look at self-perceptions, they can begin to understand how their perceptions might influence the reality they create.

a. True
b. False

The “Power of Forgiveness” in CR is:

a. Part of the process of identifying specific people or events that we need to forgive.
b. The power we gain over others by withholding forgiveness.
c. About making peace with the past and bringing peace to the client’s life.
d. None of the above.

T or F: One of the ways the counselor helps the client access the power of forgiveness is by reminding them that holding onto baggage will inhibit their capacity for recovery.

a. True
b. False

The Power of Authenticity, as described in CR, is:

a. Encourages the client to look at their core self: “I am not my addiction.”
b. A key part of what helps the client to learn to be truthful.
c. Acknowledging our trauma and owning it, and all it did to us, fully.
d. Both A and B.

21. T or F: CR suggests that being “grateful for” something can be problematic because if we lose what we are grateful for, we might be unhappy.

a. True
b. False

22. “The Great Remembering” is:

a. Coming back to the awareness of our wholeness rather than aspiring for it.
b. A way that the client can seek wholeness that is attainable and reachable.
c. Recognizing that we have always had wholeness, but it has been buried under our traumas.
d. All of the above.

T or F: Conscious Recovery suggest that a client must have a connection to a Higher Power in order to be successful in recovery.

a. True
b. False

24. The 4 parts of Awakened Living in CR are:

a. Recognizing our Wounds, Exploring our Trauma, Pursuing Wholeness, Conscious Recovery.
b. Awakening, Remembering, Achieving Wholeness, Selflessness.
c. Finding Purpose, Choosing Happiness, Choosing Peace, and Awakening into Service.
d. None of the above.

Which of the following elements are primary concepts that guide the counselor using CR?

a. Nonjudgment and curiosity.
b. Holding space for clients.
c. Recognizing our fundamental underlying perfection that lies beneath our traumas.
d. All of the above.

26. T or F: Traumas as defined in CR are always major events that have a powerful effect, such as repeated physical abuse.

a. True
b. False

“Spiritual disconnection” as defined in CR is

a. Losing faith in our religious or spiritual practice.
b. Feeling so broken and damaged that our creator does not want us.
c. The idea that traumatic events separate us from our own sense of beingness and our true nature.
d. All of the above.

“Embracing love” in Conscious Recovery refers to:

a. Seeking out relationships to improve our sense of worthiness.
b. Learning to believe we are loveable, and attracting and embracing love.
c. Forgiving and repairing damaged connections with family members.
d. Rejecting our fears and putting ourselves out there to feel love.

“Holding space” requires which of the following from the counselor:

a. Courage and vulnerability.
b. Ability to interpret what the client is experiencing.
c. A willingness to open to the counselor’s own wounds to help facilitate that work in the client
d. Both a. and c.

30. T or F: According to CR, encouraging clients to process their past hurts, by using “why” questions to bring greater understanding, helps the client reach a deeper state of self-awareness.

a. True
b. False

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