CAS CAS Recovery Support & Community Resources 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which mutual aid fellowship is specifically designed for individuals with alcohol use disorder and follows a 12-step model?
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Alcoholics Anonymous (Correct answer)
- SMART Recovery
- Celebrate Recovery
Correct answer: Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the original 12-step mutual aid fellowship founded in 1935 specifically for individuals recovering from alcohol use disorder.
Question 2: SMART Recovery differs from 12-step programs primarily because it is:
- Faith-based and spiritually oriented
- Science-based and self-empowerment focused (Correct answer)
- Only for adolescents
- Exclusively for opioid users
Correct answer: Science-based and self-empowerment focused
SMART Recovery uses a science-based, self-empowerment approach rooted in cognitive-behavioral techniques rather than a spiritual or 12-step framework.
Question 3: A Recovery Community Organization (RCO) is best described as:
- A state licensing board for addiction counselors
- A nonprofit led by and for people in recovery that provides peer support services (Correct answer)
- A hospital-based detox unit
- A pharmaceutical company producing MAT medications
Correct answer: A nonprofit led by and for people in recovery that provides peer support services
RCOs are nonprofits led by and for individuals in recovery that organize peer support, advocacy, and community-based recovery services.
Question 4: Oxford Houses are best characterized as:
- Medically supervised inpatient treatment facilities
- Self-supporting, democratically run sober living homes (Correct answer)
- Government-funded halfway houses with mandatory curfews
- Outpatient day treatment programs
Correct answer: Self-supporting, democratically run sober living homes
Oxford Houses are self-supporting, democratically run sober living residences where residents vote on new members and share expenses without professional oversight.
Question 5: Which federal agency administers the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant that funds many community addiction services?
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Correct answer)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Correct answer: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA administers the SAPT Block Grant, which is the primary federal funding mechanism for state-level substance use prevention and treatment services.
Question 6: Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) are most effective when the peer specialist:
- Has a clinical license in social work or counseling
- Has lived experience with addiction and recovery (Correct answer)
- Specializes exclusively in pharmacotherapy management
- Works only in inpatient hospital settings
Correct answer: Has lived experience with addiction and recovery
The defining characteristic and primary strength of peer recovery support specialists is their lived experience with addiction and recovery, which builds trust and credibility with clients.
CAS CAS Recovery Support & Community Resources 1
Which mutual aid fellowship is specifically designed for individuals with alcohol use disorder and follows a 12-step model?