CRC CRC Community Resources & Aftercare Planning 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When making a referral to a community resource, a recovery coach should FIRST:
- Contact the resource directly on behalf of the client
- Assess the client's needs, preferences, and eligibility (Correct answer)
- Obtain prior insurance authorization
- Notify the client's family members
Correct answer: Assess the client's needs, preferences, and eligibility
Effective referrals begin with assessing the client's specific needs, preferences, and eligibility to ensure the best possible match.
Question 2: In the ASAM criteria, Level 4 represents:
- Outpatient treatment
- Intensive outpatient programs
- Residential treatment
- Medically managed intensive inpatient treatment (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Medically managed intensive inpatient treatment
ASAM Level 4 is medically managed intensive inpatient treatment requiring 24-hour nursing care and daily physician availability.
Question 3: A sober living home (SLH) is BEST described as:
- A medical detoxification facility
- A structured residential environment supporting sobriety without clinical treatment (Correct answer)
- An intensive outpatient program
- A hospital-based rehabilitation center
Correct answer: A structured residential environment supporting sobriety without clinical treatment
Sober living homes provide drug-free housing with peer accountability structures but do not deliver formal clinical treatment.
Question 4: The unique value of a peer support specialist in addiction recovery is their:
- Clinical licensure and diagnostic skills
- Lived experience of addiction and recovery (Correct answer)
- Ability to prescribe medications
- Authority to conduct insurance reviews
Correct answer: Lived experience of addiction and recovery
Peer support specialists use their own recovery experience to provide hope, practical guidance, and authentic connection to those they serve.
Question 5: SAMHSA's National Helpline (1-800-662-HELP) provides:
- Emergency psychiatric hospitalization
- Free, confidential referrals to treatment and support services (Correct answer)
- Prescription refill authorization
- Legal advice for people with addiction
Correct answer: Free, confidential referrals to treatment and support services
SAMHSA's Helpline is a 24/7, free, confidential service providing information and treatment referrals for substance use and mental health disorders.
Question 6: Harm reduction services, such as syringe service programs, primarily aim to:
- Promote or encourage drug use
- Reduce health consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence (Correct answer)
- Replace all formal addiction treatment
- Serve only clients who are ready to stop using
Correct answer: Reduce health consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence
Harm reduction programs prioritize reducing risks such as infectious disease transmission without making abstinence a requirement for services.
CRC CRC Community Resources & Aftercare Planning 1
When making a referral to a community resource, a recovery coach should FIRST: