CAS Recovery Support & Community Resources Flashcards
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The National Recovery Month, observed every September, is sponsored by:
Answer: SAMHSA
SAMHSA sponsors National Recovery Month each September to promote awareness of mental health and substance use treatment and celebrate recovery from addiction.
Continuing care (aftercare) planning should ideally begin:
Answer: During the initial treatment planning phase, not just at discharge
Best practice requires that aftercare planning begin at treatment intake so that community supports, housing, and follow-up services are arranged well before discharge.
Which service model integrates primary healthcare and behavioral health treatment in a single setting to improve outcomes for people with substance use disorders?
Answer: Integrated care / co-located services
Integrated or co-located care models place primary care and behavioral health services together, reducing barriers to treatment and addressing co-occurring physical health conditions simultaneously.
A recovery coach differs from a licensed addiction counselor primarily in that the recovery coach:
Answer: Provides non-clinical peer-based support and motivation rather than formal clinical therapy
Recovery coaches draw on lived experience to provide non-clinical encouragement, advocacy, and practical support, whereas licensed counselors provide formal clinical assessment and therapy.
When a client in recovery faces housing instability, the CAS should prioritize:
Answer: Connecting the client with sober housing or emergency shelter resources before other recovery goals
Stable, safe housing is a foundational recovery support; without it, clients are at significantly higher risk of relapse and disengagement from treatment.
SAMHSA's working definition of recovery emphasizes that recovery is:
Answer: A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential
SAMHSA defines recovery broadly as a process of change toward improved health, self-direction, and full potential, acknowledging multiple pathways and definitions of success.