Recovery Planning & Support Flashcards

A recovery coach's client wants to set a goal of 'getting healthy.' What is the coach's best first step in turning this into a usable recovery plan goal?

Answer: Help the client make it specific, measurable, and time-bound

Recovery goals work best when they are client-defined and made specific, measurable, and time-bound.

Which statement best describes the role of a recovery coach in developing a recovery plan?

Answer: The coach facilitates a plan that is driven and owned by the client

Recovery coaching is strengths-based and client-directed, so the person in recovery owns the plan.

A client says that housing instability is their biggest threat to recovery. Which plan domain should the coach prioritize exploring with them?

Answer: Recovery capital related to environment and basic needs

Stable housing is a core component of recovery capital and is often a prerequisite for sustained recovery.

When reviewing a recovery plan 90 days after it was created, what should the coach do first?

Answer: Ask the client what is working, what is not, and what has changed

Plans are living documents and should be reviewed collaboratively based on the client's own experience.

Which of the following is an example of 'community' recovery capital?

Answer: Access to recovery community centers and mutual-aid meetings

Community recovery capital includes resources such as recovery support services, meetings, and recovery-friendly attitudes in the community.

A client with a co-occurring depressive disorder asks the coach whether they should stop their antidepressant. What is the appropriate response?

Answer: Encourage them to discuss the question with their prescriber

Coaches work within scope of practice and must not give medical advice about medications.

Which approach best supports a client who has relapsed and feels ashamed to continue their recovery plan?

Answer: Normalize the setback, explore what happened, and revise the plan together

A nonjudgmental, learning-focused response keeps the client engaged and strengthens the plan.