Advocacy & Professional Responsibility Flashcards

A recovery coach discovers a client is being denied housing due to their history of substance use disorder. What is the MOST appropriate advocacy action?

Answer: Inform the client about fair housing laws and help them understand their rights

Advocacy begins with empowering clients with knowledge of their rights, allowing them to make informed decisions about next steps.

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between a recovery coach and a licensed counselor?

Answer: Recovery coaches provide peer support and lived experience; counselors provide clinical treatment

Recovery coaches draw on lived experience to provide peer support, which is distinct from the clinical treatment services offered by licensed counselors.

When advocating for systemic change in recovery services, a recovery coach should PRIMARILY focus on:

Answer: Influencing policy by sharing personal recovery narratives and community-level data

Recovery coaches most effectively contribute to systemic advocacy by sharing authentic recovery narratives and supporting data-driven community change.

A recovery coach is asked by a supervisor to document false progress notes for a client to meet a program outcome quota. The coach should:

Answer: Refuse and report the request through appropriate ethical or legal channels

Falsifying documentation is unethical and potentially illegal; recovery coaches must refuse and report such requests to protect client integrity and professional standards.

Professional boundaries in recovery coaching are BEST maintained when the coach:

Answer: Establishes clear role expectations and communication protocols at the start of the relationship

Clear role expectations and communication protocols established early protect both coach and client and define the professional nature of the relationship.

A recovery coach notices signs of burnout in themselves, including emotional exhaustion and reduced empathy for clients. The FIRST step should be:

Answer: Seek supervision or peer support and implement a self-care plan

Seeking supervision and implementing self-care are critical first responses to burnout, protecting both the coach's wellbeing and the quality of client services.

Under the principle of cultural humility, a recovery coach working with a client from a different background should:

Answer: Remain open to learning from the client about how their culture shapes their recovery

Cultural humility requires ongoing learning and openness, recognizing the client as the expert on their own cultural experiences and how those shape recovery.