Advocacy & Professional Responsibility Flashcards

A recovery coach's primary role during a court-mandated treatment situation is to:

Answer: Provide peer support while helping the client navigate the legal and treatment system

In court-mandated situations, the recovery coach supports the client in understanding and navigating both the legal requirements and treatment process.

Which scenario represents an appropriate use of a recovery coach's lived experience?

Answer: Using personal recovery experience to build rapport and normalize the recovery journey for the client

Lived experience is used purposefully to build rapport and normalize recovery, not to prescribe a specific path or overshare in ways that shift focus from the client.

A client discloses they are currently selling substances to support their family. Under mandatory reporting guidelines, a recovery coach is required to report:

Answer: Only situations involving imminent danger to an identified person or child abuse

Mandatory reporting requirements apply to imminent danger and child abuse situations, not general illegal activity disclosed in coaching sessions.

When a recovery coach disagrees with a treatment team's decision about a client, the BEST approach is to:

Answer: Raise concerns professionally within the team and document the disagreement

Recovery coaches contribute perspective to the treatment team professionally and document disagreements, advocating within appropriate channels rather than undermining the team.

The concept of 'scope of practice' for recovery coaches primarily means:

Answer: Recovery coaches must operate within defined roles, avoiding clinical or medical functions

Scope of practice defines the boundaries of recovery coaching, ensuring coaches operate in peer support roles without crossing into clinical or medical functions.

A recovery coach receives a gift from a grateful client at the end of their work together. The MOST appropriate response is to:

Answer: Consult organizational policy, and if prohibited, graciously decline and explain the reason

Recovery coaches should consult and follow organizational policy on gift acceptance, explaining the professional boundary if declining is required.

Advocacy for recovery-friendly workplace policies MOST directly helps clients by:

Answer: Reducing stigma and practical barriers that affect employment stability during recovery

Recovery-friendly workplace advocacy reduces stigma and structural barriers, improving employment access and stability as a key recovery support.