Recovery Capital & Strengths Flashcards

A client with long-term recovery is asked to mentor newcomers in a recovery house. From a recovery capital standpoint, this role primarily:

Answer: Enhances the mentor's social capital and deepens their sense of purpose and identity in recovery

Mentoring roles strengthen the mentor's own recovery capital by reinforcing their recovery identity, building meaningful relationships, and providing purpose.

Which factor most strongly predicts the durability of recovery over time according to recovery capital research?

Answer: The breadth and depth of recovery capital accumulated across multiple life domains

Research consistently shows that recovery durability is predicted by the accumulation of diverse recovery capital across social, personal, and community domains rather than any single intervention.

When a coach helps a client identify 'recovery capital from adversity,' they are drawing on which concept?

Answer: Post-traumatic growth and resilience as sources of strength

Post-traumatic growth recognizes that navigating adversity can generate strengths such as empathy, perspective, and resilience that become meaningful recovery capital.

A client's recovery plan includes daily exercise, regular sleep, and healthy nutrition. These behaviors contribute primarily to which domain of recovery capital?

Answer: Physical/wellness capital

Physical health behaviors such as exercise, sleep, and nutrition build physical/wellness capital, which supports the neurobiological and physical foundation for sustained recovery.

A recovery coach is working with a client who identifies as a member of a marginalized community with limited access to recovery resources. The coach should first:

Answer: Identify culturally congruent strengths and assets specific to the client's community context

Culturally responsive coaching prioritizes identifying strengths within the client's own cultural context, recognizing that community-specific assets may not appear in standard assessment tools.

In recovery capital assessment, 'problem-solving ability' is categorized as:

Answer: Human capital — a personal cognitive skill that enhances recovery navigation

Problem-solving ability is a cognitive skill residing within the individual, making it a component of human capital that directly aids recovery decision-making.

A client who completed treatment three years ago now chairs a local recovery advocacy meeting. Which recovery capital outcome does this BEST exemplify?

Answer: The transformation of personal recovery capital into community capital through advocacy and leadership

When recovered individuals give back through advocacy, they transform their personal recovery capital into community assets that expand recovery capital for others.