Recovery Planning & Case Management Flashcards

The SMART goal framework in recovery planning requires goals to be:

Answer: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound

SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound, providing a clear framework for tracking recovery progress.

Which of the following best illustrates a strength-based approach to case management?

Answer: Building the recovery plan around the client's existing skills, supports, and resources

Strength-based case management identifies and builds upon existing capacities, relationships, and community assets the person already possesses.

Cultural competence in recovery planning requires the case manager to:

Answer: Integrate the client's cultural values, beliefs, and practices into the recovery plan

Culturally competent planning means incorporating the individual's cultural identity, values, and community norms into their personalized recovery plan.

Which document legally authorizes a case manager to share a client's recovery information with outside agencies?

Answer: A signed Release of Information (ROI)

A signed Release of Information grants legal permission to share specific protected health information with designated individuals or agencies.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) differs from standard case management primarily because it:

Answer: Delivers intensive, team-based services in the community with a low staff-to-client ratio

ACT uses a multidisciplinary team with low caseloads to deliver comprehensive, flexible services directly in the community where clients live.

A peer recovery specialist reviewing a case management plan notices it lacks a housing goal for a client who is currently homeless. This is an example of:

Answer: A gap in addressing social determinants of health

Housing is a fundamental social determinant of health; omitting it from a homeless client's plan reflects a significant planning gap.

When a client discloses a plan to harm a specific person, the case manager's ethical obligation is to:

Answer: Document the disclosure and take steps to warn the identified potential victim

Under the duty to warn (Tarasoff principle), clinicians and case managers must take steps to protect identifiable third parties from serious, credible threats.