CRS Community Resources 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a key feature of Housing First programs that distinguishes them from traditional recovery housing?
- They require sobriety before placement
- They provide housing without preconditions such as treatment or sobriety requirements (Correct answer)
- They only serve veterans
- They require employment as a condition of housing
Correct answer: They provide housing without preconditions such as treatment or sobriety requirements
Housing First programs provide stable housing without requiring sobriety or treatment compliance as a precondition, believing stable housing supports recovery.
Question 2: A CRS is working with a client who is uninsured and cannot afford medications. Which community resource provides low-cost or free prescriptions?
- Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs or Community Health Centers (Correct answer)
- Private insurance marketplaces
- State licensing boards
- Recovery community centers
Correct answer: Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs or Community Health Centers
Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) offer low-cost or free medications to uninsured individuals.
Question 3: Which community meeting format uses a 12-step approach and is widely available as a free peer support resource?
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups
- Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings (Correct answer)
- Intensive Outpatient Programs
- Assertive Community Treatment teams
Correct answer: Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings
AA and NA are free, community-based, peer support groups organized around the 12-step recovery model and are widely available nationwide.
Question 4: A client in recovery needs legal assistance related to past drug charges. Which resource is most appropriate?
- Recovery housing managers
- Legal aid organizations or reentry legal clinics (Correct answer)
- Psychiatrists
- Employment staffing agencies
Correct answer: Legal aid organizations or reentry legal clinics
Legal aid organizations and reentry legal clinics specialize in helping individuals with criminal records navigate expungement, record sealing, and related legal issues.
Question 5: SMART Recovery differs from 12-step programs because it:
- Requires a sponsor relationship
- Uses a science-based, self-empowerment approach without spiritual components (Correct answer)
- Mandates 90 days of continuous attendance
- Is only available in clinical settings
Correct answer: Uses a science-based, self-empowerment approach without spiritual components
SMART Recovery uses cognitive-behavioral and motivational tools in a secular, science-based approach, unlike spiritually-oriented 12-step programs.
Question 6: Which federal entitlement program may provide income support to individuals in recovery who have a disability preventing substantial employment?
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Correct answer)
- The SAPT Block Grant
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds
Correct answer: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSDI and SSI provide income support to individuals with qualifying disabilities, which may include conditions related to substance use disorder.
Question 7: A CRS connecting clients to telehealth services for addiction treatment is addressing which barrier?
- Lack of peer support
- Transportation and geographic access barriers (Correct answer)
- Criminal background restrictions
- Insurance fraud
Correct answer: Transportation and geographic access barriers
Telehealth services reduce transportation and geographic barriers that often prevent individuals in rural or underserved areas from accessing addiction treatment.
CRS Community Resources 4
What is a key feature of Housing First programs that distinguishes them from traditional recovery housing?