Advocacy and Self-Determination Flashcards

A CRSS is supporting someone who wants to appeal a denial of Medicaid-funded treatment services. What is the most direct first step?

Answer: Help the person request an administrative appeal within the required timeframe

Medicaid denials have formal administrative appeal processes with strict deadlines that must be followed to protect the individual's rights.

Which concept reflects the belief that people in recovery are the experts on their own lives and recovery journeys?

Answer: Lived experience authority

Lived experience authority recognizes that people with first-hand recovery experience have unique and valid expertise about their own needs.

A CRSS is advocating for a peer who was terminated from a recovery program for a relapse. Which argument is most aligned with recovery-oriented systems of care?

Answer: Relapse is a common part of recovery and services should not end because of it

Recovery-oriented systems view relapse as a potential part of the recovery process, not grounds for punitive service termination.

In the context of advocacy, what does 'Nothing About Us Without Us' mean?

Answer: People with lived experience must be included in decisions that affect them

This disability rights slogan calls for meaningful inclusion of people with lived experience in policy, program design, and decisions affecting them.

A recovery community organization (RCO) wants to build a recovery home in a neighborhood. Residents oppose it due to stigma. Which advocacy strategy is most appropriate?

Answer: Engage community education and dialogue to address stigma-based objections

Community education addresses stigma at its root and builds broader support, which is the foundation of effective advocacy against NIMBYism.

What is the purpose of a recovery-oriented Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) in relation to self-determination?

Answer: It is a self-designed plan that empowers individuals to manage their own wellness and crises

WRAP is a self-designed wellness tool that centers the individual's own choices, values, and strategies for maintaining recovery.

A peer specialist is helping someone who feels their voice is never heard in treatment team meetings. What is the most empowering response?

Answer: Role-play with the peer to practice assertive communication skills before the next meeting

Role-playing builds the peer's confidence and assertiveness skills so they can represent themselves effectively.