CRSS Advocacy and Self-Determination 4

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Help the person request an administrative appeal within the required timeframe

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Lived experience authority

Answer

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

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

Engage community education and dialogue to address stigma-based objections

Answer

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

CRSS - Certified Recovery Support Specialist Practice Test

CRSS - Certified Recovery Support Specialist Practice Test

CRSS Advocacy and Self-Determination 4