CRSS Foundation and Recovery Management 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which approach to addiction recognizes it as a chronic brain disorder influenced by genetic, environmental, and developmental factors?
- The moral model
- The disease model (Correct answer)
- The spiritual model
- The social learning model
Correct answer: The disease model
The disease model characterizes addiction as a chronic brain disorder with biological, psychological, social, and environmental influences.
Question 2: According to SAMHSA's definition, recovery is described as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness to live a:
- Medically supervised, abstinence-based lifestyle
- Self-directed life and strive to reach their full potential (Correct answer)
- Court-mandated, structured treatment program
- Professionally managed, clinic-based support program
Correct answer: Self-directed life and strive to reach their full potential
SAMHSA defines recovery as a self-directed process in which individuals work to improve health, wellness, and reach their full potential.
Question 3: The four major dimensions that support recovery, according to SAMHSA, include health, home, purpose, and:
- Finances
- Education
- Community (Correct answer)
- Employment
Correct answer: Community
SAMHSA's four dimensions of recovery are Health, Home, Purpose, and Community, reflecting a holistic view of what sustains long-term recovery.
Question 4: A recovery support specialist helping a client navigate housing, transportation, and employment resources is primarily building which type of recovery capital?
- Personal capital
- Cultural capital
- Social capital
- Community capital (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Community capital
Community capital refers to external resources available through community systems such as housing, transportation, employment, and social services.
Question 5: What is the key difference between a recovery support specialist and a licensed clinical counselor?
- Recovery support specialists can prescribe medications; counselors cannot
- Recovery support specialists provide peer support using lived experience; counselors provide clinical treatment (Correct answer)
- Recovery support specialists only work in inpatient settings
- Recovery support specialists are not required to follow ethical guidelines
Correct answer: Recovery support specialists provide peer support using lived experience; counselors provide clinical treatment
Recovery support specialists draw on their own lived experience of recovery to provide peer support, while licensed counselors provide clinical assessment and treatment.
Question 6: Which term describes the process by which someone moves from active substance use to stable, sustained recovery with reduced professional support over time?
- Detoxification
- Stabilization
- Recovery trajectory (Correct answer)
- Step-down care
Correct answer: Recovery trajectory
A recovery trajectory describes the path and progression an individual takes over time from active disorder toward increasing stability and independence.
Question 7: In recovery-oriented systems of care, 'warm handoffs' refer to:
- Heated group therapy sessions designed to build trust
- Direct, personal introductions between a client and their next service provider (Correct answer)
- Written referrals sent to another agency without client contact
- Peer check-ins conducted by phone rather than in person
Correct answer: Direct, personal introductions between a client and their next service provider
A warm handoff is a direct introduction between the client and a receiving provider to ensure continuity of care and reduce the chance of dropout.
CRSS Foundation and Recovery Management 4
Which approach to addiction recognizes it as a chronic brain disorder influenced by genetic, environmental, and developmental factors?