CRSS Foundation and Recovery Management 5

Question 1

Which recovery support service role involves helping individuals identify and access housing, employment, and benefits they are eligible for?

Accepted Answer

Case management or brokering

Answer

Case management or brokering involves linking individuals to concrete community resources such as housing, employment, and public benefits.

Question 2

When using a strengths-based approach, a recovery support specialist PRIMARILY focuses on:

Accepted Answer

Cataloging the individual's existing strengths, skills, and assets

Answer

A strengths-based approach centers on identifying and building upon the individual's existing capabilities, resources, and resilience.

Question 3

A person in early recovery reports cravings increasing after losing their job. A recovery support specialist's BEST response is to:

Accepted Answer

Explore coping strategies and connect them to employment resources

Answer

Addressing both the craving trigger (job loss) and the craving itself by building coping skills and practical support reflects an integrated, person-centered response.

Question 4

What does the term 'recovery capital depletion' describe in the context of relapse risk?

Accepted Answer

The erosion of personal, social, and community supports that protect recovery

Answer

Recovery capital depletion occurs when an individual's protective assets—relationships, housing, employment, health—are eroded, increasing relapse vulnerability.

Question 5

Which federal regulation specifically governs the confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment records?

Accepted Answer

42 CFR Part 2

Answer

42 CFR Part 2 provides stricter confidentiality protections specifically for substance use disorder records beyond general HIPAA requirements.

CRSS - Certified Recovery Support Specialist Practice Test

CRSS - Certified Recovery Support Specialist Practice Test

CRSS Foundation and Recovery Management 5