Community Groups

Question 1

Relapse

Answer 1

return of significant sx. that are problematic for the client in a number of areas of functioning

Question 2

Self-direction

Answer 2

consumers lead, control, exercise choice over and determine their own path of recovery

Question 3

Individualized and Person-centered

Answer 3

multiple pathways to recovery based on an idividual’s unique strengths and resiliencies

Question 4

Empowerment

Answer 4

consumers have the authority to choose from the resources

Question 5

Holistic

Answer 5

Recovery encompasses whole life (mind, body, spirit, and community)

Question 6

Nonlinear

Answer 6

Recovery not step-by-step, has continual growth, occasional setbacks, and learning from experience

Question 7

Strengths-based treatment

Answer 7

focus on building/valuing the strengths and increasing the sense of worth

Question 8

Peer support

Answer 8

mutual support, including the sharing of experiential knowledge, skills, and social learning

Question 9

Respect

Answer 9

Community, systems, and societal acceptance and appreciation of consumers. Need inclusion and full participation of consumers in all aspects of their lives

Question 10

Responsibility

Answer 10

consumers have a personal responsibility for their own self-care and journeys of recovery

Question 11

Hope

Answer 11

Recovery provides the essential and motivating message for a better future. Hope is internalized but can be helped by others (peers, families, friends, providers, and others). Hope is the catalyst of the recovery process.