Recovery Housing Administrator

Table of Contents

1. Recovery Literacy
Recovery literacy is the degree to which individuals have "the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information, supports and services needed to make appropriate decisions in support of recovery". Recovery literacy helps you support recovery for yourself and for others, and the aim of a recovery-oriented program should be to instill the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to develop and maintain a recovery lifestyle.
2. Social Model Recovery
This course takes a comprehensive look at social model, a type of recovery support that focuses on ecological, cultural and social determinate of health. Social model programs are where the setting is the service, and social model is the foundation for many recovery services, such as recovery housing.
3. Measure Up: A Guide to the NARR Standard and Code of Ethics

Curriculum Syllabus

Not Enrolled
1. Recovery Literacy
1.1. Definitions of “Recovery”
1.1.1. Personal definition
1.1.2. National Definition
1.1.3. Abstinence-based Recovery
1.1.4. Medication Assisted Recovery
1.1.5. Organizational Definition
1.2. Recovery Principles
1.2.1. Hope
1.2.2. Person-driven
1.2.3. Many Pathways
1.2.4. Holistic
1.2.5. Peer Support
1.2.6. Networks
1.2.7. Culturally based
1.2.8. Trauma Responsive
1.2.9. Strengths-based
1.2.10. Respect
1.3. Recovery Capital
1.3.1. Human Capital
1.3.2. Physical Capital 
1.3.3. Cultural Capital 
1.3.4. Social Capital 
1.3.5. Recovery Capital Assessments
1.4. Chronic Care Approach
1.4.1. ROSC
1.4.2. Recovery Management
1.5. Recovery Support Services
1.5.1. Peer-based Recovery Support Services
1.5.2. Types of PRSS
1.5.3. Service Models and Settings
1.5.4. Recovery Community Organizations
1.6. Quiz: Recovery Literacy
2. Social Model Recovery
2.1. Opposite of Addiction is Connection
2.2. Social Determinants of Health
2.2.1. SDOH vs. Medical Model
2.2.2. Healthy People 2030: SDOH
2.3. Social Model Ecosystems
2.3.1. Ecosystem Stability
2.3.2. Social-Community Model
2.4. Sense of Community
2.4.1. Perceived Sense of Community Scale
2.4.2. Brief Sense of Community Scale
2.5. Social Networks
2.5.1. Abstinence-Specific Social Support
2.5.2. Multiple Group Membership
2.5.3. Multiple Dimensional Networks
2.5.4. Personal vs "Whole" Networks
2.5.5. Beneficial Characteristics of Social Networks
2.5.6. Health Benefits of Social Networks
2.6. Social vs Clinical Model
2.6.1. Environment
2.6.2. Staff
2.6.3. Authority
2.6.4. Recovery Orientation
2.6.5. Governance
2.6.6. Community Orientation
2.7. Quiz: Social Model
3. Measure Up: A Guide to the NARR Standard and Code of Ethics
3.1. 1. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL
3.2. 1.A. Operate with Integrity
3.2.1. 1.A.1. Use mission and vision as guides for decision making
3.2.1.1. 1.A.1.a. Mission
3.2.1.2. 1.A.1.b. Vision
3.2.2. 1.A.2. Adhere to legal and ethical codes and use best business practices
3.2.2.1. 1.A.2.a. Business entity
3.2.2.2. 1.A.2.b. Insurance
3.2.2.3. 1.A.2.c. Property permission
3.2.2.4. 1.A.2.d. Legal compliance
3.2.2.5. 1.A.2.e. Ethical marketing
3.2.2.6. 1.A.2.f. Background checks
3.2.2.7. 1.A.2.g. Paying residents
3.2.2.8. 1.A.2.h. Financial boundaries
3.2.2.9. 1.A.2.i. Code of Ethics
3.2.3. 1.A.3. Financial accounting
3.2.3.1. 1.A.3.a. Fee transparency
3.2.3.2. 1.A.3.b. Accounting system
3.2.3.3. 1.A.3.c. Refund policies
3.2.3.4. 1.A.3.d. 3rd party payments
3.2.4. 1.A.4. Data collection
3.2.4.1. 1.A.4.a. Resident information
3.3. 1.B. Uphold Residents’ Rights
3.3.1. 1.B.5. Rights and Requirements
3.3.1.1. 1.B.5.a. Applicant orientation
3.3.2. 1.B.6. Resident information
3.3.2.1. 1.B.6.a. Secured records
3.3.2.2. 1.B.6.b. Confidentiality
3.3.2.3. 1.B.6.c. Social media policy
3.4. 1.C. Culture of Empowerment
3.4.1. 1.C.7. Peer governance
3.4.1.1. 1.C.7.a. Resident driven
3.4.1.2. 1.C.7.b. Grievance policy
3.4.1.3. 1.C.7.c. Community posts
3.4.1.4. 1.C.7.d. Length of stay
3.4.1.5. 1.C.7.e. Resident voice
3.4.2. 1.C.8. Resident involvement
3.4.2.1. 1.C.8.a. Reciprocal responsibility
3.4.2.2. 1.C.8.b. Leadership roles
3.4.2.3. 1.C.8.c. Recovery process
3.5. 1.D. Develop Staff Abilities
3.5.1. 1.D.9. Role modeling
3.5.1.1. 1.D.9.a. Self-care
3.5.1.2. 1.D.9.b. Boundaries
3.5.1.3. 1.D.9.c. Staff support
3.5.1.4. 1.D.9.d. Positive regard
3.5.2. 1.D.10. Staff qualifications
3.5.2.1. 1.D.10.a. Social model skills
3.5.2.2. 1.D.10.b. Credentials
3.5.2.3. 1.D.10.c. Staff development
3.5.3. 1.D.11. Culturally responsive
3.5.3.1. 1.D.11.a. Priority population
3.5.3.2. 1.D.11.b. Cultural training
3.5.4. 1.D.12. Job descriptions
3.5.4.1. 1.D.12.a. Roles and qualifications
3.5.4.2. 1.D.12.b. Resource linkage
3.5.4.3. 1.D.12.c. KSA
3.5.5. 1.D.13. Staff supervision
3.5.5.1. 1.D.13.a. Performance development
3.5.5.2. 1.D.13.b. Acknowledgements
3.5.5.3. 1.D.13.c. Work environment
3.6. 2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
3.7. 2.E. Home-like Environment
3.7.1. 2.E.14. Individual needs
3.7.1.1. 2.E.14.a. Clean and maintained
3.7.1.2. 2.E.14.b. Home-like furnishings
3.7.1.3. 2.E.14.c. Entrances and exits
3.7.1.4. 2.E.14.d. 50+ sq. ft. per bed
3.7.1.5. 2.E.14.e. Sink-toilet-shower
3.7.1.6. 2.E.14.f. Personal storage
3.7.1.7. 2.E.14.g. Food Storage
3.7.1.8. 2.E.14.h. Laundry
3.7.1.9. 2.E.14.i. Appliances
3.7.2. 2.E.15. Community building
3.7.2.1. 2.E.15.a. Meeting space
3.7.2.2. 2.E.15.b. Group space
3.7.2.3. 2.E.15.c. Dining area
3.7.2.4. 2.E.15.d. Recreational area
3.8. 2.F. Safe Healthy Environment
3.8.1. 2.F.16. Sober living
3.8.1.1. 2.F.16.a. Prohibited substances
3.8.1.2. 2.F.16.b. Prohibited items
3.8.1.3. 2.F.16.c. Drug screening
3.8.1.4. 2.F.16.d. Medication storage
3.8.1.5. 2.F.16.e. Peer accountability
3.8.2. 2.F.17. Home safety
3.8.2.1. 2.F.17.a. Functional and hazard free
3.8.2.2. 2.F.17.b. Health & safety codes
3.8.2.3. 2.F.17.c. Inspections & drills
3.8.3. 2.F.18. Promote health
3.8.3.1. 2.F.18.a. Smoking
3.8.3.2. 2.F.18.b. Universal precautions
3.8.4. 2.F.19. Emergency plan
3.8.4.1. 2.F.19.a. Procedures & postings
3.8.4.2. 2.F.19.b. Emergency contacts
3.8.4.3. 2.F.19.c. Emergency orientation
3.8.4.4. 2.F.19.d. Overdose readiness
3.9. 3. RECOVERY SUPPORT
3.10. 3.G. Facilitate Recovery
3.10.1. 3.G.20. Promote purpose
3.10.1.1. 3.G.20.a. Meaningful activities
3.10.2. 3.G.21. Recovery planning
3.10.2.1. 3.G.21.a. Person-centered plan
3.10.2.2. 3.G.21.b. Recovery capital
3.10.2.3. 3.G.21.c. Peer roles
3.10.3. 3.G.22. Community supports
3.10.3.1. 3.G.22.a. Resource directory
3.10.3.2. 3.G.22.b. Resource linkage
3.10.4. 3.G.23. Mutual support
3.10.4.1. 3.G.23.a. Weekly schedule
3.10.4.2. 3.G.23.b. Mutual aid
3.10.5. 3.G.24. Recovery support services
3.10.5.1. 3.G.24.a. RSS
3.10.5.2. 3.G.24.b. RSS Staff
3.10.6. 3.G.25. Clinical services
3.10.6.1. 3.G.25.a. Clinical services
3.11. 3.H. Model Prosocial Behaviors
3.11.1. 3.H.26. Respectful environment
3.11.1.1. 3.H.26.a. Model recovery
3.11.1.2. 3.H.26.b. Trauma informed
3.11.1.3. 3.H.26.c. Resident input
3.12. 3.I. Sense of Community
3.12.1. 3.I.27. Family-like
3.12.1.1. 3.I.27.a. Food preparation
3.12.1.2. 3.I.27.b. Housing choice
3.12.1.3. 3.I.27.c. Chores
3.12.1.4. 3.I.27.d. Household expenses
3.12.1.5. 3.I.27.e. Household meetings
3.12.1.6. 3.I.27.f. Common areas
3.12.2. 3.I.28. Internal community
3.12.2.1. 3.I.28.a. Informal activities
3.12.2.2. 3.I.28.b. Formal activities
3.12.2.3. 3.I.28.c. Social activities
3.12.2.4. 3.I.28.d. Milestone rituals
3.12.3. 3.I.29. External community
3.12.3.1. 3.I.29.a. Recovery linkage
3.12.3.2. 3.I.29.b. Recovery mentor
3.12.3.3. 3.I.29.c. Mutual aid meetings
3.12.3.4. 3.I.29.d. Resource linkage
3.12.3.5. 3.I.29.e. Multi-membership
3.12.3.6. 3.I.29.f. Social bonds
3.13. 4. GOOD NEIGHBOR
3.14. 4.J. Be a Good Neighbor
3.14.1. 4.J.30. Responsive neighbor
3.14.1.1. 4.J.30.a. Contact information
3.14.1.2. 4.J.30.b. Complaint response
3.14.1.3. 4.J.30.c. Neighbor interaction
3.14.2. 4.J.31. Courtesy rules
3.14.2.1. 4.J.31.a. Preemptive policies
3.14.2.2. 4.J.31.b. Parking