The Basics
One reason families receive information during the Join Up is so they can make this type of decision.
What is an informed decision about participating?
FCT-R views a return to use as this rather than a moral failure.
What is an opportunity for growth and change?
The Peer Support Specialist should contribute during Join Up at this point in the meeting.
What is throughout the entire Join Up meeting?
Before a Join Up meeting begins, practitioners should make sure all attendees receive this document to help guide the meeting.
What is the Join Up Agenda?
The Relapse Response Action Plan should begin within this timeframe after learning of a relapse.
What is within 24hours?
This type of meeting should be schedule approximately four weeks (30 days) after the Join Up.
What is the next Child and Family Team Meeting?
The term "relapse" may be used interchangeably with these two terms.
What are recurrence and return-to-use?
After reviewing FCT-R with the family, the Peer Support Specialist should explain this commitment specific to their role.
What are the time commitment and expectations for peer support sessions?
Preparedness Overview is completed at this point in the process.
What is after the Join Up meeting?
Action Steps 1 and 2 should be completed by this team member.
What is the Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)?
At the beginning everyone shares these items.
What is their name, role, and one thing going well?
FCT-R prides itself on honoring this important source of feedback.
What is family voice?
Families may have never worked with one of these before, making it imperative that their role, purpose, and use of lived experience are clearly explained during Join Up.
What is the Peer Support Specialist?
During Join Up, practitioners should avoid this and instead focus on listening and learning about the family.
What is offering quick solutions?
Step 4 includes reviewing and modifying this key treatment document.
What is the Family Recovery Plan?
The Join Up meeting should include these key participants whenever possible.
What are the family, practitioner, peer support specialist, and all stakeholders involved?
When families disagree with aspects of the treatment philosophy, practitioners should do this instead of arguing.
What is honor the disagreement and determine whether there is enough agreement to proceed?
At the conclusion of Join Up, the Peer Support Specialist should schedule this meeting with the individual(s) experiencing substance use concerns.
What is the first peer support session?
A practitioner and peer who arrive without these six informational documents is not fully prepared for Join Up.
What are the Guarantees and Values, Understanding Family Centered Treatment, Understanding the Areas of Family Functioning, FCT-R Treatment Philosophy, Initial Recovery Snapshot, and Relapse Response Action Plan?
Will also accept the guidebook in place of UFCT, UAoFF.
One purpose of discussing relapse during Join Up is to prevent stakeholders from responding in this way.
What is a reactionary manner?
While families may think Join Up is just a meeting to review paperwork, peers and practitioners know it is actually these three things happening simultaneously.
What is part joining, part assessment, and part team meeting?
This document must be fully reviewed rather than skimmed so families can provide informed consent.
What is the FCT-R Treatment Philosophy?
A Peer Support Specialist's greatest tool during Join Up.
What is lived experience?
It is this foundation that allows them to authentically model recovery and inspire hope.
These four areas are rated to determine preparedness.
What are need for treatment, accountability, honesty about substance use, and action toward addressing the referral reason?
Why do we introduce the Relapse Response Action Plan during Join Up?
What is to show families that if a relapse occurs, we have a therapeutic, supportive plan for responding rather than reacting, and that we are prepared for what may be one of the most chaotic times in their lives?
FCT-R introduces this during Join Up to normalize the possibility of return-to-use, reduce fear, and ensure families understand that recovery challenges will be met with support, analysis, and a clear path forward.