Healthcare
This healthcare professional provides routine care and can help coordinate referrals to specialists.
Who is a primary care provider?
A job can provide income and this predictable daily pattern that supports recovery.
What is structure or routine?
This spending plan compares the money coming in with the money going out.
What is a budget?
This tool helps you track court dates, probation appointments, and other deadlines.
What is a calendar or planner?
This nightly form of rest is an essential part of physical self-care.
What is sleep?
Scheduling a ride before an appointment helps overcome this common healthcare barrier.
What is lack of transportation?
This document summarizes your experience, education, and skills for a potential employer.
What is a résumé?
Housing, food, utilities, and necessary transportation belong in this spending category.
What are essential needs?
Taking responsibility for your actions and following through on obligations demonstrates this.
What is accountability?
Drinking water throughout the day supports this basic physical need.
What is hydration?
Saying, “Can you explain that in simpler words?” is an example of this skill.
What is self-advocacy?
A period when you were not working is commonly called this.
What is an employment gap?
Money received from employment or benefits is called this.
What is income?
Appointment confirmations, attendance records, and completion certificates are examples of this proof of follow-through.
What is documentation?
Showering, brushing your teeth, and wearing clean clothes are examples of this.
What is personal hygiene?
Calling about test results, scheduling the next visit, and checking on a referral are examples of this step in healthcare navigation.
What is following up?
Saying, “I can work these hours, but I have a standing appointment at that time,” demonstrates this recovery-supporting skill.
What is setting a boundary?
Buying something immediately because of a strong feeling, without considering your budget, is this type of spending.
What is impulse spending?
Waiting until after you miss an appointment to mention a transportation problem can be prevented through this type of communication.
What is early or proactive communication?
Walking, stretching, and dancing are examples of this form of physical self-care.
What is movement or physical activity?
You feel embarrassed about missing an appointment. Calling to reschedule instead of ignoring the situation interrupts this pattern.
What is avoidance?
Exhaustion, irritability, and feeling overwhelmed after repeatedly taking on too much work may signal this condition.
What is burnout?
Money set aside for an unexpected expense, such as a car repair, is called this.
What is an emergency fund?
A past charge cannot be undone. Recognizing that reality while choosing your next responsible action demonstrates this skill, which does not mean approval.
What is acceptance?
The recovery reminder HALT asks you to check for these four states.
What are hungry, angry, lonely, and tired?