Course Catalog

• Identify steps that you are required to take to ensure that you are a good neighbor in your community
• Discuss how to draft a policy about how your organization responds to neighbor concerns and questions
• Learn how you can address Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) issues that may exist in your community

Identify best practices in creating a communicable disease policy for a recovery house to be certified in Ohio.

• Learn the components of a medication policy for recovery housing
• Understand how to handle medications within the recovery house
• Learn the fair housing rules affecting a recovery house medication policy

• Learn how to apply the social model of recovery to a recovery home's physical environment,

• Explore how to create a homelike environment within your recovery home and,

• Understand the quality standards related to the physical environment.

• Learn how to advance the social model of recovery in your recovery home with an effective house code of conduct,

• Examine language choices in a house code of conduct,

• Understand how to use NARR standards to aid in the development of a code of conduct

• Learn what to do when a resident does not follow the code of conduct

• Learn how a well-written resident rights statement helps you implement the social model of recovery within your recovery home,
• What elements must be included in your resident rights statement, and
• Strategies for drafting your resident rights statement.

• Learn key components of a staff and leadership code of conduct,
• Why sexual relationships, harassment, personal financial relationships and other such elements are not permitted, and
• Why there is an obligation to report violations.

• Learn key components of a recovery housing visitor policy,
• Define who is permitted to visit, and
• How to maintain confidentiality.

• Learn about recovery house incidents,
• Elements that should be included in a incident report and
• The best practice for quality improvement in a recovery house.

• Learn about appropriate paid work agreements,
• Discover what a social enterprise is within a recovery house and
• Learn how to set up a house manager or resident leader agreement for a recovery house.

• Learn about safety checklists to prevent emergencies,
• Discover elements required for recovery homes in Ohio to meet quality standards
• Learn tips for creating an emergency preparedness kit

• What are Ethical Boundaries?
• Examples of Ethical Boundaries Violations
• How to Stay Within Ethical Boundaries

• Learn about scheduling house meetings and what the agenda should be,
• Where should house meetings should occur and
• How to use house meetings to develop residents' leadership skills.

• Learn the importance of having clear and consistent policies related to screenings
• Understand the requirements to demonstrate that your program meets national quality standards related to illicit drug and alcohol screening and
• Create a written process for maintaining your policy consistently over time

Learn

• NARR's four levels of support,
• The key differences between the levels of support, and
• Factors that determine if a resident is appropriate for a specific level of support.

To use the outcomes tools you must be an operator of recovery housing in the state of Ohio, as defined in the Ohio Revised Code.

• Learn about eligibility requirements for the outcomes tools
• Learn about the resident survey – where the resident completes the survey
• Learn about the data dashboard, where you will see the resident survey results
• Learn about how to register for the outcomes tools

Learn:

• The role of a peer reviewer

• The importance of being inclusive and identifying any conflicts of interest

• The importance of informing your organization of your intent to be a peer reviewer and

• Other considerations

• Learn about legal privacy considerations to ensure that residents' personal information, experiences and challenges are respected and kept confidential,
• Identify the NARR Standards concerning privacy policies for recovery houses and
• Understand when and how private information can be shared.

Learn to identify:

• The elements that make a recovery house in Ohio, including: an illicit-drug- and alcohol-free living environment; recovery support activities; peer support; housing setting; tenant/landlord agreements; a homelike environment; and a resident-driven length of stay, and
• The difference between treatment programs and recovery housing.

• Learn why essential staff is critically important in operating a recovery house,
• What are the essential responsibilities of staff, and
• How training and background checks are another important consideration, but not required for ORH certification.

• Learn strategies for prevent recurrence of use,
• How to maintain the safety and health of the other residents in the recovery house, and
• How to address the recurrence of use individually and what the expectations are of the residents moving forward.

Learn more about:

• The importance of having a structured process for resident applications and evaluations,
• The minimum requirements for resident evaluation criteria for moving in, and
• How to create a written process for ensuring evaluation criteria are implemented consistently over time.

• Learn about resident rental agreements and their association with quality recovery housing standards,
• Why there should be clarity in financial expectations, and
• Why a rental agreement should include termination of a rental agreement terms.