Resident Rights Statement: Required Elements

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Recovery housing operators can draft their own statements of resident rights, including specific statements that promote a positive recovery culture appropriate for their individual program and environment.

However, a certified recovery house requires specific elements to ensure that the social model of recovery is implemented.

These requirements include:

  1. A grievance process
  2. The right to exercise rights
  3. The right to file grievance
  4. The right to be informed of the rates charged
  5. The right to consult with an independent treatment specialist or legal counsel
  6. The right to receive a receipt for payments made
  7. The right to a full explanation regarding loss of housing privileges and the methods to reinstate such privileges
  8. A signature line

Let’s look at each of these requirements.

Course Syllabus

Not Enrolled
1. Resident Rights Statement: Overview
2. Resident Rights Statement: The Social Model of Recovery
3. Resident Rights Statement: Legal Rights
4. Resident Rights Statement: Communicate Rights Before Agreements are Signed
5. Resident Rights Statement Assessment #1
6. Resident Rights Statement: Required Elements
7. Resident Rights Statement: The Grievance Process
8. Resident Rights Statement: The Right to Exercise Rights
9. Resident Rights Statement: The Right to File a Grievance
10. Resident Rights Statement: The Right To Be Informed of Charges
11. Resident Rights Statement: The Right To Receive Written Receipts and Detailed Statements
12. Resident Rights Statement: The Right to an Independent Treatment Specialist or Legal Counsel
13. Resident Rights Statement: The Right to a Full Explanation Regarding the Restriction or Loss of House Privileges
14. Resident Rights Statement: Signature Line
15. Resident Rights Statement Assessment #2
16. Resident Rights Statement: Other Considerations
17. Resident Rights Statement: Best Practices
18. Resident Rights Statement: Sample
19. Resident Rights Statement Assessment #3
20. Resident Rights Statement: Homework Assignment
21. Resident Rights Statement: NEXT STEPS