ILLINOIS CRSS STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is recovery support - ✔✔The process of giving and receiving non-clinical
assistance to help facilitate the process of recovery; recovery support is provided by the
individual with lived experience
✔✔Recovery facts #1
1 - ✔✔Most persons with mental illnesses' / symptoms improve over time and able to
lead healthy, stable and productive lives
✔✔Recovery fact #2 - ✔✔Most persons with mental illnesses want to work and can
succeed in competitive employment
✔✔Recovery fact#3 - ✔✔Combining medication, therapy, and effective treatment in the
community helps between 70-90 %of persons with mental illness to totally recover from
their illness or see improvements
✔✔Recovery FACT # 4 - ✔✔Studies using strict criteria showed that most persons with
MI experience full recovery or significant improvement
✔✔Recovery Fact #5 - ✔✔Persons with MI can learn to regain skills needed to connect
with and live successfully in their community.
✔✔Recovery Fact #6 - ✔✔Mental Health system that promotes empowerment and
recovery have higher recovery rates than ones that do not
✔✔Recovery Support Specialist - ✔✔A person with lived experience in mental health
recovery who helps others with psychiatric conditions on their recovery journey in a
formal manner and is paid for his services
✔✔Recovery Support Services: - ✔✔Peer based recovery support which are delivered
through organizations and through the specialized roles of paid RSS
Recovery Support Specialist infuse the human service system with hope and
empowerment
✔✔System level Advocacy:System - ✔✔System is a set of parts working together in an
organized way for a common purpose.
✔✔Advocacy: - ✔✔Communicating effectively within an organization to get the needs
met
, ✔✔System Advocacy - ✔✔Communicating effectively within an organization to get the
needs of persons participating in services met. Often involves changes that affect
groups of people
✔✔Name Advocate Top Ten List: - ✔✔Be an advocate not an adversary
✔✔ - ✔✔Know your audience and the best style for communicating with that audience
✔✔ - ✔✔Give credit and praise at every opportunity
✔✔ - ✔✔Put the request in writing and suggest a reasonable time line for the
organization to follow
✔✔ - ✔✔When ever possible honor the organization's chain of commend
✔✔ - ✔✔Build relationships and support as you advocate within a system
✔✔ - ✔✔Realize the balance between personal responsibility and support
✔✔ - ✔✔Prepare for meetings by listing your points and questions. Plan responses to
questions you may be asked
✔✔ - ✔✔If you do not get what you want, try a new approach
✔✔ - ✔✔If you do get what you want always express gratitude
✔✔Define self advocacy - ✔✔Self advocacy is about "going for it" with courage,
persistence and determination on the road to recovery CRSS helps individuals learn to
express themselves clearly and calmly Sometimes it involves communicating with family
members doctors institutions or places of employment
✔✔What are 3 steps in selfadvocacy - ✔✔Modeling
✔✔ - ✔✔Supporting
✔✔ - ✔✔Empowering
✔✔What is the key in promoting individual choices and self determination - ✔✔Provide
support and encouragement rather than definite answers. the person served must have
definite ownership of the process
✔✔Advance Directives - ✔✔Legal document created when the person is well
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is recovery support - ✔✔The process of giving and receiving non-clinical
assistance to help facilitate the process of recovery; recovery support is provided by the
individual with lived experience
✔✔Recovery facts #1
1 - ✔✔Most persons with mental illnesses' / symptoms improve over time and able to
lead healthy, stable and productive lives
✔✔Recovery fact #2 - ✔✔Most persons with mental illnesses want to work and can
succeed in competitive employment
✔✔Recovery fact#3 - ✔✔Combining medication, therapy, and effective treatment in the
community helps between 70-90 %of persons with mental illness to totally recover from
their illness or see improvements
✔✔Recovery FACT # 4 - ✔✔Studies using strict criteria showed that most persons with
MI experience full recovery or significant improvement
✔✔Recovery Fact #5 - ✔✔Persons with MI can learn to regain skills needed to connect
with and live successfully in their community.
✔✔Recovery Fact #6 - ✔✔Mental Health system that promotes empowerment and
recovery have higher recovery rates than ones that do not
✔✔Recovery Support Specialist - ✔✔A person with lived experience in mental health
recovery who helps others with psychiatric conditions on their recovery journey in a
formal manner and is paid for his services
✔✔Recovery Support Services: - ✔✔Peer based recovery support which are delivered
through organizations and through the specialized roles of paid RSS
Recovery Support Specialist infuse the human service system with hope and
empowerment
✔✔System level Advocacy:System - ✔✔System is a set of parts working together in an
organized way for a common purpose.
✔✔Advocacy: - ✔✔Communicating effectively within an organization to get the needs
met
, ✔✔System Advocacy - ✔✔Communicating effectively within an organization to get the
needs of persons participating in services met. Often involves changes that affect
groups of people
✔✔Name Advocate Top Ten List: - ✔✔Be an advocate not an adversary
✔✔ - ✔✔Know your audience and the best style for communicating with that audience
✔✔ - ✔✔Give credit and praise at every opportunity
✔✔ - ✔✔Put the request in writing and suggest a reasonable time line for the
organization to follow
✔✔ - ✔✔When ever possible honor the organization's chain of commend
✔✔ - ✔✔Build relationships and support as you advocate within a system
✔✔ - ✔✔Realize the balance between personal responsibility and support
✔✔ - ✔✔Prepare for meetings by listing your points and questions. Plan responses to
questions you may be asked
✔✔ - ✔✔If you do not get what you want, try a new approach
✔✔ - ✔✔If you do get what you want always express gratitude
✔✔Define self advocacy - ✔✔Self advocacy is about "going for it" with courage,
persistence and determination on the road to recovery CRSS helps individuals learn to
express themselves clearly and calmly Sometimes it involves communicating with family
members doctors institutions or places of employment
✔✔What are 3 steps in selfadvocacy - ✔✔Modeling
✔✔ - ✔✔Supporting
✔✔ - ✔✔Empowering
✔✔What is the key in promoting individual choices and self determination - ✔✔Provide
support and encouragement rather than definite answers. the person served must have
definite ownership of the process
✔✔Advance Directives - ✔✔Legal document created when the person is well
