CPRP (CBRS PRA Language
Guidelines) Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Person-First - Answer: interacting with people as people first and, through our actions and our
words, by using "person-first" language, we
educate the public that the people who are assisted through psychosocial rehabilitation services are
people first.
Say: "Person with a psychiatric disability" - Answer: NOT: "suffering from
depression" - suffering is a self-descriptive concept, to be used only by the person who is
experiencing the "suffering."
Say: Person who uses services at this agency - Answer: NOT: "my client," which implies possession
or a
controlling attitude.
Say: "An individual diagnosed with schizophrenia" - Answer: NOT: "a schizophrenic."
Say: "Practitioner" - Answer: NOT: "provider to the consumer"
Say: "service/resource coordination" - Answer: NOT: rather than "case management," since people
are
not "cases," and should not be "managed."
"recovery" means - Answer: gaining a sense of meaning, a positive
identity, fulfilling relationships, the role of citizen and community member, the capacity to cope
with adversity, and recognition of the gifts and lessons learned through the recovery struggle
Rehabilitation - Answer: the development of skills and supports needed to achieve one's goals,
given a condition (physical and/or mental) that creates difficulties in daily functioning. The
rehabilitation perspective focuses on increasing ability, and builds on a person's strengths to
facilitate success in meeting the person's own goals.
Guidelines) Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Person-First - Answer: interacting with people as people first and, through our actions and our
words, by using "person-first" language, we
educate the public that the people who are assisted through psychosocial rehabilitation services are
people first.
Say: "Person with a psychiatric disability" - Answer: NOT: "suffering from
depression" - suffering is a self-descriptive concept, to be used only by the person who is
experiencing the "suffering."
Say: Person who uses services at this agency - Answer: NOT: "my client," which implies possession
or a
controlling attitude.
Say: "An individual diagnosed with schizophrenia" - Answer: NOT: "a schizophrenic."
Say: "Practitioner" - Answer: NOT: "provider to the consumer"
Say: "service/resource coordination" - Answer: NOT: rather than "case management," since people
are
not "cases," and should not be "managed."
"recovery" means - Answer: gaining a sense of meaning, a positive
identity, fulfilling relationships, the role of citizen and community member, the capacity to cope
with adversity, and recognition of the gifts and lessons learned through the recovery struggle
Rehabilitation - Answer: the development of skills and supports needed to achieve one's goals,
given a condition (physical and/or mental) that creates difficulties in daily functioning. The
rehabilitation perspective focuses on increasing ability, and builds on a person's strengths to
facilitate success in meeting the person's own goals.
