Structured Sober Living

Responsibility to Residents

1. The primary obligation of Owners, Managers, Staff, and Volunteers of Certified Residences is to respect the integrity and promote the welfare of the resident, whether the resident is assisted individually or in a community setting. In a community setting, Owners, Managers, Staff, and Volunteers of Certified Residences are also responsible for taking reasonable precautions to protect individuals from physical and/or psychological trauma resulting from interaction within the Community.
2. FARR Certified Residences shall ensure that in any community setting, staff, volunteers and visiting sponsors, recovery coaches, and/or counselors set a norm of confidentiality regarding all community participants’ disclosures.
3. FARR Certified Residences ensure that if a resident is or has been in a therapeutic relationship with a professional person or entity, staff attempts to make contact with that professional person or entity after obtaining proper releases for the exchange of relevant information from the resident. These contacts or attempts to contact must be documented in the resident record.
4. When it has been determined that the Resident’s needs are not being met at the current level of care/support, the Resident will be receiving the necessary assistance with residential placement in the appropriate level of care/support. When it has been determined that the Resident’s needs are not being met at the current level of care/support, the Resident will be receiving the necessary assistance with residential placement in the appropriate level of care/support.
5. Certified Residences should ensure that, if a resident’s condition indicates there is a clear and imminent danger to the resident or others, staff (per Certified Residence policy and procedure) alert first responders to address danger and risk and then apprise Recovery Residence supervisor/manager/administrator; staff should be trained to appreciate all imminent harm potential is beyond the scope of the Recovery Residences level of support and must be referred and deferred to professionals.
6. Owners, Managers, Staff, and Volunteers of Certified Residences refrain from any practice of intimidation, bullying, or otherwise threatening or discriminatory behavior; relying instead upon the appropriate, consistent, and uniform application of written residence rules and consequences
7. No Owners, Managers, Staff, or Volunteers of Certified Residences will solicit or accept any commission, fee, or anything of monetary value from residents, other related persons, or referral sources, including, but not limited to, the borrowing of money from a resident under any condition or circumstance (see Ethical Conflicts below)
8. Certified Residences ensure that if a resident’s condition deteriorates, i.e., relapse or psychological deterioration, referral, and linkage to appropriate interventions will be made.
9. Certified Residences ensure fair and equitable financial policies and procedures pertaining to scholarships and repayment processes, i.e.

• • Scholarships: (Partial or Full) Residents are orientated to the type of scholarship and, specifically, what is and is not included in the scholarship. Orientation is acknowledged by resident signature, and documentation is maintained in the resident file.
  • Repayment Structure: Certified Residences who structure a payment plan for admission and/or ongoing fees should ensure the payment plan is fair and equitable, and the resident is afforded the financial means to personally care for repayment.
  • Fees should be renegotiable if the resident’s financial ability is altered and in no way inhibit the resident from seeking alternative employment which would strengthen their well-being.