Contingency management can be administered by staff with relatively little training.
The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) is more broadly based in using social, recreational, familial and vocational reinforces to aid clients in the recovery process. A range of coping skills are also developed as part of CRA approaches (Abbot 2009; Roozen et al. 2004). Increasing alternative (non drug-related) rewarding social ties is a principal goal of CRA.