PEER SPECIALISTS EXAM PACK 2024!!

Recovery Approach -ANSWER Go from extreme emotional distress to recovery. Recovery comes a unique combination of human spirit, treatment, self-help and hope. Maintenance Based System -ANSWER Symptom reduction,reliance on medication, low-stress to stay stable, no risk Recovery-oriented system -...

Definition of Recovery - ANSWER Recovery is remembering who you are and to become all that you are meant to be. What are the Recovery Pathways? (Hint S.H.R.E.C) - ANSWER Spirituality, Hope, Recovery environment, Empowerment, and Choice. What are some empowering actions from the Peer Support Ap...

Person-Centered - ANSWER A person-centered approach is where the person is placed at the center of the service and treated as a person first. What are the OARS tools in Motivational Interviewing? - ANSWER O Open-ended questions invite others to "tell their story" in their own words without le...

Recovery - ANSWER Remembering who you are and using your strengths to become all that you were meant to be. The journey for a peer support specialist - ANSWER knowing how to take all your experiences,regardless of the pain and use them to transform your life into "living hope" for others who wa...

Establishing a Trust-Based Relationship - ANSWER 1. Help find an interest. ( Do not focus on their problems.) 2. Share your story only as appropriate. 3.The other person has to be able to contact you. 4. Listen to the person. 5. Affirmation is key. Accept the other person where they are and how ...

The ability to form and sustain relationships is known as: - ANSWER Social competence The first step in developing an advocacy strategy is to: - ANSWER Focusing on their own recovery successes. The SMART acronym for writing effective goals stands for: - ANSWER Specific, Measurable, Achievable,...

SAMHSA specifies 4 major dimensions that support a life in recovery. - ANSWER Health, home, purpose, & community Health - ANSWER Managing ones disease(s) as well as living as well as living in a physically & emotionally healthy way. Home - ANSWER A stable & safe place to live. Community - A...

What is the definition of negative self-talk? - ANSWER The negative things we tell ourselves that keep us from obtaining and keeping our goals. What role does negative self-talk play in a person's life? - ANSWER It can keep them in a bad place in their head. Keep them from being successful at co...

The ability to bounce back or cope in the face of adversity is known as - ANSWER Resilience. Research has shown that the most powerful way to reduce stigma associated with behavioral health disorders is - ANSWER Contact. One technique that can help boost confidence and encourage peers to stret...

Hope is the belief that one has both the _________ and the __________ to engage in the recovery process. - ANSWER ABILITY and the OPPORTUNITY (Session 1) What do you believe are the 3 greatest barriers to a person's recovery and why? - ANSWER 1) The symptoms and side-effects of medication or t...

The _____________ Principle speaks to the value of "do no harm." While SOME people will not be harmed by using non-human experience language, others WILL be harmed; therefore, by using human experience language, it is unlikely that anyone will be harmed. - ANSWER benevolence What are the three ...

What is a Peer Support Specialist? - ANSWER CPS provides peer support to people receiving services to Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse. Where do Peer work? - ANSWER Often a peer run organization on a team entirely composed of other Peer Support Professionals or part of a recovery team with ot...

recovery - ANSWER remembering who you are and using your strengths to become all that you were meant to be the five recovery pathways are - ANSWER hope, choice, empowerment, recovery environment, spirituality the empowerment model (six empowering interactions) - ANSWER listen, validate strengt...

1. What is meant by the term peer support? - ANSWER Emotional support that is provided by a peer support specialist to others with similar mental, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in order to achieve a desired social or personal change. 2.What is the SAMH...