Massachusetts Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) – Qs & As
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. Correct Ans - benevolence
What are the three CPS Core Competencies?
1.)
2.)
3.) Correct Ans - Peer support, in but not of the system, Change
agent
Human experience language is not about rules, it is about _________
Correct Ans - values
Some risks of not using human experience language include:
- Creating or enhancing __________ differences
- Perpetuating p_________ & d___________
- limiting self-______________ Correct Ans - power, prejudice,
discrimination, determination
* What are the two parts of Human Experience language?
1.) ___________ language
2.) ____________ language Correct Ans - person first, everyday non-
clinical
When a CPS utilizes ________________ language, they act as a change agent by
setting an uncompromising example that all people are greater than and
come before any label or judgement. Correct Ans - human
experience
When a CPS utilizes human experience language, they act as a _________
agent by setting an uncompromising example that all people are greater
than and come before any l_________or j___________ Correct Ans -
change, label, judgement
,____________ is the shared values, behaviors, traditions, customs, symbols,
history, and ways of thinking/living of a group of people Correct Ans -
culture
We don't see things as ______ are. We see them as _____ are. Correct Ans
- they, we
* The three critical elements to exploring cross-cultural partnerships are:
1.) learning about _________
2.) learning about _________
3.) learning about ________ Correct Ans - yourself, cultures,
individuals
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, learning about ourselves
indicates learning about our b________ and p_________ Correct Ans -
biases, privilege
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when
learning about ourselves may include:
- What b______ do I carry?
- What p______ have I benefited from?
- How can these things impact the way that I r________ to certain issues?
- How might the parts of my identity that I view to be important
i________with the beliefs/cultures of others? Correct Ans - biases,
privilege, respond, intersect
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when
learning about cultures may include:
- What c_______ or l_______ barriers might arise when interacting with
different groups?
- What d__________ have people from this culture commonly experienced and
what impact might this have had on them?
- What else can I do to l_______ about this culture? Correct Ans -
communication, language, discrimination, learn
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when
learning about an individual may include:
-How am I avoiding making a___________ about what I think I know?
-What am I doing to learn about this person's b_______?
, - What am I doing to learn how this person r_________ to their culture?
Correct Ans - assumptions, beliefs, relate
For each of the key elements of cross-cultural partnering, identify at least
two questions you might ask yourself? Correct Ans - Self: what
biases do I have? What privileges do I benefit from? How have these biases
and privileges affected me world-view?
Culture: What discrimination have people of this culture commonly
experienced? What language might exist? What am I doing to learn more
about this culture?
Individual: How does this person relate to their culture? How am I avoiding
assumptions about what I think I know? What am I doing to learn about
this person's beliefs?
Give at least 2 examples of the types of discrimination that people might
have faced in the mental health system based on their race, sexual
orientation, or gender identity Correct Ans - - people of certain
races may have been stereotyped by mental health professionals due to
their own biases
- trans and non-binary folks could have been intentionally misgendered
and belittled for their identities
Provide three examples of the difference between a maintenance-based
system & a recovery-oriented system Correct Ans - 1.)
maintenance-based system is focused on maintenance, recovery-oriented
system is focused on recovery
2.) maintenance based system is illness based, recovery oriented system is
recovery oriented
3.) maintenance based system is based on dependence, recovery oriented
system is focused on interdependence
What is the difference between asking "what happened to you?" and
"what's wrong with you?" Correct Ans - "what's wrong with you"
implies that something is broken or wrong with the person, "what
happened to you" shifts responsibility form the person to the environment
and acknowledges behavior as an adaptation to environment
What are the five areas to consider in creating a trauma-informed
environment? Correct Ans - 1.) safety
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