Peer Support Specialist Correct Questions & Answers(RATED A+)

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 want to recover The "key" to the recovery pathway - ANSWER love pathways to recovery - ANSWER Hope, Choice, Empowerment,Recovery Environment, and Spirituality Peer Support is based on - ANSWER Mutuality Peer Support Specialist need to BE - ANSWER Self Aware, Open Minded, Respectful, Patient, Empathetic,Self-Empowered, Mindful etc.. Peer Support Specialist need to KNOW - ANSWER Build self Esteem, Honoring Culture and creating a recovery environment, Fundamentals of emotional intelligence, How to discover meaning and purpose in work and life. How to communicate effectively, conflict resolution skills, trauma and resilience, substance abuse and co-occuring issues. Peer Support Specialist do not - ANSWER try to control the interactions we have with others or make assumptions about what feels comfortable and safe for them. Peer Support specialist do - ANSWER Negotiate limits and comfort levels with those we assist in a way that is mutually respectful We encourage people to - ANSWER stretch and move out of their comfort zone We speak - ANSWER the language of recovery Use "I" statements. - ANSWER Talk about how you experience what's happening,rather than what the person is doing Open ended question -