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CPSW Exam – Questions And Answers
CPSW Exam – Questions And Answers
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CPSW Exam – Questions And AnswersWhat CPSW can do Correct Ans - Prepare for employment or
volunteering opportunities, issue a certificate upon completion
What a CPSW program CANNOT do Correct Ans - 1. Certify
anything other than person has completed program
2. Guarantee job qualifications or employment skills
3. Guarantee employment after certification
Qualifications for training Correct Ans - 1. Be at least 18
2. HS diploma or GED
3. Self-identify as someone who is or has received MH or SU treatment
4. Have 2 years demonstrable recovery
5. NO convictions for domestic violence, sexual offenses, identity theft, or
other crimes against persons
6. Completed app process with OPRE
Role of a CPSW Correct Ans - Assist people in recovery.
Incorporate social services that facilitate recovery and wellness
Link to services and coordinate providers
Access to evidence-based practices
Recertification Requirement Correct Ans - 40 CEUs every 2 years. 6
in cultural comp, 6 in ethics.
What employer can expect from CPSWs Correct Ans - 1. Knowledge
to engage and support others in recovery
2. Insight into recovery process
3. Expertise necessary to perform professionally as a productive team
member
4. Comm skills, trauma-informed and culturally competent, supported
employment, housing, and understanding of confidentiality, boundaries,
and ethics.
5. Solid understanding of roles of CPSW and skills required to perform
duties.
, SAMHSA definition of recovery Correct Ans - A process of change
through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-
directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.
Definition of an SMI Correct Ans - -Mental, behavioral, or emotional
disorder
-Diagnosed within past year
-meeting DSM-5 criteria
-Results in serious functional impairment
-Noticeably interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.
Schizophrenia symptoms Correct Ans - 1. visions, hearing voices,
paranoid delusions, and exaggerated or inaccurate perceptions, beliefs, or
behaviors.
2. Loss or decrease in ability to initiate plans, speak, express emotion, or
find pleasure.
3. Confused and tangled thinking and speech, trouble with clear thinking,
and sometimes bizarre behavior or abnormal movements.
4. Problems with attention, concentration, memory, declining educational
or work performance.
Bipolar Symptoms Correct Ans - Bipolar 1: Highs and lows. Shorter
periods of normal moods than bipolar II.
Bipolar II: At least one high and low in a set period of time. Seek treatment
due to intense depression.
Anxiety Disorder Symptoms Correct Ans - Affects 30% of adults.
Disorders increases severity of stress
OCD Correct Ans - 1. Engage in repetitive bxs.
2. Have obsessions that are invasive to others and compulsions that often
feel out of control.
3. No pleasure from engaging in the bxs or rituals but do receive some
relief from anxiety and thoughts.
4. Spend at least an hour a day on thoughts or rituals, which cause distress
and get in the way of life.
Depression Correct Ans - 1. Sad or dishearted mood.
2. Weight loss or gain
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