Peer Support Specialist Certification Exam Study

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Person-Centered - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A person-centered approach is where the person is placed at the
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center of the service and treated as a
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What are the OARS tools in Motivational Interviewing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔O Open-ended questions
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invite others to "tell their story" in their own words without
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leading them in a specific direction (as opposed to questions that can be answered yes
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or no). Be cautious about asking too many questions as it can damage the peer
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relationship.

A Affirmations are statements and gestures that recognize a person's strengths and
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acknowledge behaviors that lead in the direction of positive change, no matter how
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R Reflections/ Reflective listening ensures that the person's words are interpreted
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correctly and their inner wisdom is respected.
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S Summaries are a type of reflective listening which helps to ensure that there is clear
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communication between the speaker and listener. Summaries can provide a stepping v v v v v v v v v v




stone towards change.
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Reflections/

, What is the tool "Elicit- Provide-Elicit" in Motivational Interviewing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Elicit—Ask
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permission to give information or ask which information the person is asking for.
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● "Would it be all right if I tell you about a few self-help support groups that have worked
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for other people?'
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● "Would you like to know about....?"
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● "What would you like to know about....?"
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What are whole health goals? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Whole person health involves looking at the whole
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person instead of looking at health as fragments of
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diseases, symptoms and problems. It is shifting from only thinking about 'What is the matter with you?'
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to thinking about what matters to you.
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What are the basic five stages in the recovery process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pre-Contemplation Not
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Action Making change v v




Maintenance Keeping up change v v v




What is "recovery" according to the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
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(SAMHSA)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔SAMHSA definition: "A process of change through which individuals
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improve their health and wellness,
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live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential." This definition does not describe recovery as
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an end state, but rather as a process. Complete symptom remission is neither a prerequisite of
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recovery nor a necessary outcome of the process. Recovery can have many pathways that may include
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professional clinical treatment; use of medications; support from families and in schools; faith-based
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approaches; peer support; and other approaches. v v v v v