Certified Peer Specialist questions with correct answers

Establishing a Trust-Based Relationship CORRECT 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 they are. 6 Steps of Initial Meeting CORRECT ANSWER 1. Explain your role. (CPS) 2. Give your background. (Brief) 3. Confidentiality- (With mandated exceptions) 4. Availability (Hours/Clear Boundaries) 5. Anything on your mind? 6. End on a positive. What would you do to "Ignite The Spark of Hope" in a person who does not see any possibility? CORRECT ANSWER 1. Identify area of interest. 2. Create excitement around this as a possibility. 3. Find actions the person can take to work on the possibility. 4. Look for something in doing that will require new skills. 5. Use your recovery experience throughout the process to strengthen the relationship. What are the 3 characteristics of good questions? CORRECT ANSWER 1. Hope 2. Open-ended