CPRS exam/114 Questions and
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4 aspects of recovery - -1) health, 2) home (safe & stable), 3) purpose
(meaningful activities, job, school, volunteer, independence, income) 4)
community (relationships of support, love and hope
-4 domains - -1) advocacy 2) ethical responsibility 3) education/mentoring
4) recovery/wellness support
-6 principles of trauma-informed approach - -1) safety 2)
trustworthiness/transparency 3) peer support 4) mutuality 5)
empowerment/voice/choice 6) consideration of cultural, historical and gender
issues
-ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and socio-
economic backgrounds - -individual cultural competence
-action - -the person has begun to make the behavior change and has
developed plans to maintain the change
-Adhere to limits of role & maintain professional and personal boundaries - -
ethical responsibility
-apply principles of empowerment - -mentoring and education
-apply principles of individual choice and self-determination - -advocacy
-approach to help people living with mental illness or addictions make
positive behavioral changes to support overall health; gives a framework for
having conversations that bring out a person's own internal motivation and
thoughts about changing a specific health behavior - -motivational
interviewing
-assist with goal setting - -recovery/wellness support
-AVOID barriers to effective listening - -1) don't assume you know what they
are thinking 2) don't jump to conclusions 3) don't let mind wander 4) don't
think of solution while they're talking 5) don't change the subject 6) don't
automatically agree
-avoids PRS burnout - -self-care
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-be consistent in helping through good and bad times - -mentoring and
education
-be on a support team - -recovery/wellness support
-benefits of peer recovery support group - -1) decrease isolation and stigma
2) increase social connection 3) safe place to share 4) empowers members
5) members act as role models for each other 6) share recovery tips 7)
support each other
-boundaries-lines not to cross with a peer - -1) dont exchange gifts or
money 2) don't exchange services 3) never flirt, date or socialize 4) do not
share your personal contact information 5) dont acknowledge peer in public
unless they approach you 1st 6) don't go against agency policy 7) make
safety a priority 8) if unsure of a boundary speak to supervisor
-boundaries/lines not to cross - -ethical responsibility-- 1) no exchanging
money/gifts 2) no exchange services 3) no flirting, dating or socializing 4)
never share personal contact info 5) don't acknowledge a peer in the
community unless they approach you first 6)follow agency policies 7) safety
is priority 8) if fear violation of boundary ask supervisor
-build on strengths and resiliencies (self efficacy) - -recovery/wellness
support
-Building connection with intentional peer support - -1) authenticity 2)
paying attention 3) honesty 4) trust
-builds self-efficacy-confidence they can solve problems on their own - -
motivational interviewing
-collaborate to identify and coordinate choices with resources - -advocacy
-collect data/documentation - -ethical responsibility
-confidentiality - -ethical responsibility to not share-dont disclose identifying
information shared with you. Social media can break confidentiality; info.
disclosed during peer relationship must continue to be confidential even
upon ending the relationship
-contemplation - -The person has some awareness of the need/desire to
change behavior and is actively weighing the pross and cons of the behavior
-cross-cultural process - -1) valuing the differences between persons and
groups 2) recognizing and challenging negative feelings about a particular Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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4 aspects of recovery - -1) health, 2) home (safe & stable), 3) purpose
(meaningful activities, job, school, volunteer, independence, income) 4)
community (relationships of support, love and hope
-4 domains - -1) advocacy 2) ethical responsibility 3) education/mentoring
4) recovery/wellness support
-6 principles of trauma-informed approach - -1) safety 2)
trustworthiness/transparency 3) peer support 4) mutuality 5)
empowerment/voice/choice 6) consideration of cultural, historical and gender
issues
-ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and socio-
economic backgrounds - -individual cultural competence
-action - -the person has begun to make the behavior change and has
developed plans to maintain the change
-Adhere to limits of role & maintain professional and personal boundaries - -
ethical responsibility
-apply principles of empowerment - -mentoring and education
-apply principles of individual choice and self-determination - -advocacy
-approach to help people living with mental illness or addictions make
positive behavioral changes to support overall health; gives a framework for
having conversations that bring out a person's own internal motivation and
thoughts about changing a specific health behavior - -motivational
interviewing
-assist with goal setting - -recovery/wellness support
-AVOID barriers to effective listening - -1) don't assume you know what they
are thinking 2) don't jump to conclusions 3) don't let mind wander 4) don't
think of solution while they're talking 5) don't change the subject 6) don't
automatically agree
-avoids PRS burnout - -self-care
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-be consistent in helping through good and bad times - -mentoring and
education
-be on a support team - -recovery/wellness support
-benefits of peer recovery support group - -1) decrease isolation and stigma
2) increase social connection 3) safe place to share 4) empowers members
5) members act as role models for each other 6) share recovery tips 7)
support each other
-boundaries-lines not to cross with a peer - -1) dont exchange gifts or
money 2) don't exchange services 3) never flirt, date or socialize 4) do not
share your personal contact information 5) dont acknowledge peer in public
unless they approach you 1st 6) don't go against agency policy 7) make
safety a priority 8) if unsure of a boundary speak to supervisor
-boundaries/lines not to cross - -ethical responsibility-- 1) no exchanging
money/gifts 2) no exchange services 3) no flirting, dating or socializing 4)
never share personal contact info 5) don't acknowledge a peer in the
community unless they approach you first 6)follow agency policies 7) safety
is priority 8) if fear violation of boundary ask supervisor
-build on strengths and resiliencies (self efficacy) - -recovery/wellness
support
-Building connection with intentional peer support - -1) authenticity 2)
paying attention 3) honesty 4) trust
-builds self-efficacy-confidence they can solve problems on their own - -
motivational interviewing
-collaborate to identify and coordinate choices with resources - -advocacy
-collect data/documentation - -ethical responsibility
-confidentiality - -ethical responsibility to not share-dont disclose identifying
information shared with you. Social media can break confidentiality; info.
disclosed during peer relationship must continue to be confidential even
upon ending the relationship
-contemplation - -The person has some awareness of the need/desire to
change behavior and is actively weighing the pross and cons of the behavior
-cross-cultural process - -1) valuing the differences between persons and
groups 2) recognizing and challenging negative feelings about a particular Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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