Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist
Certification 1 MODULE 8 Recovery
Tools QUSTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
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Peer Support Specialists should encourage people to seek employment because it... -
ANSWERSImproves self-esteem
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Increases income
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Decreases isolation
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Decreases recidivism
Young adults who had been hospitalized believed they could no longer aspire to
working or school. One program found that this self-stigma could be reversed by
connecting them with... - ANSWERSPeers who also had diagnoses who were working
or going to school
Self-help support groups help people get jobs by... - ANSWERSImproving social skills
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Enlarging their social networks
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Developing workplace skills, such as public speaking
Asking someone if they are suicidal... - ANSWERSDoes not make suicide more likely
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Can give them time to rethink their decision
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Can lead to a conversation that gives an individual other options
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a three-part process to identify people at risk of
suicide, offer support and engage them with care, consisting of... - ANSWERSPersuade
the person to seek help
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Refer the person to supports such as existing providers, mental health Urgent Care, 911
or emergency mental health response.
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Ask the question directly, "Are you considering suicide?"
Warning signs of suicide include... - ANSWERSmaking final arrangements
Certification 1 MODULE 8 Recovery
Tools QUSTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE!
Peer Support Specialists should encourage people to seek employment because it... -
ANSWERSImproves self-esteem
+
Increases income
+
Decreases isolation
+
Decreases recidivism
Young adults who had been hospitalized believed they could no longer aspire to
working or school. One program found that this self-stigma could be reversed by
connecting them with... - ANSWERSPeers who also had diagnoses who were working
or going to school
Self-help support groups help people get jobs by... - ANSWERSImproving social skills
+
Enlarging their social networks
+
Developing workplace skills, such as public speaking
Asking someone if they are suicidal... - ANSWERSDoes not make suicide more likely
+
Can give them time to rethink their decision
+
Can lead to a conversation that gives an individual other options
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a three-part process to identify people at risk of
suicide, offer support and engage them with care, consisting of... - ANSWERSPersuade
the person to seek help
+
Refer the person to supports such as existing providers, mental health Urgent Care, 911
or emergency mental health response.
+
Ask the question directly, "Are you considering suicide?"
Warning signs of suicide include... - ANSWERSmaking final arrangements
