Washington state Certified Peer Counselor Exam Study Guide Latest edition RATED A+ 100% PASS

Washington state Certified Peer Counselor
Exam Study Guide Latest edition RATED A+
100% PASS
SAMHSA definition of recovery - Correct Answers Recovery is a process of change through which
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individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full
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II! SAMHSA's elements of recovery - Correct Answers Hope, person-driven, many pathways,
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II! holistic, peer support, relational, culture, addresses trauma, strengths/responsibility, respect
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II! Resiliency - Correct Answers the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment,
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II! Differing ideas about recovery in substance use disorders - Correct Answers abstinence vs.
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II! Families are integral to recovery for children - Correct Answers true, support system, advocates,
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II! medical model vs. recovery model of care - Correct Answers medical: languages are overly
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II! clinical, disempowering, do not promote hope. Recovery: language and practices that are person
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II! centered and promote hope and other recovery concepts
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II! Person First Language - Correct Answers Placing the individual ahead of the challenge. Power
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II! with. Model this. Strengths based. No jargon.
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II! Two ways peer supporters support recovery - Correct Answers Inspire hope and possibility.
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II! Support peers to get in touch with their own inner wisdom. Working with, not giving to, not doing
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, II! for. Not sage on the stage but guide on the side. share your own story of hope and overcoming
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II! challenges, support choice and empowerment, encourage opportunities for additional support
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II! hope is essential for recovery - Correct Answers the turning point when we start to have the
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II! smallest belief that our lives can improve. The belief that a positive outcome or better situation
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II! Peer partner skills - Correct Answers listen actively, support engagement, ask recovery
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II! supported questions. SOLER, seat towards peer, open posture, lean toward peer, eye contact,
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II! Listen to meaning, feeling, values - Correct Answers quietly without judgement, lean in with
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II! curiosity, check your bias and your story, pay attention to feeling and nonverbal cues
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II! Demonstrating understanding - Correct Answers paraphrasing, reflecting feeling, responding to II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




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II! Orienting - Correct Answers what's going to happen, why (what's in it for peer, why do it), how
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II! types of questions - Correct Answers open ended, direct, clarifying
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II! Recovery story - Correct Answers focus on hope, share only when relevant, ask permission, just
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II! the salt and pepper
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II! Supporting peers / trauma resiliency - Correct Answers safety, trustworthiness/transparency,
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II! peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment voice and choice, cultural historical
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II! and gender issues
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