Peer Recovery Specialist Certification
Questions And Answers
SAMHSA specifies 4 major dimensions that support a life in recovery. - Correct Answer - Health, home,
purpose, & community
Health - Correct Answer - Managing ones disease(s) as well as living as well as living in a physically &
emotionally healthy way.
Home - Correct Answer - A stable & safe place to live.
Community - Correct Answer - Relationships & social networks that provide support, friendship, love ,
and hope.
Purpose - Correct Answer - Meaningful daily activities, such as job school volunteerism, family care-
taking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income and resources that participate in society.
Guiding principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY EMERGES FROM HOPE. The belief that
recovery is possible provides the essential and motivating message of a better future. That people can
and do overcome the internal and external challenges, barriers, and obstacles that confront them.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS PERSON DRIVEN. Recovery is self
determined & self directed, with individuals defining their own life goals and designing their own unique
path to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY OCCURS VIA MANY PATHWAYS. Individuals
are unique with distinct needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and backgrounds that affect and
determine their individual pathways to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS HOLISTIC. recovery encompasses an
individuals whole life, including mind, body, spirit and community.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED MY PEERS AMD ALLIES.
Mutual support and mutual aid groups, including he sharing of experiential knowledge and skills, plan an
invaluable role in recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS
AND SOCIAL NETWORKS. An important factor in the recovery process is the presence and involvement
of people who: believe in a persons ability to recover, offer hope support and encouragement. Suggest
strategies and resources for change. Role model positive behaviors and attitudes.
, Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS CULTURALLY BASED AND INFLUENCED.
Culture and cultural background in all of its diverse representations- including values, traditions and
beliefs-are keys in determining a persons journey and unique pathway to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS BASED ON RESPECT. Community,
systems, societal acceptance and appreciation for people affected by mental health and substance
abuse disorders-including protecting their rights and eliminating discrimination- are crucial in achieving
recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED BY ADDRESSING TRAUMA.
Services and supports should be trauma-informed to foster safety (physical & emotional) and trust, as
well as promote choice, empowerment and collaboration.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY INVOLVES INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND
COMMUNITY STRENGTHS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. These have strengths and resources that serve as a
foundation for recovery.
4 types of support offered by peer recovery specialists - Correct Answer - Emotional, informational,
instrumental (tangible), & affiliation (support in building relationships)
Goals of peer recovery support - Correct Answer - Instill hope, reduce stigma, be a role model of
strength, survival & growth, decrease isolation by promoting connection, support person centered, &
engage in mutual learning as equals.
Stigma - Correct Answer - The experience of being deeply Discredited due to one's perceived in
undesired different nurse. It was a cluster of negative attitudes or believes he'll buy the general public
about people with substance use disorders or mental illness.
10 principals of recovery - Correct Answer - Recovery emerges from Hope, is person driven, has many
pathways, is holistic, is supported by peers and allies, supported through relationships and social
networks, is culturally based and influenced, is based on respect, is supported by addressing trauma,
involves individual family and community strengths and responsibilities.
Peer recovery support - Correct Answer - Recovery support is the process of giving and receiving non-
clinical assistance to help aid the the process of recovery and is provided by individuals with lived
experience & also has completed formal training and provides one on one strengths-based support to
peers in recovery.
Roles of peer recovery specialists - Correct Answer - An ally and confidant, a motivator and cheerleader,
a role model and mentor, a truth teller, a problem solver, resource broker, and an advocate.
Limitations of a peer recovery specialists role - Correct Answer - Does not offer counseling services, does
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Questions And Answers
SAMHSA specifies 4 major dimensions that support a life in recovery. - Correct Answer - Health, home,
purpose, & community
Health - Correct Answer - Managing ones disease(s) as well as living as well as living in a physically &
emotionally healthy way.
Home - Correct Answer - A stable & safe place to live.
Community - Correct Answer - Relationships & social networks that provide support, friendship, love ,
and hope.
Purpose - Correct Answer - Meaningful daily activities, such as job school volunteerism, family care-
taking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income and resources that participate in society.
Guiding principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY EMERGES FROM HOPE. The belief that
recovery is possible provides the essential and motivating message of a better future. That people can
and do overcome the internal and external challenges, barriers, and obstacles that confront them.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS PERSON DRIVEN. Recovery is self
determined & self directed, with individuals defining their own life goals and designing their own unique
path to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY OCCURS VIA MANY PATHWAYS. Individuals
are unique with distinct needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and backgrounds that affect and
determine their individual pathways to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS HOLISTIC. recovery encompasses an
individuals whole life, including mind, body, spirit and community.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED MY PEERS AMD ALLIES.
Mutual support and mutual aid groups, including he sharing of experiential knowledge and skills, plan an
invaluable role in recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS
AND SOCIAL NETWORKS. An important factor in the recovery process is the presence and involvement
of people who: believe in a persons ability to recover, offer hope support and encouragement. Suggest
strategies and resources for change. Role model positive behaviors and attitudes.
, Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS CULTURALLY BASED AND INFLUENCED.
Culture and cultural background in all of its diverse representations- including values, traditions and
beliefs-are keys in determining a persons journey and unique pathway to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS BASED ON RESPECT. Community,
systems, societal acceptance and appreciation for people affected by mental health and substance
abuse disorders-including protecting their rights and eliminating discrimination- are crucial in achieving
recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED BY ADDRESSING TRAUMA.
Services and supports should be trauma-informed to foster safety (physical & emotional) and trust, as
well as promote choice, empowerment and collaboration.
Guiding Principles of recovery - Correct Answer - RECOVERY INVOLVES INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND
COMMUNITY STRENGTHS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. These have strengths and resources that serve as a
foundation for recovery.
4 types of support offered by peer recovery specialists - Correct Answer - Emotional, informational,
instrumental (tangible), & affiliation (support in building relationships)
Goals of peer recovery support - Correct Answer - Instill hope, reduce stigma, be a role model of
strength, survival & growth, decrease isolation by promoting connection, support person centered, &
engage in mutual learning as equals.
Stigma - Correct Answer - The experience of being deeply Discredited due to one's perceived in
undesired different nurse. It was a cluster of negative attitudes or believes he'll buy the general public
about people with substance use disorders or mental illness.
10 principals of recovery - Correct Answer - Recovery emerges from Hope, is person driven, has many
pathways, is holistic, is supported by peers and allies, supported through relationships and social
networks, is culturally based and influenced, is based on respect, is supported by addressing trauma,
involves individual family and community strengths and responsibilities.
Peer recovery support - Correct Answer - Recovery support is the process of giving and receiving non-
clinical assistance to help aid the the process of recovery and is provided by individuals with lived
experience & also has completed formal training and provides one on one strengths-based support to
peers in recovery.
Roles of peer recovery specialists - Correct Answer - An ally and confidant, a motivator and cheerleader,
a role model and mentor, a truth teller, a problem solver, resource broker, and an advocate.
Limitations of a peer recovery specialists role - Correct Answer - Does not offer counseling services, does
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not act as a case manager, does not offer medical or medication advice, does not act as a sponsor in a 12
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