PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION
EXAM – 101 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS – COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FOR
2024/2025 (SAMHSA-ALIGNED)
8 Dimensions of Wellness according to SAMHSA –
EXPLANATION: Emotional, Financial, Social, Spiritual, Occupational, Physical,
Intellectual, and Environmental.
Cultural Humility Principles: - EXPLANATION:
1. Lifelong commitment to learning and critical self-reflection;
2. Desire to fix power imbalances within provider-client dynamic;
3. Institutional accountability and mutually respectful partnership based on trust.
Group Facilitation skills - EXPLANATION:
Peer Guidance Specialists can apply basic group facilitation techniques, practice
effective communication
skills and be non-judgmental. They can welcome new members and help existing
members transition
smoothly. They can encourage group sharing and disclosing using methods consistent
with the type
of group. They can guidance everyone in the group through good times and challenging
times
How do Peer Guidance Specialists create healing relationships? - EXPLANATION:
Peer Guidance Specialists have the ability to create healing relationships based on
respect, compassion,
open and honest communication, active listening and cultural humility.
Person-Centered - EXPLANATION:
A person-centered approach is where the person is placed at the center of the service
and treated as a
person first.
What are co-occurring conditions? - EXPLANATION:
Assessment of two or more conditions at the same time (dual-assessment) ex. Mental
Health and Substance use conditions
What are Peer Progress Notes for Medi-Cal billing? - EXPLANATION:
Written documentation that describes an individual's progress toward achieving
objectives that are identified on a Intervention Plan.
, What are the basic five stages in the healing process? - EXPLANATION: Pre-
Contemplation Not ready
Contemplation Getting ready
Preparation Ready
Action Making change
Maintenance Keeping up change
EXAM – 101 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS – COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FOR
2024/2025 (SAMHSA-ALIGNED)
8 Dimensions of Wellness according to SAMHSA –
EXPLANATION: Emotional, Financial, Social, Spiritual, Occupational, Physical,
Intellectual, and Environmental.
Cultural Humility Principles: - EXPLANATION:
1. Lifelong commitment to learning and critical self-reflection;
2. Desire to fix power imbalances within provider-client dynamic;
3. Institutional accountability and mutually respectful partnership based on trust.
Group Facilitation skills - EXPLANATION:
Peer Guidance Specialists can apply basic group facilitation techniques, practice
effective communication
skills and be non-judgmental. They can welcome new members and help existing
members transition
smoothly. They can encourage group sharing and disclosing using methods consistent
with the type
of group. They can guidance everyone in the group through good times and challenging
times
How do Peer Guidance Specialists create healing relationships? - EXPLANATION:
Peer Guidance Specialists have the ability to create healing relationships based on
respect, compassion,
open and honest communication, active listening and cultural humility.
Person-Centered - EXPLANATION:
A person-centered approach is where the person is placed at the center of the service
and treated as a
person first.
What are co-occurring conditions? - EXPLANATION:
Assessment of two or more conditions at the same time (dual-assessment) ex. Mental
Health and Substance use conditions
What are Peer Progress Notes for Medi-Cal billing? - EXPLANATION:
Written documentation that describes an individual's progress toward achieving
objectives that are identified on a Intervention Plan.
, What are the basic five stages in the healing process? - EXPLANATION: Pre-
Contemplation Not ready
Contemplation Getting ready
Preparation Ready
Action Making change
Maintenance Keeping up change
