Peer Certification Study Set
1. What best describes a Peer Support Specialist?
A. A person who has personally experienced and is in recovery from mental
health or substance use issues, or who is the family member or parent of
someone with mental health or substance use issues, and has formal training
to support others in recovery.
B. A person who completed treatment and is living a sober life.
C. A mental health consumer who has been in therapy for a minimum of 1,550 hours with
a history of continuous med compliance and no hospitalizations OR a recovering
substance abuser with a minimum of 1,550 hours of continuous abstinence and regular
meeting attendance with no relapses
D. A worker who supports someone by providing medications, therapeutic care, or other
treatment as necessary.: A. A person who has personally experienced and is in recovery
from mental health or substance use issues, or who is the family member or parent of
someone with mental health or substance use issues, and has formal training to support
others in recovery.
2. You REDUCE relationship rapport with someone you are supporting by:
A.Creating a sense of belonging
B.Remembering their birthday
C.Being authentic
D.Being unaware of your power: D.Being unaware of your power
3. Someone tells a Peer Support Specialist that they have a lot of situational
stress that is not a result of their diagnosis. What action would the Peer
Support Specialist take in supporting the consumer?
A. Advise the consumer of stronger anxiety medication options to try.
B. Tell the consumer that it is natural to feel that way from time to time and it is best to
put their focus elsewhere.
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C.Collaborate with the consumer to develop a wellness plan to address their
concerns.
D.Tell the consumer the only solution is to advocate for legislative change.: C.Collaborate
with the consumer to develop a wellness plan to address their concerns.
4. A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to:
A. Let people know what they should do
B.Create expectations
C.Support change, and show recovery is possible
D.Show the best way toward recovery: C.Support change, and show recovery is possible
5. A consumer would like to support a neighborhood rally but has anxiety
about attending. They believe their anxiety would not be an issue if they are
accompanied by their Peer Support Specialist. What action would the Peer
Support Specialist take?
A.Speak to their supervisor about the situation
B.Inform the consumer it would be a conflict of interest to go with them.
C.Suggest that the consumer avoid anxiety-producing situations.
D.Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer, if it is part of Peer
Specialist's job.: D.Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer, if it is part of
Peer Specialist's job.
6. In optimal recovery planning...
A. People discover and write down their goals and dreams.
B. A person's recovery plan must be aligned with the Peer Support Specialist's beliefs,
opinions and preferences.
C. Developing a written plan is unnecessary.
D. The focus is on the clinical treatment plan.: A. People discover and write down their
goals and dreams.
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7. A consumer tells a Peer Support Specialist they want to make friends but
does not know how. What action would the Peer Support Specialist take to
support the consumer?
A.Use knowledge of legal resources and advocacy organization to build an advocacy plan.
B.Apply principles of empowerment.
C.Assure that interpersonal relationships, services and supports, reflect individual
differences and cultural diversity.
D.Refer them to the self-help support groups which best fit their needs.: D.Refer
them to the self-help support groups which best fit their needs.
8. How would a Family Peer Support Specialist begin to assist a family in
identifying informal supports to plan for wellness?
A.Help the family identify existing services
B.Ask the family who they talk to when they need help
C. Offer the family a local resource directory
D.Tell the family who they need to talk with: B.Ask the family who they talk to when they
need help
9. What is a strategy for validating the experiences of parents?
A.Give helpful advice as the parents share their experience
B.Urge parents to seek mental health treatment
C.When the parents share their experience, change the subject to something more
important
D.Actively listen as the parents share their experience: D.Actively listen as the
parents share
their experience
1. What best describes a Peer Support Specialist?
A. A person who has personally experienced and is in recovery from mental
health or substance use issues, or who is the family member or parent of
someone with mental health or substance use issues, and has formal training
to support others in recovery.
B. A person who completed treatment and is living a sober life.
C. A mental health consumer who has been in therapy for a minimum of 1,550 hours with
a history of continuous med compliance and no hospitalizations OR a recovering
substance abuser with a minimum of 1,550 hours of continuous abstinence and regular
meeting attendance with no relapses
D. A worker who supports someone by providing medications, therapeutic care, or other
treatment as necessary.: A. A person who has personally experienced and is in recovery
from mental health or substance use issues, or who is the family member or parent of
someone with mental health or substance use issues, and has formal training to support
others in recovery.
2. You REDUCE relationship rapport with someone you are supporting by:
A.Creating a sense of belonging
B.Remembering their birthday
C.Being authentic
D.Being unaware of your power: D.Being unaware of your power
3. Someone tells a Peer Support Specialist that they have a lot of situational
stress that is not a result of their diagnosis. What action would the Peer
Support Specialist take in supporting the consumer?
A. Advise the consumer of stronger anxiety medication options to try.
B. Tell the consumer that it is natural to feel that way from time to time and it is best to
put their focus elsewhere.
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C.Collaborate with the consumer to develop a wellness plan to address their
concerns.
D.Tell the consumer the only solution is to advocate for legislative change.: C.Collaborate
with the consumer to develop a wellness plan to address their concerns.
4. A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to:
A. Let people know what they should do
B.Create expectations
C.Support change, and show recovery is possible
D.Show the best way toward recovery: C.Support change, and show recovery is possible
5. A consumer would like to support a neighborhood rally but has anxiety
about attending. They believe their anxiety would not be an issue if they are
accompanied by their Peer Support Specialist. What action would the Peer
Support Specialist take?
A.Speak to their supervisor about the situation
B.Inform the consumer it would be a conflict of interest to go with them.
C.Suggest that the consumer avoid anxiety-producing situations.
D.Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer, if it is part of Peer
Specialist's job.: D.Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer, if it is part of
Peer Specialist's job.
6. In optimal recovery planning...
A. People discover and write down their goals and dreams.
B. A person's recovery plan must be aligned with the Peer Support Specialist's beliefs,
opinions and preferences.
C. Developing a written plan is unnecessary.
D. The focus is on the clinical treatment plan.: A. People discover and write down their
goals and dreams.
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7. A consumer tells a Peer Support Specialist they want to make friends but
does not know how. What action would the Peer Support Specialist take to
support the consumer?
A.Use knowledge of legal resources and advocacy organization to build an advocacy plan.
B.Apply principles of empowerment.
C.Assure that interpersonal relationships, services and supports, reflect individual
differences and cultural diversity.
D.Refer them to the self-help support groups which best fit their needs.: D.Refer
them to the self-help support groups which best fit their needs.
8. How would a Family Peer Support Specialist begin to assist a family in
identifying informal supports to plan for wellness?
A.Help the family identify existing services
B.Ask the family who they talk to when they need help
C. Offer the family a local resource directory
D.Tell the family who they need to talk with: B.Ask the family who they talk to when they
need help
9. What is a strategy for validating the experiences of parents?
A.Give helpful advice as the parents share their experience
B.Urge parents to seek mental health treatment
C.When the parents share their experience, change the subject to something more
important
D.Actively listen as the parents share their experience: D.Actively listen as the
parents share
their experience
