PEER CERTIFICATION STUDY SET QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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. Correct Answers 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.
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 Correct Answers D.Being unaware of
your power
,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.
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. Correct Answers C.Collaborate with the consumer to develop a
wellness plan to address their concerns.
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 Correct Answers C.Support
change, and show recovery is possible
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. Correct Answers D.Participate in the activity as
requested by the consumer, if it is part of Peer Specialist's job.
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. Correct Answers A.
People discover and write down their goals and dreams.
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.
Correct Answers D.Refer them to the self-help support groups which
best fit their needs.
, 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 Correct Answers B.Ask the
family who they talk to when they need help
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 Correct Answers
D.Actively listen as the parents share their experience
How should the Family Peer Support Specialist connect parents to other
parents with similar concerns?
A.Invite them to attend another family's team meeting
B.Suggest they attend a PTA meeting
C.Give the parents a list of names and phone numbers of other parents at
the agency
D.Invite the parent to an educational event or support group so they can
meet other parents Correct Answers D.Invite the parent to an educational
event or support group so they can meet other parents
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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. Correct Answers 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.
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 Correct Answers D.Being unaware of
your power
,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.
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. Correct Answers C.Collaborate with the consumer to develop a
wellness plan to address their concerns.
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 Correct Answers C.Support
change, and show recovery is possible
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. Correct Answers D.Participate in the activity as
requested by the consumer, if it is part of Peer Specialist's job.
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. Correct Answers A.
People discover and write down their goals and dreams.
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.
Correct Answers D.Refer them to the self-help support groups which
best fit their needs.
, 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 Correct Answers B.Ask the
family who they talk to when they need help
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 Correct Answers
D.Actively listen as the parents share their experience
How should the Family Peer Support Specialist connect parents to other
parents with similar concerns?
A.Invite them to attend another family's team meeting
B.Suggest they attend a PTA meeting
C.Give the parents a list of names and phone numbers of other parents at
the agency
D.Invite the parent to an educational event or support group so they can
meet other parents Correct Answers D.Invite the parent to an educational
event or support group so they can meet other parents
