Missouri Certified Peer Specialist Basic Training Correct 100%

Hope is the belief that one has both the _________ and the __________ to engage in the recovery process. - ANSWER ABILITY and the OPPORTUNITY (Session 1) What do you believe are the 3 greatest barriers to a person's recovery and why? - ANSWER 1) The symptoms and side-effects of medication or triggers of a behavioral health disorder 2) Negative beliefs that others have about a person with a behavioral health disorder 3) Negative beliefs that the person diagnosed with a behavioral health disorder has about themselves. (Session 1) What is the difference between a treatment goal and a recovery goal? - ANSWER Treatment Goal - Clinical and usually set by a treatment team. Recovery Goal - Non-clinical and self-directed (Session 1) What are the five ways people often relate to the disabling power of a behavioral health disorder called "five stages in the recovery process?" - ANSWER Impact of Illness - Overwhelmed Life is Limited - Given In Change is Possible - Questioning Commitment to Change - Challenging Action to Change - Moving Beyond (Session 2) What is the danger in the Impact of Illness stage? - ANSWER Identity (Session 3) What is the danger in the Life is Limited stage? - ANSWER Possibility (Session 3) What is the danger in the Change is Possible stage? - ANSWER Risk (Session 3) What is the danger in the Commitment to Change stage? - ANSWER Support (Session 3) What is the danger in the Actions for Change stage? - ANSWER Responsibility (Session 3) What are the five stages of change? - ANSWER Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance (Session 4) Do all people go through all the stages of change? - ANSWER No (Session 4) When a peer does not use person-first language, is it important to correct them? - ANSWER No, we are only supposed to model recovery language (reflect back) (Session 5) What is unconditional positive regard? - ANSWER - valuing a person because they are a human being rather than judging them on other factors - accepting and respecting others as they are without judgment or evaluation (Session 5) What are the 4 major dimensions that support a life in recovery? - ANSWER Health; Home; Purpose; Community (Session 7) What are 3 ways you will use the Guiding Principles of Recovery when providing Peer Support? - ANSWER Recovery emerges from hope Recovery is person-driven Recovery occurs via many pathways (Session 7) Definition of Recovery - ANSWER a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential (Session 1) Who has the most to learn from others from diverse communities? - ANSWER Everyone (Session 8) Are all peers expected to strive for cultural competence? - ANSWER Yes (Session 8) What is the difference in a 'recovery story' and an 'illness story'? - ANSWER Illness Story - focuses on the negative, focuses on times of illness and/ or substance use in the past. Recovery Story - is told objectively as a way to give hope to your peers, not as a way to use peers as your counselor - focuses on how a person was able to overcome the bad times - the positive things a person is doing to move forward with their life. (Session 6) Why is it important to remain objective when telling your recovery story? - ANSWER Sharing your recovery story is a way to help your peers and give them hope. It is not a time to use your peers as a counselor for your own problems. (Session 6) What are the four components needed to tell your recovery story? - ANSWER What you overcame... What you learned... What you gained... What are you doing now to keep your goal? (Session 6) What are the 3 characteristics of good questions? - ANSWER 1) Open-Ended and Honest 2) Come from a place of Deep Attentiveness 3) Help peer get in touch with their "inner truth" (Session 10) When using effective listening, what are the 3 things you are listening for? - ANSWER 1) Beliefs that a person believes about themselves and their current situation (self-image) 2) What they believe would make their life better (goals) 3) Why they believe they can't have that life (barriers) (Session 10) What does OARS stand for? - ANSWER Open-ended questions Affirmations Reflective Listening Summarizing (Session 11) When the peer you are working with is ambivalent, what do you do? - ANSWER Roll with ambivalence (accept the peer's perception) Strive for collaboration by: - Asking open-ended questions to clarify - Summarizing what you have heard from the peer - are you hearing correctly? - Reflective Listening - to reframe a peer's statement and offer a positive perspective on what the peer has already done. - Reflective listening to turn the question back to the peer. The peer has the solution. (Session 11) What is motivational interviewing? - ANSWER Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based communication style that helps people move toward positive change (Session 11) When using the Decisional Balance tool, which of the 4 boxes would you complete last with the peer? - ANSWER Pros of Making a Change Use this order (move clockwise) 1. Pros of Not Changing 2. Cons of Not Changing 3. Cons of Making a Change 4. Pros of Making a Change (Session 12) When using the Readiness Ruler tool, does the peer's initial response matter? - ANSWER No, not really (Session 12) The change plan worksheet is most effective in which stage? - ANSWER Preparation/Action/Change is Possible (Session 12) What are the six steps of the initial meeting? - ANSWER 1. Explain your Role. 2. Give your Background. 3. Confidentiality. 4. Availability. 5. Anything on your mind? 6. End on a positive note. (Session 9) What would you do to ignite the spark of hope in a person who does not see any possibility? - ANSWER 1. Identify interest 2. Create excitement 3. Find actions the person can take to work on the possibility. 4. Discover skills. 5. Use recovery experience. (Session 9) Establishing a Trust-Based Relationship - ANSWER 1. Find interest; don't focus on problems 2. Role model 3. Do what you say you are going to do. (Count on you) 4. Listen 5. Affirmation is key (Session 9)