CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support Certification Exam

CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support Certification Exam adult - Answer ️️ -an individual who is 18 years of age or older beneficiary/recipient - Answer ️️ -an individual who receives peer services from a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) - Answer ️️ -the certifying entity approved by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to certify peer support specialists, peer support specialist training entities, and peer support specialist continuing education providers certificant - Answer ️️ -an individual who has been certified as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist by CalMHSA certication - Answer ️️ -indicated all requirements of a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist have been met certifying entity - Answer ️️ -indicates CalMHSA, the organization selected by California Counties, with a plan approved by the Department of Health Care Services, to certify Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists and approve training providers. Code of Ethics - Answer ️️ -a set of guidelines a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in California adheres to around their roles and responsibilities and levels of responsibility in which they function professionally. consumer - Answer ️️ -a person who is receiving mental health and/or substance use disorder (behavioral health services) in a public county behavioral health delivery system. continued education - Answer ️️ -the education a Certificant receives to further develop their professional knowledge around best practices, updated laws, and/or specialized training. core competencies - Answer ️️ -minimum knowledge base necessary to perform role or job activities as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in California. county reciprocity - Answer ️️ -the recognition of certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists by public county behavioral health plans. culturally appropriate services - Answer ️️ -a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist is promoting engagement in a manner that best aligns with the cultural beliefs and practices of the person they serve. dual relationship - Answer ️️ -a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist's non-therapeutic relationship with a recipient of care. It includes any activity identified as not allowed within the Code of Ethics. grandparenting process - Answer ️️ -the process by which an individual who is employed as a peer on January 1, 2022, or prior to that date, are eligible to seek certification as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist so long as they meet the eligibility criteria and successfully pass the state- approved exam. initial certification - Answer ️️ -the process for an applicant to become certified as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist for the first time so long as they meet the eligibility criteria and successfully pass the state-approved exam. lived experience - Answer ️️ -an individual's first-hand experience with a mental health and/or substance use challenges, including the process of recovery and engagement of resiliency within that experience. Medi-Cal - Answer ️️ -California's Medicaid health care program that includes a variety of medical services for children and adults with a qualifying income or medical condition. Medi-Cal peer support specialist - Answer ️️ -an individual who is 18 years of age or older, who has self-identified as having lived experience with the process of recovery from mental illness, substance use disorder, or both, either as a consumer of these services or as a parent or family member of the consumer, and who has been granted certification under a county Medi- Cal Peer Support Specialist certification program. Medi-Cal peer support specialist services - Answer ️️ -culturally appropriate services that promote engagement, socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and identification of strengths. Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist services include, but are not limited to, prevention services, suppor