Peer Support Specialist Exam Questions
and Answers
Recovery .- .(correct .answer) .-Remembering .who .you .are .and .using .your .strengths .to .become .all .that
.you .were .meant .to .be.
The .journey .for .a .peer .support .specialist .- .(correct .answer) .-
knowing .how .to .take .all .your .experiences,regardless .of .the .pain .and .use .them .to .transform .your .lif
e .into ."living .hope" .for .others .who .want .to .recover
The ."key" .to .the .recovery .pathway .- .(correct .answer) .-love
pathways .to .recovery .- .(correct .answer) .-
Hope, .Choice, .Empowerment,Recovery .Environment, .and .Spirituality
Peer .Support .is .based .on .- .(correct .answer) .-Mutuality
Peer .Support .Specialist .need .to .BE .- .(correct .answer) .-Self .Aware, .Open .Minded, .Respectful, .Patient,
.Empathetic,Self-Empowered, .Mindful .etc..
Peer .Support .Specialist .need .to .KNOW .- .(correct .answer) .-
Build .self .Esteem, .Honoring .Culture .and .creating .a .recovery .environment, .Fundamentals .of .emotion
al .intelligence, .How .to .discover .meaning .and .purpose .in .work .and .life. .How .to .communicate .effecti
vely, .conflict .resolution .skills, .trauma .and .resilience, .substance .abuse .and .co-occuring .issues.
Peer .Support .Specialist .do .not .- .(correct .answer) .-
try .to .control .the .interactions .we .have .with .others .or .make .assumptions .about .what .feels .comforta
ble .and .safe .for .them.
Peer .Support .specialist .do .- .(correct .answer) .-
Negotiate .limits .and .comfort .levels .with .those .we .assist .in .a .way .that .is .mutually .respectful
We .encourage .people .to .- .(correct .answer) .-stretch .and .move .out .of .their .comfort .zone
We .speak .- .(correct .answer) .-the .language .of .recovery
and Answers
Recovery .- .(correct .answer) .-Remembering .who .you .are .and .using .your .strengths .to .become .all .that
.you .were .meant .to .be.
The .journey .for .a .peer .support .specialist .- .(correct .answer) .-
knowing .how .to .take .all .your .experiences,regardless .of .the .pain .and .use .them .to .transform .your .lif
e .into ."living .hope" .for .others .who .want .to .recover
The ."key" .to .the .recovery .pathway .- .(correct .answer) .-love
pathways .to .recovery .- .(correct .answer) .-
Hope, .Choice, .Empowerment,Recovery .Environment, .and .Spirituality
Peer .Support .is .based .on .- .(correct .answer) .-Mutuality
Peer .Support .Specialist .need .to .BE .- .(correct .answer) .-Self .Aware, .Open .Minded, .Respectful, .Patient,
.Empathetic,Self-Empowered, .Mindful .etc..
Peer .Support .Specialist .need .to .KNOW .- .(correct .answer) .-
Build .self .Esteem, .Honoring .Culture .and .creating .a .recovery .environment, .Fundamentals .of .emotion
al .intelligence, .How .to .discover .meaning .and .purpose .in .work .and .life. .How .to .communicate .effecti
vely, .conflict .resolution .skills, .trauma .and .resilience, .substance .abuse .and .co-occuring .issues.
Peer .Support .Specialist .do .not .- .(correct .answer) .-
try .to .control .the .interactions .we .have .with .others .or .make .assumptions .about .what .feels .comforta
ble .and .safe .for .them.
Peer .Support .specialist .do .- .(correct .answer) .-
Negotiate .limits .and .comfort .levels .with .those .we .assist .in .a .way .that .is .mutually .respectful
We .encourage .people .to .- .(correct .answer) .-stretch .and .move .out .of .their .comfort .zone
We .speak .- .(correct .answer) .-the .language .of .recovery
