Medi-CalPeer Support Specialist
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What best describes a Peer Support Specialist? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Being unaware of your power
A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Support change,
and show recovery is possible
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assist the consumer in developing a wellness plan to
address their concerns.
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer, if it is part of Peer's job.
In optimal recovery planning... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ask the family who they talk to
when they need help
What is a strategy for validating the experiences of parents? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Actively listen as the parents share their experience
How should the Family Peer Support Specialist connect parents to other parents with similar
concerns? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Invite the parent to an educational event or support
group so they can meet other parents
An example of a recovery-oriented approach is... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Focusing on
wellness, ability and choice
What are the basic five stages in the recovery process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pre-
contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
What is helpful at the Pre-contemplation stage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Express caring,
concern and desire for the person to have their best life
What is helpful at the Action stage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Help them carry out their
plan, provide praise and reinforcement, and continue to be a source of moral support.
What is recovery, according to the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)? - CORRECT 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.
What are the four dimensions that support recovery, according to SAMHSA? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Health, home, purpose, and community
What are some guiding principles of recovery as defined by SAMHSA? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Recovery emerges from hope, is person-driven, and occurs via many
pathways
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What best describes a Peer Support Specialist? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Being unaware of your power
A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Support change,
and show recovery is possible
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assist the consumer in developing a wellness plan to
address their concerns.
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer, if it is part of Peer's job.
In optimal recovery planning... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ask the family who they talk to
when they need help
What is a strategy for validating the experiences of parents? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Actively listen as the parents share their experience
How should the Family Peer Support Specialist connect parents to other parents with similar
concerns? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Invite the parent to an educational event or support
group so they can meet other parents
An example of a recovery-oriented approach is... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Focusing on
wellness, ability and choice
What are the basic five stages in the recovery process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pre-
contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
What is helpful at the Pre-contemplation stage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Express caring,
concern and desire for the person to have their best life
What is helpful at the Action stage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Help them carry out their
plan, provide praise and reinforcement, and continue to be a source of moral support.
What is recovery, according to the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)? - CORRECT 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.
What are the four dimensions that support recovery, according to SAMHSA? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Health, home, purpose, and community
What are some guiding principles of recovery as defined by SAMHSA? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Recovery emerges from hope, is person-driven, and occurs via many
pathways
