PEER RECOVERY PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND REVISED CORRECT ANSWERS A+ VERIFIED

PEER RECOVERY PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND REVISED CORRECT ANSWERS A+ VERIFIED 1. When you are developing a recovery/wellness plan you should include: - correct answers-B: Recovery and/or wellness plans help those receiving services to plan for immediate needs, anticipate triggers and identify supporters. With the help of peers they can identify both short and long term goals to support their recovery. 2. Advocacy is intended to: - correct answers-D: One major role of a peer who provides recovery support is to advocate for the peer, protect the peer's rights and reduce the impact of stigma on the peer's recovery process. 3. What are SAMHSA's four major dimensions of recovery? - correct answers-C: SAMHSA has outlined four major dimensions that support a life in recovery. Health, Home, Purpose, Community. 4. Stigma can be clearly defined as: - correct answers-A: The Center for Disease Control describes stigma as a cluster of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate the general public to fear, reject, avoid, and discriminate against people with mental illness and other behavioral health differences. Stigma can lead to social exclusion or discrimination, and can discredit a person due to differences which may result in unequal access to resources including educational opportunities, employment, a supportive community, and access to quality health care. 5. You would be committing a boundary violation if you: - correct answers-C: Some key ethical boundaries of a Peer Recovery Specialist include not exchanging money or gifts or services, not dating or socializing with peers, and not sharing personal contact information. 6. What best describe a peer who provides recovery support? - correct answers-A: Peers who provide recovery support are individual's with lived experience (with a mental illness and/or addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs) and have completed specific training, supervision and work experience. Peer Recovery Specialists serve as mentors, advocates and supporters to peers, and participate in on-going professional education and supervision.