PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH A STUDY GUIDE
LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A
1. What best describes a Peer Support Specialist?: 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.
2. You REDUCE relationship rapport with someone you are supporting by:: -
Being unaware of your power
3. A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to:: Support change, and show
recovery is possible
4. 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?: Assist the consumer in
developing a wellness plan to address their concerns.
5. 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?: Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer,
if it is part of Peer's job.
6. In optimal recovery planning...: People discover and write down their goals and
dreams.
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, 7. 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?: Refer them to the self-help support groups which best fit
their needs.
8. How would a Family Peer Support Specialist begin to assist a family in
identifying informal supports to plan for wellness?: Ask the family who they talk
to when they need help
9. What is a strategy for validating the experiences of parents?: Actively listen
as the parents share their experience
10. How should the Family Peer Support Specialist connect parents to other
parents with similar concerns?: Invite the parent to an educational event or
support group so they can meet other parents
11. An example of a recovery-oriented approach is...: Focusing on wellness,
ability and choice
12. What are the basic five stages in the recovery process?: Pre-contemplation,
Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
13. What is helpful at the Pre-contemplation stage?: Express caring, concern
and desire for the person to have their best life
14. What is helpful at the Action stage?: Help them carry out their plan, provide
praise and reinforcement, and continue to be a source of moral support.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH A STUDY GUIDE
LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A
1. What best describes a Peer Support Specialist?: 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.
2. You REDUCE relationship rapport with someone you are supporting by:: -
Being unaware of your power
3. A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to:: Support change, and show
recovery is possible
4. 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?: Assist the consumer in
developing a wellness plan to address their concerns.
5. 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?: Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer,
if it is part of Peer's job.
6. In optimal recovery planning...: People discover and write down their goals and
dreams.
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, 7. 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?: Refer them to the self-help support groups which best fit
their needs.
8. How would a Family Peer Support Specialist begin to assist a family in
identifying informal supports to plan for wellness?: Ask the family who they talk
to when they need help
9. What is a strategy for validating the experiences of parents?: Actively listen
as the parents share their experience
10. How should the Family Peer Support Specialist connect parents to other
parents with similar concerns?: Invite the parent to an educational event or
support group so they can meet other parents
11. An example of a recovery-oriented approach is...: Focusing on wellness,
ability and choice
12. What are the basic five stages in the recovery process?: Pre-contemplation,
Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
13. What is helpful at the Pre-contemplation stage?: Express caring, concern
and desire for the person to have their best life
14. What is helpful at the Action stage?: Help them carry out their plan, provide
praise and reinforcement, and continue to be a source of moral support.
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