PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔10 Guiding Principles of Recovery - ✔✔hope, person-driven, many pathways,
holistic, peer support, relational, culture, addresses trauma, strengths/responsibility,
respect
✔✔Goals of Peer Recovery Support - ✔✔instill hope, reduce stigma, be a role model of
strength and growth, Decrease isolation, support person-centered recovery, Engage in
mutual learning
✔✔4 Main types of support provided to peers - ✔✔Emotional support, informational,
instrumental support (Tangible support), affiliational support (Support in building
relationships)
✔✔7 Specific Roles of Peer Recovery Specilaist - ✔✔1. ally and confidant
2. motivator
3. role model and mentor
4. Truth teller
5. problem solver.
6. resource broker
7. advocate
✔✔A peer recovery specialist is NOT.... - ✔✔therapist, case manager, nurse/doctor,
sponsor, clergy
✔✔What is a peer? - ✔✔person that is of equal standing with another
✔✔What is empathy? - ✔✔The ability to understand and share feelings of another
✔✔What is motivational interviewing? - ✔✔specific approach to helping people living
with mental illness, addictions or other chronic conditions
✔✔What is culture? - ✔✔Culture is a system of values and norms that are shared
among a group of people and that when taken together constitute a design for living
✔✔What is cultural compentence? - ✔✔The ability to demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of another person's culture and accept and respect cultural differences
by adapting interventions to be congruent with that specific culture when delivering care.
✔✔What are boundaires? - ✔✔They define safe, effective and appropriate interactions
between a PRS and a peer they are working with
, ✔✔What are some boundaries to not cross with a peer? - ✔✔Don't exchange money or
gifts
Don't exchange services
Never flirt, date or socialize
Don't share personal contact information
✔✔8 Dimensions of Wellness - ✔✔Emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual,
occupational, physical, social, spiritual
✔✔5 stages of change - ✔✔pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
maintenance
✔✔What is precontemplation? - ✔✔does not see behavior as a problem/no need for
change
✔✔What is contemplation? - ✔✔some awareness of the need/desire to change
behavior and is actively weighing the pros and cons of the behavior
✔✔What is Preparation? - ✔✔The person believes that the behavior can be changed
and is ready to make the change
✔✔What is action - ✔✔The person has begun to make the behavior change and has
developed plans to maintain the change
✔✔What is maintenance? - ✔✔The person has maintained the new behavior for over 6
months and has made the new behavior habitual
✔✔Relapse/re-occurance - ✔✔The person has a slit reverts back to a previous pattern
of behavior. The person may become discouraged but should recognize that most
people making a behavior change have some degree of reoccurrence.
✔✔What are 6 principles of Trauma-Informed Approach? - ✔✔1. Safety
2. Trustworthiness and transparency
3. Peer Support
4. Collaboration and mutuality
5. Empowerment, voice and choice
6. Consideration of cultural, historical and gender issues.
✔✔What is a peer support group? - ✔✔Group of people who meet regularly to share
experiences associated with a particular condition or personal circumstance they have
in common to encourage and support each other
✔✔What are group do's? - ✔✔Restate, Ask clarifying questions, redirect, reflect,
validate, summarize, share
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔10 Guiding Principles of Recovery - ✔✔hope, person-driven, many pathways,
holistic, peer support, relational, culture, addresses trauma, strengths/responsibility,
respect
✔✔Goals of Peer Recovery Support - ✔✔instill hope, reduce stigma, be a role model of
strength and growth, Decrease isolation, support person-centered recovery, Engage in
mutual learning
✔✔4 Main types of support provided to peers - ✔✔Emotional support, informational,
instrumental support (Tangible support), affiliational support (Support in building
relationships)
✔✔7 Specific Roles of Peer Recovery Specilaist - ✔✔1. ally and confidant
2. motivator
3. role model and mentor
4. Truth teller
5. problem solver.
6. resource broker
7. advocate
✔✔A peer recovery specialist is NOT.... - ✔✔therapist, case manager, nurse/doctor,
sponsor, clergy
✔✔What is a peer? - ✔✔person that is of equal standing with another
✔✔What is empathy? - ✔✔The ability to understand and share feelings of another
✔✔What is motivational interviewing? - ✔✔specific approach to helping people living
with mental illness, addictions or other chronic conditions
✔✔What is culture? - ✔✔Culture is a system of values and norms that are shared
among a group of people and that when taken together constitute a design for living
✔✔What is cultural compentence? - ✔✔The ability to demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of another person's culture and accept and respect cultural differences
by adapting interventions to be congruent with that specific culture when delivering care.
✔✔What are boundaires? - ✔✔They define safe, effective and appropriate interactions
between a PRS and a peer they are working with
, ✔✔What are some boundaries to not cross with a peer? - ✔✔Don't exchange money or
gifts
Don't exchange services
Never flirt, date or socialize
Don't share personal contact information
✔✔8 Dimensions of Wellness - ✔✔Emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual,
occupational, physical, social, spiritual
✔✔5 stages of change - ✔✔pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
maintenance
✔✔What is precontemplation? - ✔✔does not see behavior as a problem/no need for
change
✔✔What is contemplation? - ✔✔some awareness of the need/desire to change
behavior and is actively weighing the pros and cons of the behavior
✔✔What is Preparation? - ✔✔The person believes that the behavior can be changed
and is ready to make the change
✔✔What is action - ✔✔The person has begun to make the behavior change and has
developed plans to maintain the change
✔✔What is maintenance? - ✔✔The person has maintained the new behavior for over 6
months and has made the new behavior habitual
✔✔Relapse/re-occurance - ✔✔The person has a slit reverts back to a previous pattern
of behavior. The person may become discouraged but should recognize that most
people making a behavior change have some degree of reoccurrence.
✔✔What are 6 principles of Trauma-Informed Approach? - ✔✔1. Safety
2. Trustworthiness and transparency
3. Peer Support
4. Collaboration and mutuality
5. Empowerment, voice and choice
6. Consideration of cultural, historical and gender issues.
✔✔What is a peer support group? - ✔✔Group of people who meet regularly to share
experiences associated with a particular condition or personal circumstance they have
in common to encourage and support each other
✔✔What are group do's? - ✔✔Restate, Ask clarifying questions, redirect, reflect,
validate, summarize, share
