Peer Recovery Specialist Test Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
Peers - Answers Any individual living with mental health, behavioral health or related emotional
challenges. Those who receive formal services, those on an alternate path to wellness (such as 12 step
or spiritual approaches), and those who are "yet to be connected" due to a lack of awareness or access
to recovery-oriented beliefs and approaches.
Peer Support Roles - Answers Advocating for people in recovery
Sharing resources and building skills
Building community and relationships
Leading recovery groups
Mentoring and setting goals
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Providing services and/or training
Supervising other peer workers
Developing resources
Administering programs or agencies
Educating the public and policymakers
Peer Specialist (or Peer Support Service Provider) - Answers Any individual living in recovery with a
mental health or substance misuse condition who provides support services (usually in a formal setting)
as a person with lived experience to people who can benefit from their lived experiences.
Peer Specialist Certification - Answers The term "peer specialist" is an umbrella concept used to describe
different titles, roles, and responsibilities as peer bridgers, peer coaches, peer specialists, peer
advocates, peer counselors, self-help support group facilitators, and peer recovery facilitators. These
titles are often used interchangeably but often have different meanings in specific contexts. The
certification of peer specialists is usually in response to the availability of funding from Medicaid and
certification processes vary from state to state.
Partners - Answers The term "partners" includes those with an interest in peer support development
and sustainability. They include mental health professionals from other disciplines (including
psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, occupational and recreational therapists, and social
workers), family members, mental health organization administrators and those who receive or have
received mental health services, throughout this outline referred to as "peers."
Peers - Answers Any individual living with mental health, behavioral health or related emotional
challenges. Those who receive formal services, those on an alternate path to wellness (such as 12 step
or spiritual approaches), and those who are "yet to be connected" due to a lack of awareness or access
to recovery-oriented beliefs and approaches.
Peer Support Roles - Answers Advocating for people in recovery
Sharing resources and building skills
Building community and relationships
Leading recovery groups
Mentoring and setting goals
-
Providing services and/or training
Supervising other peer workers
Developing resources
Administering programs or agencies
Educating the public and policymakers
Peer Specialist (or Peer Support Service Provider) - Answers Any individual living in recovery with a
mental health or substance misuse condition who provides support services (usually in a formal setting)
as a person with lived experience to people who can benefit from their lived experiences.
Peer Specialist Certification - Answers The term "peer specialist" is an umbrella concept used to describe
different titles, roles, and responsibilities as peer bridgers, peer coaches, peer specialists, peer
advocates, peer counselors, self-help support group facilitators, and peer recovery facilitators. These
titles are often used interchangeably but often have different meanings in specific contexts. The
certification of peer specialists is usually in response to the availability of funding from Medicaid and
certification processes vary from state to state.
Partners - Answers The term "partners" includes those with an interest in peer support development
and sustainability. They include mental health professionals from other disciplines (including
psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, occupational and recreational therapists, and social
workers), family members, mental health organization administrators and those who receive or have
received mental health services, throughout this outline referred to as "peers."
