Peer Support Specialist Quiz 1 Questions and Correct Detailed
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Peers
Ans: The individuals we serve
Peer Support Specialist
Ans: A person who has a mental illness diagnosis and works as a provider of mental
health services. He or she has been trained and has the ability to use his recovery
experience to help his peers recover.
Recovery
Ans: a process of change through which individuals improve their health and
wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential
How do you help a peer achieve wellness?
Ans: The CPSS must first understand their own identity, values, experiences, goals
and dreams
Values
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Ans: The things that you believe are important to the way you live and work
what are values intended for?
Ans: To help you lay a solid foundation for permanent change
What is the most important aspect of peer support work?
Ans: Making sure you are taking care of yourself
What alone can be a motivator to change?
Ans: The act of self-monitoring
Disadvantages of self monitoring
Ans: Discouraging to keep reporting or acknowledging failures
self-monitoring
Ans: Tracking your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
Mindful Recovery Model
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