Peer Support Specialist Certification Exam Study Latest Version 2025 Questions And Verified And Detailed Solutions.

Peer Support Specialist Certification Exam Study Latest
Version 2025 Questions And Verified And Detailed
Solutions.

Person-Centered - Answer A person-centered approach is where the person is placed at the yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt




center of the service and treated as a
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person first. yt




What are the OARS tools in Motivational Interviewing? - Answer O Open-ended questions invite
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others to "tell their story" in their own words without
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leading them in a specific direction (as opposed to questions that can be answered yes
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or no). Be cautious about asking too many questions as it can damage the peer
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relationship.

A Affirmations are statements and gestures that recognize a person's strengths and
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acknowledge behaviors that lead in the direction of positive change, no matter how
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R Reflections/ Reflective listening ensures that the person's words are interpreted
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correctly and their inner wisdom is respected.
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S Summaries are a type of reflective listening which helps to ensure that there is clear
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communication between the speaker and listener. Summaries can provide a stepping yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt yt




stone towards change. yt yt




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What is the tool "Elicit- Provide-Elicit" in Motivational Interviewing? - Answer Elicit—Ask
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permission to give information or ask which information the person is asking for.
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● "Would it be all right if I tell you about a few self-help support groups that have worked
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, for other people?'
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● "Would you like to know about....?"
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● "What would you like to know about....?"
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What are whole health goals? - Answer Whole person health involves looking at the whole person
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instead of looking at health as fragments of
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diseases, symptoms and problems. It is shifting from only thinking about 'What is the matter with
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you?'
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to thinking about what matters to you.
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What are the basic five stages in the recovery process? - Answer Pre-Contemplation Not ready
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Action Making change yt yt




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What is "recovery" according to the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
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(SAMHSA)? - Answer SAMHSA definition: "A process of change through which individuals improve
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their health and wellness,
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live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential." This definition does not describe
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recovery as an end state, but rather as a process. Complete symptom remission is neither a
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prerequisite of
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recovery nor a necessary outcome of the process. Recovery can have many pathways that may
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include
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professional clinical treatment; use of medications; support from families and in schools; faith-
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based

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