MASSACHUSETTS CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS)
EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|
ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|ALREADY GRADED A+
The _____________ Principle speaks to the value of "do no harm." While SOME people will not be
harmed by using non-human experience language, others WILL be harmed; therefore, by using
human experience language, it is unlikely that anyone will be harmed. ✔Correct Answer-
benevolence
What are the three CPS Core Competencies?
1.)
2.)
3.) ✔Correct Answer-Peer support, in but not of the system, Change agent
Human experience language is not about rules, it is about _________ ✔Correct Answer-values
Some risks of not using human experience language include:
- Creating or enhancing __________ differences
- Perpetuating p_________ & d___________
- limiting self-______________ ✔Correct Answer-power, prejudice, discrimination, determination
* What are the two parts of Human Experience language?
1.) ___________ language
2.) ____________ language ✔Correct Answer-person first, everyday non-clinical
When a CPS utilizes ________________ language, they act as a change agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any label or judgement.
✔Correct Answer-human experience
When a CPS utilizes human experience language, they act as a _________ agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any l_________or
j___________ ✔Correct Answer-change, label, judgement
____________ is the shared values, behaviors, traditions, customs, symbols, history, and ways of
thinking/living of a group of people ✔Correct Answer-culture
We don't see things as ______ are. We see them as _____ are. ✔Correct Answer-they, we
* The three critical elements to exploring cross-cultural partnerships are:
1.) learning about _________
2.) learning about _________
3.) learning about ________ ✔Correct Answer-yourself, cultures, individuals
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, learning about ourselves indicates learning about our
b________ and p_________ ✔Correct Answer-biases, privilege
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about ourselves may
include:
, - What b______ do I carry?
- What p______ have I benefited from?
- How can these things impact the way that I r________ to certain issues?
- How might the parts of my identity that I view to be important i________with the beliefs/cultures
of others? ✔Correct Answer-biases, privilege, respond, intersect
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about cultures may
include:
- What c_______ or l_______ barriers might arise when interacting with different groups?
- What d__________ have people from this culture commonly experienced and what impact might
this have had on them?
- What else can I do to l_______ about this culture? ✔Correct Answer-communication, language,
discrimination, learn
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about an individual may
include:
-How am I avoiding making a___________ about what I think I know?
-What am I doing to learn about this person's b_______?
- What am I doing to learn how this person r_________ to their culture? ✔Correct Answer-
assumptions, beliefs, relate
For each of the key elements of cross-cultural partnering, identify at least two questions you might
ask yourself? ✔Correct Answer-Self: what biases do I have? What privileges do I benefit from?
How have these biases and privileges affected me world-view?
Culture: What discrimination have people of this culture commonly experienced? What language
might exist? What am I doing to learn more about this culture?
Individual: How does this person relate to their culture? How am I avoiding assumptions about what I
think I know? What am I doing to learn about this person's beliefs?
Give at least 2 examples of the types of discrimination that people might have faced in the mental
health system based on their race, sexual orientation, or gender identity ✔Correct Answer--
people of certain races may have been stereotyped by mental health professionals due to their own
biases
- trans and non-binary folks could have been intentionally misgendered and belittled for their
identities
Provide three examples of the difference between a maintenance-based system & a recovery-
oriented system ✔Correct Answer-1.) maintenance-based system is focused on maintenance,
recovery-oriented system is focused on recovery
2.) maintenance based system is illness based, recovery oriented system is recovery oriented
3.) maintenance based system is based on dependence, recovery oriented system is focused on
interdependence
What is the difference between asking "what happened to you?" and "what's wrong with you?"
✔Correct Answer-"what's wrong with you" implies that something is broken or wrong with the
person, "what happened to you" shifts responsibility form the person to the environment and
acknowledges behavior as an adaptation to environment
What are the five areas to consider in creating a trauma-informed environment? ✔Correct
Answer-1.) safety
2.) Trustworthiness
EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|
ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|ALREADY GRADED A+
The _____________ Principle speaks to the value of "do no harm." While SOME people will not be
harmed by using non-human experience language, others WILL be harmed; therefore, by using
human experience language, it is unlikely that anyone will be harmed. ✔Correct Answer-
benevolence
What are the three CPS Core Competencies?
1.)
2.)
3.) ✔Correct Answer-Peer support, in but not of the system, Change agent
Human experience language is not about rules, it is about _________ ✔Correct Answer-values
Some risks of not using human experience language include:
- Creating or enhancing __________ differences
- Perpetuating p_________ & d___________
- limiting self-______________ ✔Correct Answer-power, prejudice, discrimination, determination
* What are the two parts of Human Experience language?
1.) ___________ language
2.) ____________ language ✔Correct Answer-person first, everyday non-clinical
When a CPS utilizes ________________ language, they act as a change agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any label or judgement.
✔Correct Answer-human experience
When a CPS utilizes human experience language, they act as a _________ agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any l_________or
j___________ ✔Correct Answer-change, label, judgement
____________ is the shared values, behaviors, traditions, customs, symbols, history, and ways of
thinking/living of a group of people ✔Correct Answer-culture
We don't see things as ______ are. We see them as _____ are. ✔Correct Answer-they, we
* The three critical elements to exploring cross-cultural partnerships are:
1.) learning about _________
2.) learning about _________
3.) learning about ________ ✔Correct Answer-yourself, cultures, individuals
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, learning about ourselves indicates learning about our
b________ and p_________ ✔Correct Answer-biases, privilege
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about ourselves may
include:
, - What b______ do I carry?
- What p______ have I benefited from?
- How can these things impact the way that I r________ to certain issues?
- How might the parts of my identity that I view to be important i________with the beliefs/cultures
of others? ✔Correct Answer-biases, privilege, respond, intersect
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about cultures may
include:
- What c_______ or l_______ barriers might arise when interacting with different groups?
- What d__________ have people from this culture commonly experienced and what impact might
this have had on them?
- What else can I do to l_______ about this culture? ✔Correct Answer-communication, language,
discrimination, learn
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about an individual may
include:
-How am I avoiding making a___________ about what I think I know?
-What am I doing to learn about this person's b_______?
- What am I doing to learn how this person r_________ to their culture? ✔Correct Answer-
assumptions, beliefs, relate
For each of the key elements of cross-cultural partnering, identify at least two questions you might
ask yourself? ✔Correct Answer-Self: what biases do I have? What privileges do I benefit from?
How have these biases and privileges affected me world-view?
Culture: What discrimination have people of this culture commonly experienced? What language
might exist? What am I doing to learn more about this culture?
Individual: How does this person relate to their culture? How am I avoiding assumptions about what I
think I know? What am I doing to learn about this person's beliefs?
Give at least 2 examples of the types of discrimination that people might have faced in the mental
health system based on their race, sexual orientation, or gender identity ✔Correct Answer--
people of certain races may have been stereotyped by mental health professionals due to their own
biases
- trans and non-binary folks could have been intentionally misgendered and belittled for their
identities
Provide three examples of the difference between a maintenance-based system & a recovery-
oriented system ✔Correct Answer-1.) maintenance-based system is focused on maintenance,
recovery-oriented system is focused on recovery
2.) maintenance based system is illness based, recovery oriented system is recovery oriented
3.) maintenance based system is based on dependence, recovery oriented system is focused on
interdependence
What is the difference between asking "what happened to you?" and "what's wrong with you?"
✔Correct Answer-"what's wrong with you" implies that something is broken or wrong with the
person, "what happened to you" shifts responsibility form the person to the environment and
acknowledges behavior as an adaptation to environment
What are the five areas to consider in creating a trauma-informed environment? ✔Correct
Answer-1.) safety
2.) Trustworthiness
