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Certified Prevention
Professional (CPP) Exam
2025/2026 – Complete
Exam Questions and
Verified Answers
These are three general tasks included in the Planning
Process. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) prioritize risk and protective
factors 2) select evidence based interventions 3) develop
comprehensive, data-driven plan.
A finalized comprehensive action plan should include these 6
elements. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) problem statement 2)
prioritized risk and protective factors 3) resources, gaps, and
readiness 4) interventions selected 5) long & short term desired
outcomes 6) action plan timeline
Two criteria for choosing risk and protective factors to prioritize.
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) Importance. How strongly does it
influence population/problem? 2) Changeability. What is our
capacity to make a difference and does an evidence based
program exist to address it in our allotted time?
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Three signs that an intervention is a good "fit." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) Effectiveness 2) conceptual fit 3) practical
fit
Four questions to measure "Practice Fit." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
Will people support it? 2) Is the intervention appropriate for the
community? 3) is it feasible? 4) is there synergy?
Three questions to measure "Conceptual Fit." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) will the intervention impact the selected
risk/protective factors? 2) does the intervention address the
primary problem? 3) does the intervention target the correct
priority population?
Nine levels of the Community Readiness Model (in order). -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) tolerance - no knowledge 2) denial 3)
vague awareness 4) pre-planning 5) preparation 6) initiation 7)
institutional/stabilization 8) confirmation/expansion 9)
professionalism/high level of ownership.
Four types of "capacity." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) fiscal -
donations, grants, meeting space, food 2) human - volunteers,
staff, consultants 3) organizational - vision/mission, technology,
systems 4) community - laws, policies, other efforts in
community.
Two ways of conducting surveys. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
standardized paper/pencil 2) virtual (online/phone)
questionnaire.
This is an assessment using "Mixed Methods." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Includes both qualitative and quantitative
data.
These are brief descriptions of prevention history, going from
the 50's/60's through 2010. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-50/60s: scare
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tactics, films, speaker series. 70s: Facts and skill building. 80s:
Parent-formed groups, refusal skills. 90s: Community-based
approaches, media, evaluation measures. 2000s: evidence-
based, comprehensive planning 2010: mental health access.
7 barriers to "Effective Listening." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
selective hearing 2) assuming you know what they're thinking
3) jump to conclusions 4) let your mind wander 5) work on
response while they are talking 6) change topic 7) automatically
agree.
10 things a facilitator is responsible for. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
everyone feels comfortable and valued 2) encourage
participation 3) prevent/manage conflict 4) listen and observe 5)
guide group 6) ensure quality decisions 7) assess
concentration and engagement 8) clarify 9) provide feedback
10) enforce guidelines.
Define "facilitation." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Guiding meetings and
groups using a specific set of skills and tools.
This term refers to "adding modifications to a strategy." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-What is, "Adaption" or "Adapting."
Adapting a strategy is most effective when... -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-the underlying program theory is understood.
"Advocacy" includes these three elements. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
1) taking action to support an idea or cause 2) education to
raise awareness 3) increasing the understanding of key issues.
A formal "Assessment" gathers information about these five
aspects of a community. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) needs 2)
resources 3) geography 4) problems 5) demographics
"Social Marketing" addresses these three risk factors. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) perception of risk/harm 2)
Certified Prevention
Professional (CPP) Exam
2025/2026 – Complete
Exam Questions and
Verified Answers
These are three general tasks included in the Planning
Process. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) prioritize risk and protective
factors 2) select evidence based interventions 3) develop
comprehensive, data-driven plan.
A finalized comprehensive action plan should include these 6
elements. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) problem statement 2)
prioritized risk and protective factors 3) resources, gaps, and
readiness 4) interventions selected 5) long & short term desired
outcomes 6) action plan timeline
Two criteria for choosing risk and protective factors to prioritize.
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) Importance. How strongly does it
influence population/problem? 2) Changeability. What is our
capacity to make a difference and does an evidence based
program exist to address it in our allotted time?
,2|Page
Three signs that an intervention is a good "fit." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) Effectiveness 2) conceptual fit 3) practical
fit
Four questions to measure "Practice Fit." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
Will people support it? 2) Is the intervention appropriate for the
community? 3) is it feasible? 4) is there synergy?
Three questions to measure "Conceptual Fit." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) will the intervention impact the selected
risk/protective factors? 2) does the intervention address the
primary problem? 3) does the intervention target the correct
priority population?
Nine levels of the Community Readiness Model (in order). -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) tolerance - no knowledge 2) denial 3)
vague awareness 4) pre-planning 5) preparation 6) initiation 7)
institutional/stabilization 8) confirmation/expansion 9)
professionalism/high level of ownership.
Four types of "capacity." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) fiscal -
donations, grants, meeting space, food 2) human - volunteers,
staff, consultants 3) organizational - vision/mission, technology,
systems 4) community - laws, policies, other efforts in
community.
Two ways of conducting surveys. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
standardized paper/pencil 2) virtual (online/phone)
questionnaire.
This is an assessment using "Mixed Methods." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Includes both qualitative and quantitative
data.
These are brief descriptions of prevention history, going from
the 50's/60's through 2010. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-50/60s: scare
, 3|Page
tactics, films, speaker series. 70s: Facts and skill building. 80s:
Parent-formed groups, refusal skills. 90s: Community-based
approaches, media, evaluation measures. 2000s: evidence-
based, comprehensive planning 2010: mental health access.
7 barriers to "Effective Listening." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
selective hearing 2) assuming you know what they're thinking
3) jump to conclusions 4) let your mind wander 5) work on
response while they are talking 6) change topic 7) automatically
agree.
10 things a facilitator is responsible for. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1)
everyone feels comfortable and valued 2) encourage
participation 3) prevent/manage conflict 4) listen and observe 5)
guide group 6) ensure quality decisions 7) assess
concentration and engagement 8) clarify 9) provide feedback
10) enforce guidelines.
Define "facilitation." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Guiding meetings and
groups using a specific set of skills and tools.
This term refers to "adding modifications to a strategy." -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-What is, "Adaption" or "Adapting."
Adapting a strategy is most effective when... -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-the underlying program theory is understood.
"Advocacy" includes these three elements. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
1) taking action to support an idea or cause 2) education to
raise awareness 3) increasing the understanding of key issues.
A formal "Assessment" gathers information about these five
aspects of a community. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) needs 2)
resources 3) geography 4) problems 5) demographics
"Social Marketing" addresses these three risk factors. -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1) perception of risk/harm 2)
