Washington State Certified Peer Counseling Certificate EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTION
AND CORRECT ANSWERS NEWEST 2025
Experience during childhood that is difficult or traumatic. Experiences can include abuse, neglect,
accidents, and divorce and loss. - CORRECT ANSWER-Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Promotes the cause of a person or idea. - CORRECT ANSWER-Advocacy
Organizations that work in a variety of ways to create change with issues that affect society.
Examples: NAMI and Youth 'n Action - CORRECT ANSWER-Advocacy Groups
the age at which a person may independently consent to or deny treatment. With some legal
exceptions for involuntary treatment, the age of consent in Washington is 13. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Age of Consent
Means a pattern of alcohol use leading to significant impairment or distress; see also substance
abuse and substance dependence. - CORRECT ANSWER-Alcohol Abuse
is a series of steps you must follow to get a decision about services reviewed and changed. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Appeal Process
is the gathering and appraisal of information in order to identify a person's needs and strengths. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment
a belief a person has about a thing, person, or group of people. Biases can be conscious or
unconscious, positive or negative, but most often considered unfair - CORRECT ANSWER-Bias
refer to the degree of closeness we have with an individual. - CORRECT ANSWER-Boundaries
, A health care professional who works directly with an individual or children and their families to
coordinate various activities, services and supports, and acts as the consumer's primary contact with
other members of their treatment teams: also called rehabilitation specialist, service coordinator,
and social worker. - CORRECT ANSWER-Case Manager
A Service that helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports. A case manager
coordinates mental health, social work, educational, health, vocational, transportation, advocacy,
respite care, and recreational services, as needed. - CORRECT ANSWER-Case Management
A person who has completed state approved training, passed a state test, and is credentialed by the
Department of Health as an Agency Affiliated Counselor. The CPC designation is often used by people
who are not credentialed as well. - CORRECT ANSWER-Certified Peer Counselor (CPC)
Means the injury, sexual abuse, or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by any person
where a child's health, welfare, and safety are harmed. - CORRECT ANSWER-Child Abuse or Neglect
Approval by the Department of Health to work in the counseling field. The credential may vary by
level of education; however, most CPCs apply for an Agency Affiliated Counselor credential. A
credential is required to work in a Medicaid setting, except for the first 60 days after applying to
DOH. - CORRECT ANSWER-Credential
Derived from the Fountain House model of psychiatric rehabilitation; it is a club that belongs to
everyone who participates in it, providing supportive companionship with a focus on opportunities
for employment. - CORRECT ANSWER-Clubhouse
Where professionals and/or agencies with linked functions work effectively together on common
issues, including the provision of care to an individual person. - CORRECT ANSWER-Collaboration
A group of people residing in the same locality or sharing a common interest. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Community
Provision of services and support for people who are affected by a range of problems, including
mental health challenges, to enable them to live as independently as p0ossible in their own homes
or in other home-like settings. - CORRECT ANSWER-Community Care
Groups of professionals providing mental health services locally. - CORRECT ANSWER-Community
Mental Health Agencies (CMHAs)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS NEWEST 2025
Experience during childhood that is difficult or traumatic. Experiences can include abuse, neglect,
accidents, and divorce and loss. - CORRECT ANSWER-Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Promotes the cause of a person or idea. - CORRECT ANSWER-Advocacy
Organizations that work in a variety of ways to create change with issues that affect society.
Examples: NAMI and Youth 'n Action - CORRECT ANSWER-Advocacy Groups
the age at which a person may independently consent to or deny treatment. With some legal
exceptions for involuntary treatment, the age of consent in Washington is 13. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Age of Consent
Means a pattern of alcohol use leading to significant impairment or distress; see also substance
abuse and substance dependence. - CORRECT ANSWER-Alcohol Abuse
is a series of steps you must follow to get a decision about services reviewed and changed. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Appeal Process
is the gathering and appraisal of information in order to identify a person's needs and strengths. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment
a belief a person has about a thing, person, or group of people. Biases can be conscious or
unconscious, positive or negative, but most often considered unfair - CORRECT ANSWER-Bias
refer to the degree of closeness we have with an individual. - CORRECT ANSWER-Boundaries
, A health care professional who works directly with an individual or children and their families to
coordinate various activities, services and supports, and acts as the consumer's primary contact with
other members of their treatment teams: also called rehabilitation specialist, service coordinator,
and social worker. - CORRECT ANSWER-Case Manager
A Service that helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports. A case manager
coordinates mental health, social work, educational, health, vocational, transportation, advocacy,
respite care, and recreational services, as needed. - CORRECT ANSWER-Case Management
A person who has completed state approved training, passed a state test, and is credentialed by the
Department of Health as an Agency Affiliated Counselor. The CPC designation is often used by people
who are not credentialed as well. - CORRECT ANSWER-Certified Peer Counselor (CPC)
Means the injury, sexual abuse, or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by any person
where a child's health, welfare, and safety are harmed. - CORRECT ANSWER-Child Abuse or Neglect
Approval by the Department of Health to work in the counseling field. The credential may vary by
level of education; however, most CPCs apply for an Agency Affiliated Counselor credential. A
credential is required to work in a Medicaid setting, except for the first 60 days after applying to
DOH. - CORRECT ANSWER-Credential
Derived from the Fountain House model of psychiatric rehabilitation; it is a club that belongs to
everyone who participates in it, providing supportive companionship with a focus on opportunities
for employment. - CORRECT ANSWER-Clubhouse
Where professionals and/or agencies with linked functions work effectively together on common
issues, including the provision of care to an individual person. - CORRECT ANSWER-Collaboration
A group of people residing in the same locality or sharing a common interest. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Community
Provision of services and support for people who are affected by a range of problems, including
mental health challenges, to enable them to live as independently as p0ossible in their own homes
or in other home-like settings. - CORRECT ANSWER-Community Care
Groups of professionals providing mental health services locally. - CORRECT ANSWER-Community
Mental Health Agencies (CMHAs)
