Peer Support Specialists CPS Exam Questions And Answers

Peer Support Specialists CPS Exam Questions And Answers What is a Peer Support Specialist? - ANS CPS provides peer support to people receiving services to Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse. Where does Peer work? - ANS Often a peer run organization on a team entirely composed of other Peer Support Professionals or part of a recovery team with other clinicians and service providers. What is the roll of CPS? (1of 2) - ANS 1.Cultivate empowering & supportive relationships. of self-disclosure about lived experience. 3.Provide information about community & recovery-oriented resources upon request. 4. Assist in supporting their peer, even in a crisis. 5. value self-determination as a guiding ethical principle. 6. Facilitate person-centered goal setting. What is the roll of CPS? (2 of2) - ANS 7. Communicate effectively with peers, and other team members, and clinicians. 8.Create an environment of respect for their peers, and those with lived experience. 9.Seek to under the roles of culture, community, and identity play in their peers' lives. 10. Practice Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) within the peer relationship and workplace. 11. Affect positive change in systems. 12. Inspire Hope for Recovery and Wellness. Wisconsin's " working" Difinition of CPS - ANS A Certified Peer Specialist is a person who has their own lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges and has completed formal training and certification in the peer specialist model of mental health and substance use oriented peer support. They use their unique set of lived experiences and recovery in combination with comprehensive skills-training, including continuing education, to support people living with mental health and/or substance use challenges. Certified Peer Specialists actively center peer support and associated principles in their work, while operating under a clearly defined role and collaborate in a complementary fashion as part of an agency's team support structure. Domain1: (Values) - ANS Domain 1: Values 1.1 Believes that recovery is an individual journey with many paths and is possible for all. 1.2 Believes in and respects people's rights to make informed decisions about their lives. 1.3 Believes that personal growth and change are possible. 1.4 Believes in the importance of empathy and listening to others. 1.5 Believes in and respects all forms of diversity. 1.6 Believes in the importance of self-awareness and self-care. 1.7 Believes in lifelong learning and personal development. 1.8 Believes that recovery is a foundation of well-being. 1.9 Believes that recovery is a process. 1.10 Believes in the healing power of healthy relationships. 1.11 Believes and understands there are a range of views regarding mental health and substance use disorders and their treatment, services, supports, and recovery. 1.1: Believes that recovery is an individual journey with many paths and is possible for all: *CPS understands & recognizes that recovery is attainable by anyone and that each person's recovery is unique to themselves. Additionally, CPS values the diverse array of recovery pathways available and validates each person's chosen path. - ANS IE. CPS are knowledgeable about a wide variety of recovery pathways and recognize each pathway as valid. They are able to support the people they're working with-in navigating their own personal recovery pathway without undue influence or judgment. 1.2 Believes in and respects people's right to make informed decisions about their lives: *CPS are aware of the importance of the informed decision-making and recognize this as a basic right of people receiving services. They understand that in order to make decisions in their best interests people must have access to all of the information they request or need. - ANS IE. CPS strives to ensure they are adhering to informed consent practices at all times. They provide and share information as requested and support the people they are working within accessing all information to aid in their decision-making. 1.3 Believes that personal growth and change is possible: *CPS recognizes that each person has within themselves the ability to make changes and develop themselves however they see fit. - ANS IE. CPS recognizes growth within the people they're supporting and holds space for each person to determine what that means for themselves. They celebrate this growth and change alongside the people they're working with and in doing so support them in continuing forward. 1.4 Believer in the importance of empathy and listening to others: *CPS understands that listening while withholding judgment & connecting through shared experiences are crucial to the development of effective, supportive relationships. CPS walks beside the person, not as a guide or behind them as a follower. - ANS IE. CPS build empathic connections with the people they support by drawing on their lived experience. They are able to connect with the people even if their lived experience is not the exact same by recognizing the underlying emotions and human experiences that run between them. 1.5 Believes in & respects all forms of diversity: *CPS recognizes & value the importance and inclusion of those with diverse backgrounds, including members of marginalized communities. They respect each person's right to identify for themselves which aspects of their culture & background are important or meaningful to them in order to mitigate the harm they may cause inadvertently. - ANS IE. CPS do not presume that the people they're supporting need to adopt any of the CPS' cultural beliefs or vice versa. CPS foster openness to people's cultural values and beliefs. They strive to educate themselves about cultures and backgrounds with which they are unfamiliar while recognizing that they will never be the expert in another person's culture.