Certified Recovery Peer Specialist 90
Practice Test with answers
SAMHSA specifies 4 major dimensions that support a life in recovery. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Health, home, purpose, & community
Health - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Managing ones disease(s) as well as
living as well as living in a physically & emotionally healthy way.
Home - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-A stable & safe place to live.
Community - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Relationships & social networks
that provide support, friendship, love , and hope.
,Purpose - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Meaningful daily activities, such as
job school volunteerism, family care-taking, or creative endeavors, and
the independence, income and resources that participate in society.
Guiding principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY
EMERGES FROM HOPE. The belief that recovery is possible provides the
essential and motivating message of a better future. That people can
and do overcome the internal and external challenges, barriers, and
obstacles that confront them.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
PERSON DRIVEN. Recovery is self determined & self directed, with
individuals defining their own life goals and designing their own unique
path to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY
OCCURS VIA MANY PATHWAYS. Individuals are unique with distinct
needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and backgrounds that
affect and determine their individual pathways to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
HOLISTIC. recovery encompasses an individuals whole life, including
mind, body, spirit and community.
, Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
CULTURALLY BASED AND INFLUENCED. Culture and cultural background
in all of its diverse representations- including values, traditions and
beliefs-are keys in determining a persons journey and unique pathway
to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
BASED ON RESPECT. Community, systems, societal acceptance and
appreciation for people affected by mental health and substance abuse
disorders-including protecting their rights and eliminating
discrimination- are crucial in achieving recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
SUPPORTED BY ADDRESSING TRAUMA. Services and supports should be
trauma-informed to foster safety (physical & emotional) and trust, as
well as promote choice, empowerment and collaboration.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY
INVOLVES INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES. These have strengths and resources that serve as a
foundation for recovery.
4 types of support offered by peer recovery specialists -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Emotional, informational, instrumental
(tangible), & affiliation (support in building relationships)
Practice Test with answers
SAMHSA specifies 4 major dimensions that support a life in recovery. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Health, home, purpose, & community
Health - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Managing ones disease(s) as well as
living as well as living in a physically & emotionally healthy way.
Home - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-A stable & safe place to live.
Community - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Relationships & social networks
that provide support, friendship, love , and hope.
,Purpose - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Meaningful daily activities, such as
job school volunteerism, family care-taking, or creative endeavors, and
the independence, income and resources that participate in society.
Guiding principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY
EMERGES FROM HOPE. The belief that recovery is possible provides the
essential and motivating message of a better future. That people can
and do overcome the internal and external challenges, barriers, and
obstacles that confront them.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
PERSON DRIVEN. Recovery is self determined & self directed, with
individuals defining their own life goals and designing their own unique
path to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY
OCCURS VIA MANY PATHWAYS. Individuals are unique with distinct
needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and backgrounds that
affect and determine their individual pathways to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
HOLISTIC. recovery encompasses an individuals whole life, including
mind, body, spirit and community.
, Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
CULTURALLY BASED AND INFLUENCED. Culture and cultural background
in all of its diverse representations- including values, traditions and
beliefs-are keys in determining a persons journey and unique pathway
to recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
BASED ON RESPECT. Community, systems, societal acceptance and
appreciation for people affected by mental health and substance abuse
disorders-including protecting their rights and eliminating
discrimination- are crucial in achieving recovery.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY IS
SUPPORTED BY ADDRESSING TRAUMA. Services and supports should be
trauma-informed to foster safety (physical & emotional) and trust, as
well as promote choice, empowerment and collaboration.
Guiding Principles of recovery - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-RECOVERY
INVOLVES INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES. These have strengths and resources that serve as a
foundation for recovery.
4 types of support offered by peer recovery specialists -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Emotional, informational, instrumental
(tangible), & affiliation (support in building relationships)
