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Peer Support Specialists CPS Study Guide – Q&AWhat is a Peer Support Specialist? Correct Ans - CPS provides peer
support to people receiving services to Mental Health and/or Substance
Abuse.
Where do Peer work? Correct 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) Correct Ans - 1.Cultivate
empowering & supportive relationships.
2.use 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) Correct 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 Correct 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) Correct 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. Correct 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. Correct
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. Correct
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. Correct 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. Correct 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
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