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MASSACHUSETTS CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST
MASSACHUSETTS CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) EXAM
2024/2025 | ACCURATE EXAM VERSIONS WITH
CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS AND A
STUDY GUIDE
MASSACHUSETTS CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS) EXAM
2024/2025 | ACCURATE EXAM VERSIONS WITH
CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS AND A
STUDY GUIDE
The _______ of negative messages in program environments has a greater impact on
recovery than just the ____________ of positive messages - <<ANSWER>>absence,
presence
True or false: we generally only change or unlearn our beliefs when conflicting
messages or evidence are so strong that they break through the filter -
<<ANSWER>>true
Identify some components of positive program environments - <<ANSWER>>- invites
program graduates and others in recovery to tell their stories
- focuses on strengths
- includes people in conversations about their support plans
- prioritizes people rather than paperwork
When negative messages are removed from an environment, it means that:
1.) our existing beliefs are not getting re____________
2.) Our f_________ may start to break down so that new positive messages can get
through - <<ANSWER>>reinforced, filters
Offer two reasons why the absence of negative messages is so important when we are
trying to change our beliefs - <<ANSWER>>negative messages
- create and reinforce disempowering beliefs about ourselves and others
- the absence of negative messages allow for positive messages to be received with no
barrier or contradiction
, Describe why unlearning is so important - <<ANSWER>>unlearning is important
because it chips away at old negative belief-based barriers and creates the foundation
to be more receptive to positive messages
Name three ways to add positive messages to a program environment. -
<<ANSWER>>- focus on a people's strengths
- respect people's privacy (don't talk about them openly in front of others)
- invite graduates of the program to tell their recovery stories and inspire hope in others
- create an inviting atmosphere (no scratched up, thrown together furniture)
Name three topics a CPS may have difficulty discussing with someone they are
supporting - <<ANSWER>>- Sex & sexuality
- Religion
- Suicide
Name three of the areas a CPS should keep in mind in regards to difficult conversations
- <<ANSWER>>- Does your agency have a policy regarding what you must report?
- IS there a peer supervisor who can support you before or after the conversation?
-Can you be mutual in this conversation?
- Are you considering your own risk in this conversation?
Name two reasons why knowing the history of the peer movement is important -
<<ANSWER>>- Knowing that we are a part of something bigger and are playing a part
within a powerful movement
- knowing where we came from and where the movement has succeeded, and
informing us on where we need to go from here
Name two people who have been a part of this movement and identify two things about
their work that has contributed to our work today as CPSs - <<ANSWER>>- Judi
Chamberlain: trailblazer and foundational influence on the Mad Pride movement, author
of "On Our Own" - a text about "patient-controlled" alternatives within the psychiatric
system after her own horrific experience
- Mary Nettle: co-author of "This is Survivor Research" based on the lived experience of
those within the mental health system, and authored/reviewed numerous scholarly
papers regarding mental health, ensuring that the voice of lived experience had a place
in academia
Name two successes that our movement has experienced. Include details of what those
successes have meant for individuals with psychiatric diagnoses. - <<ANSWER>>1.)
The Rogers Decision of 1983 which gave people the right to refuse medication and
treatment unless found incompetent to make the decision in a "Rogers Hearing." This
success was significant for those with diagnoses as it granted the beginnings of
autonomy within a system that long granted none.
2.) Passing of the 6 fundamental rights which in MA allows people receiving services
protected access to things such as confidential phone access, or the right to fresh air
when on a locked unit.
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