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Certified Peer Support Worker Certification Exam Q&A 100% Solved CPSW program can: - prepare peers for employment and volunteer roles in NM via training and certification after successful completion CPSW program cannot: - guarantee the individual skills and competencies of the trainees or empl...

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Certified Peer Support Worker

Certification Exam Q&A 100% Solved


CPSW program can: - ✔✔prepare peers for employment and volunteer

roles in NM via training and certification after successful completion

CPSW program cannot: - ✔✔guarantee the individual skills and

competencies of the trainees or employment as a peer following the

training

Qualifications for training - ✔✔18 years old, high school diploma or GED

self-attest to being in recovery from mental health disorder and/or SUD

provide proof of sustained recovery of at least three years from mental

health professional/sponsor/doctor

Role of CPSW - ✔✔a)provide peer clients with support in steps of their

choosing to obtain and maintain their recovery

b)provide resources at the national and local level for services such as

harm reduction, mental/bx health, housing, employment, etc.

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c)continuing own education via CEUs to remain current and informed

about potential barriers and cultural aspects that clients may encounter on

their journey

Recertification Requirements - ✔✔40 hours of CEUs over two years with

six units being related to ethics and cultural competency

SAMHSA definition of recovery - ✔✔Recovery is a process of change

through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-

directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

Employer Expectations of CPSWs - ✔✔a)utilize lived experience to work

with peer clients in a way that promotes empathy connection and guidance

b)knowledge of stages of change/resiliency as well as local and national

resources available to clients c)display professionalism and team work

d)practice self care to maintain their own recovery

serious mental illness - ✔✔Occurs at any time during the last year having a

diagnosable, mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that causes

functional impairment that interferes with at least one major life event

mental health disorder - ✔✔a disturbance in the ability to cope with or

adjust to stress; behavior and function are impaired; mental illness,

psychiatric disorder

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Schizophrenia - ✔✔a group of severe disorders characterized by

disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and

inappropriate emotions and actions

bipolar disorder - ✔✔A mood disorder in which the person alternates

between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited

state of mania.

Anxiety - ✔✔The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may

happen, increased levels of the body's natural stress response, most

common mental illness in the US

obsessive-compulsive disorder - ✔✔An anxiety disorder characterized by

unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsession) and/ or actions (compulsions).

Depression - ✔✔A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and

sadness

eating disorders - ✔✔extreme, harmful eating behaviors that can cause

serious illness or even death

Mental Health First Aid - ✔✔help offered to a person developing a mental

health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis

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