A new peer recovery support specialist (PRSS) is explaining the nature of peer support services to a referring clinician. Which statement BEST describes the role?
Role Of Peer Recovery Support Specialist
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A peer specialist shares part of their own recovery story to help a person who feels hopeless. This intentional use of lived experience to instill hope is BEST described as which core peer function?
Chapter 1: Introduction to the NCPRSS Examination
1.1 NCPRSS Exam Structure, Credentialing, and Eligibility
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A person tells their peer specialist they want to attend a SMART Recovery meeting instead of a 12-step group. The MOST appropriate peer response is to:
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Which activity falls OUTSIDE the scope of practice of a peer recovery support specialist?
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A peer specialist notices that a person they support is also a close personal friend from outside work. According to peer practice standards, the specialist should FIRST:
Question · Hard
A recovery capital framework helps a peer specialist understand a person's strengths. Which of the following is an example of SOCIAL recovery capital?
1.2 Study Framework, Exam Strategies, and Navigating Test Scenarios
When a peer specialist uses 'active listening,' which behavior BEST demonstrates the skill?
A peer specialist is working with someone from a cultural background different from their own. Practicing 'cultural humility' means the specialist primarily:
A person says, 'I don't think I can ever change.' Using a strengths-based approach, the peer specialist might respond:
The principle of 'self-determination' in peer support means that the peer specialist should:
Chapter 2: Foundations of the Peer Recovery Support Role
2.1 Defining the Peer Role: Lived Experience and Mutuality
A peer specialist is advocating for a person who was denied housing because of a past felony related to substance use. The MOST appropriate advocacy role is to:
Which of the following BEST illustrates the peer specialist functioning as a 'recovery role model'?
A peer specialist supports a person who uses a harm-reduction approach and is not currently abstinent. The specialist should:
When establishing a recovery support relationship, a peer specialist should set clear boundaries primarily to:
2.2 Scope of Practice and Non-Clinical Role Boundaries
A peer specialist helps a person create a personalized wellness plan listing triggers, coping strategies, and supports. This activity BEST reflects which peer function?
A peer specialist working in an emergency department meets a patient revived after an overdose. The MOST appropriate immediate peer role is to:
Which statement about the difference between a peer specialist and a clinical counselor is MOST accurate?
A person tells the peer specialist about a goal to reconnect with their estranged child. The specialist's role in goal-setting is to:
2.3 Differentiating the Peer Specialist from Clinical and Support Roles
A peer specialist is asked by a person, 'How did YOU stay sober during the holidays?' The MOST appropriate use of self-disclosure is to:
In a recovery-oriented system of care, the peer specialist's relationship with the person is BEST characterized as:
A peer specialist hears a person describe symptoms that suggest a possible co-occurring mental health condition. The appropriate action is to:
Which of the following is a core VALUE that should guide all peer recovery support work?
Chapter 3: Peer Engagement, Advocacy, Intake, and Service Coordination
3.1 Relationship Building and Active Listening in Peer Work
A peer specialist supports a veteran who prefers a recovery community organization that includes other veterans. Connecting the person with this community demonstrates the value of:
A peer specialist feels strong empathy after a person describes a trauma similar to their own. To remain effective and avoid harm, the specialist should:
Which statement BEST reflects the peer specialist's responsibility regarding their OWN recovery and wellness?
According to SAMHSA's working definition, recovery is BEST described as:
Basic Concepts Of Recovery Practice
3.2 Individual and Systems-Level Peer Advocacy
SAMHSA identifies four major dimensions that support recovery. Which of the following is one of those dimensions?
A person in early recovery describes a strong urge to use after passing a former dealing location. In recovery terms, this environmental cue is BEST called a:
The 'stages of change' (transtheoretical) model describes a person who is aware a problem exists and is weighing the pros and cons of changing but has not committed to action. This describes the stage of:
Motivational interviewing emphasizes 'rolling with resistance.' When a person argues against change, a peer using this approach would:
3.3 Community Resource Navigation and Connection
A 'recovery-oriented system of care' (ROSC) is BEST described as:
Which of the following is an example of a PROTECTIVE factor that supports recovery?
A peer specialist explains that a 'recurrence of use' (relapse) is BEST understood as:
Trauma-informed peer practice is grounded in the recognition that:
3.4 Screening and Intake: The Peer's Role at First Contact
A peer specialist uses the 'OARS' communication skills from motivational interviewing. The 'R' in OARS stands for:
A person reaches one year of continuous recovery. A peer specialist celebrating this milestone is engaging in which recovery support practice?
Which mutual-aid resource is a secular, science-based alternative to 12-step programs that uses a 4-Point Program and cognitive-behavioral tools?
A person in recovery wants to set a goal that is 'Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.' This goal-setting framework is known as:
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