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National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS)
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14 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Introduction to the NCPRSS Examination
2 sections
Chapter 2: Foundations of the Peer Recovery Support Role
3 sections
Chapter 3: Peer Engagement, Advocacy, Intake, and Service Coordination
6 sections
Chapter 4: Cultural Humility, Trauma-Informed Peer Support, and Self-Care
4 sections
Chapter 5: Recovery Paradigms, Definitions, and Recovery Capital
3 sections
Chapter 6: Stages of Change and Motivational Interviewing in Peer Support
3 sections
Chapter 7: Diverse Pathways to Recovery
3 sections
Chapter 8: Person-Centered Recovery Planning and Crisis Support
4 sections
Chapter 9: Recovery Documentation, Communication, and Recurrence Support
3 sections
Chapter 10: Addiction Neurobiology and Substance Classes
3 sections
Chapter 11: Medications, Overdose Response, and Infectious Disease Prevention
4 sections
Chapter 12: Ethical Standards and Professional Boundaries
3 sections
Chapter 13: Legal Regulations, Confidentiality, and Mandated Reporting
3 sections
Chapter 14: Peer Rights, Informed Consent, and Credential Maintenance
2 sections
NCPRSS Exam Details
National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS)
Administered by NAADAC / NCC AP (National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official NAADAC / NCC AP (National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals) content outline
Scope of practice, lived experience, mutuality, boundaries, advocacy, cultural humility, self-care, and the non-clinical peer role.
Recovery definitions and dimensions, ROSC, recovery capital, stages of change, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, screening/intake, documentation, case management, and crisis support.
Basic pharmacology of substances and medications, including MOUD (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), naloxone, alcohol-use-disorder medications, withdrawal risk, and overdose recognition.
NAADAC/NCC AP Code of Ethics, confidentiality and 42 CFR Part 2, boundaries and dual relationships, conflicts of interest, mandated reporting, and credential maintenance.
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