Certified Recovery Peer Specialist 90 Practice Test

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Certified Recovery Peer Specialist 90 Practice Test with answers| Updated What best describes a Peer Support Specialist?

• A person who has personally experienced and is in recovery

from mental health or substance use issues, or who is the family member or parent of someone with mental health or substance use issues, and has formal training to support others in recovery

• A person who completed treatment and is living a sober life
• A mental health consumer who has been in therapy for a

minimum of 1,550 hours with a history of continuous med compliance and no hospitalizations OR a recovering substance abuser with a minimum of 1,550 hours of continuous abstinence and regular meeting attendance with no relapses

• A worker who supports someone by providing medications,

therapeutic care, or other treatment as necessary

Correct answer: a. A person who has personally experienced and

is in recovery from mental health or substance use issues, or who is the family member or parent of someone with mental health or substance use issues, and has formal training to support others in recovery

You REDUCE relationship rapport with someone you are

supporting by:

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• Creating a sense of belonging
• Remembering their birthday
• Being authentic
• Being unaware of your power

Correct answer: d. Being unaware of your power

Someone tells a Peer Support Specialist that they have a lot of situational stress that is not a result of their diagnosis. What action would the Peer Support Specialist take in supporting the consumer?

• Advise the consumer of stronger anxiety medication options

to try

• Tell the consumer that it is natural to feel that way from time

to time and it is best to put their focus elsewhere

• Collaborate with the consumer to develop a wellness plan to

address their concerns

• Tell the consumer the only solution is to advocate for

legislative change

Correct answer: c. Collaborate with the consumer to develop a

wellness plan to address their concerns

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A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to:

• Let people know what they should do
• Create expectations
• Support change, and show recovery is possible
• Show the best way toward recovery

Correct answer: c. Support change, and show recovery is

possible

A consumer would like to support a neighborhood rally but has anxiety about attending. They believe their anxiety would not be an issue if they are accompanied by their Peer Support Specialist. What action would the Peer Support Specialist take?

• Speak to their supervisor about the situation
• Inform the consumer it would be a conflict of interest to go

with them

• Suggest that the consumer avoid anxiety-producing situations
• Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer, if it is

part of Peer Specialist's job

Correct answer: d. Participate in the activity as requested by the

consumer, if it is part of Peer Specialist's job

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In optimal recovery planning...

• People discover and write down their goals and dreams
• A person's recovery plan must be aligned with the Peer

Support Specialist's beliefs, opinions and preferences

• Developing a written plan is unnecessary
• The focus is on the clinical treatment plan

Correct answer: a. People discover and write down their goals

and dreams

A consumer tells a Peer Support Specialist they want to make friends but does not know how. What action would the Peer Support Specialist take to support the consumer?

• Use knowledge of legal resources and advocacy organization

to build an advocacy plan

• Apply principles of empowerment
• Assure that interpersonal relationships, services and supports,

reflect individual differences and cultural diversity

• Refer them to the self-help support groups which best fit their

needs

Correct answer: d. Refer them to the self-help support groups

which best fit their needs