All of the following are characteristics of effective peer support conversations EXCEPT: {Ans: joining the client with emotional responses.}A peer support specialist can help to instill hope in their client by {Ans: focusing on their own recovery successes.}The most common factor in increasing resilience is {Ans: a caring relationship}Client commitment to the recovery process ranges along a continuum from disinterested or unmotivated to strongly committed. At which stage of the continuum does the peer specialist have a role? Resistance, strongly committed, or initial interest without commitment? {Ans: All of the above. The peer specialist has a role in maintaining or enhancing the client's commitment to recovery at every stage of the continuum.}The SMART acronym for writing effective goals stands for: {Ans: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound}Personal, Family/Social and Community are categories of: {Ans: Recovery Capital}The first step in developing an advocacy strategy is to {Ans: identify the need or problem.}True or False? The processes that take place during the stages of recovery are similar for persons who have either a mental health or a substance use disorder. {Ans: True}The principle of treating everyone as though they are carrying an infectious disease