Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Exam Questions (73 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

Cultural identity {Ans: Groups a peer feels like they belong to. It may be defined by ethnic racial gender or sexual orientation identity groups, kinship networks, geographic regions, religious affiliations, jobs and professions, physical ability or disability,, life experiences and social & economical classes.}Effective listening {Ans: Focus attention on speaker, avoid distractions, sit appropriately close to speaker, acknowledge emotional state, set aside prejudices & opinions, be other directed & focus on person communicating, following understand speaker as if I was in their shoes, be aware, listen with my ears but also with my eyes and other senses, don't interrupt, be involved and engaged.}Purpose {Ans: Meaningful daily activities, such as job school volunteerism, family care-taking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income and resources that participate in society.}Relapse/re-occurance {Ans: The person has a slit reverts back to a previous pattern of behavior. The person may become discouraged but should recognize that most people making a behavior change have some degree of reoccurrence.}Principals of motivational interviewing {Ans: Changes up to the person, express empathy and acceptance, hope the person recognize discrepancies between goals and current behavior, avoid confrontation, support peers believe in their abilities to succeed in