Peer Support Specialist Exam Prep 16 Questions And Answers
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1. What is the goal of the harm reduction model for substance use challenges?
B. Decreased overdose risk and improved access to systems of care
Rationale: The key is correct because per the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), research has demonstrated that a harm reduction approach for
individuals with substance use challenges substantially reduces the risk of overdose death and
promotes linkages to care.
Rationale: The key is correct because per the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), research has demonstrated that a harm reduction approach for
individuals with substance use challenges substantially reduces the risk of overdose death and
promotes linkages to care.
A consumer has been spending the last few weeks joking around and not taking group seriously.
How would the Peer Support Specialist support the consumer?
How would the Peer Support Specialist support the consumer?
D. Continue to stay focused on the consumer's recovery goals.
Rationale: This is the best option as it refocuses on the consumer's needs and wants.
Rationale: This is the best option as it refocuses on the consumer's needs and wants.
A consumer is frustrated because several different service providers are not communicating well
when it comes to their care. How can the Peer Support Specialist support this consumer?
when it comes to their care. How can the Peer Support Specialist support this consumer?
A. Encourage the consumer to request a team meeting so all staff can connect.
Rationale: This option encourages consumer to self-advocate for their needs and wants with their
care team
Rationale: This option encourages consumer to self-advocate for their needs and wants with their
care team
A consumer 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?
result of their diagnosis. What action would the Peer Support Specialist take in supporting the
consumer?
B. Assist the consumer in developing a wellness plan to address their concerns.
Rationale: This is a correct response because it utilizes a specific model to help the consumer build
the right tools to use in the scenario.
Rationale: This is a correct response because it utilizes a specific model to help the consumer build
the right tools to use in the scenario.
A Peer Support Specialist is working with a consumer with severe mental illness who has been in
inpatient treatment for several months. Prior to a treatment team meeting, the consumer says to the
Peer Support Specialist, "I don't know why I'm even going. They are just going to keep me here
anyway." Which action would the Peer Support Specialist take to encourage self-advocacy?
inpatient treatment for several months. Prior to a treatment team meeting, the consumer says to the
Peer Support Specialist, "I don't know why I'm even going. They are just going to keep me here
anyway." Which action would the Peer Support Specialist take to encourage self-advocacy?
B. Model an effective action by sharing a time when the Peer Support Specialist assertively
communicated their own needs and desires.
Rationale: The correct answer differentiates itself from other distractors because it is directly related
to competency 2 (the role of advocacy). Here, the peer specialist is modeling self-advocacy through
social learning by directly stating how they self-advocated in a similar situation.
communicated their own needs and desires.
Rationale: The correct answer differentiates itself from other distractors because it is directly related
to competency 2 (the role of advocacy). Here, the peer specialist is modeling self-advocacy through
social learning by directly stating how they self-advocated in a similar situation.
A consumer comes to you and says they were not hired at a job because of their disability. What
actions should the Peer Support Specialist take?
actions should the Peer Support Specialist take?
A. Educate the consumer on State Disability Laws before speaking to the business.
Rationale: This is a correct response because educating the consumer on this issue will empower
them to voice their concerns appropriately.
Rationale: This is a correct response because educating the consumer on this issue will empower
them to voice their concerns appropriately.
A consumer expressed feeling overwhelmed with the requirements of their probation officer and
service providers. How can a Peer Support Specialist assist the consumer with navigating the
expectations.
service providers. How can a Peer Support Specialist assist the consumer with navigating the
expectations.
B. Help the consumer arrange a meeting with both parties to discuss their viewpoint.
Rationale: This option encourages supporting the consumer to self-advocate for their needs and
wants with their care team.
Rationale: This option encourages supporting the consumer to self-advocate for their needs and
wants with their care team.
A consumer wants to use their experience with managing their mental illness to help others. How
can the Peer Support Specialist help the consumer to accomplish this goal?
can the Peer Support Specialist help the consumer to accomplish this goal?
A. Assist the consumer by providing encouragement, direction, and support of their advocacy
desires.
Rationale: This option is correct because it encourages and supports the consumer's expressed
goal while providing a variety of pathways to achieve it.
desires.
Rationale: This option is correct because it encourages and supports the consumer's expressed
goal while providing a variety of pathways to achieve it.
What action is a primary duty of a Peer Support Specialist in assisting a consumer in the community?
C. Helping a consumer access a local mental health plan.
Rationale: This option is a partial statement of Competency 7.1 regarding resource linkages and is
the only correct option.
Rationale: This option is a partial statement of Competency 7.1 regarding resource linkages and is
the only correct option.
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?
their anxiety would not be an issue if they are accompanied by their Peer Support Specialist. What
action would the Peer Support Specialist take?
D. Participate in the activity as requested by the consumer.
Rationale: Participates in community activities with peers when requested
Rationale: Participates in community activities with peers when requested