CALMHSA MEDI-CAL PEER SUPPORT CERTIFICATION EXAM
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Peer Support Certification Exam
What is the goal of the harm reduction model for substance
use challenges? -
ANSWER -Key: Decreased overdose risk and improved access
to systems of
care
KSA Dimension: 2. Behavioral Health Foundations
KSA: 2.4. Be familiar with recovery approaches and peer
support techniques specific to individuals with substance use
challenges.
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? - ANSWER -Key:
Continue to stay focused on the consumer's recovery goals.
KSA Dimension: 3. Interpersonal Skills
KSA: 3.5. Practice self-awareness to ensure that the individual's
resiliency and recovery remain the focal point of the peer
support relationship.
Rationale: This is the best option as it refocuses on the
consumer's needs and wants.
A consumer is frustrated because several difference service
providers are not communicating well when it comes to their
care. How can the Peer Support Specialist support this
consumer? - ANSWER -Key: Encourage the consumer to
request a team meeting so all staff can connect.
KSA Dimension: 4. Recovery Support
KSA: 4.11. Provide individuals with tools or knowledge to
support a self-driven perspective in collaboration with other
service providers.
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? - ANSWER -Key: Assist the consumer in developing
a wellness plan to address their concerns.
KSA Dimension: 4. Recovery Support
KSA: 4.6. Utilize specific tools and models (e.g., harm
reduction, mindfulness) to assist individuals in creating their
own wellness and recovery plans. 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? - ANSWER -Key: Model an
effective action by sharing a time when the Peer
Support Specialist assertively communicated their own needs
and desires.
KSA Dimension: 5. Advocacy
KSA: 5.1. Promote self-advocacy to help individuals establish
personal needs, goals, and objectives as their focal points of
rehabilitation, resiliency, recovery, and wellness.
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
| MOST RECENT EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ | ASSURED SUCCESS!!
| NEWEST EXAM | JUST RELEASED!! CalMHSA Medi-Cal
Peer Support Certification Exam
What is the goal of the harm reduction model for substance
use challenges? -
ANSWER -Key: Decreased overdose risk and improved access
to systems of
care
KSA Dimension: 2. Behavioral Health Foundations
KSA: 2.4. Be familiar with recovery approaches and peer
support techniques specific to individuals with substance use
challenges.
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? - ANSWER -Key:
Continue to stay focused on the consumer's recovery goals.
KSA Dimension: 3. Interpersonal Skills
KSA: 3.5. Practice self-awareness to ensure that the individual's
resiliency and recovery remain the focal point of the peer
support relationship.
Rationale: This is the best option as it refocuses on the
consumer's needs and wants.
A consumer is frustrated because several difference service
providers are not communicating well when it comes to their
care. How can the Peer Support Specialist support this
consumer? - ANSWER -Key: Encourage the consumer to
request a team meeting so all staff can connect.
KSA Dimension: 4. Recovery Support
KSA: 4.11. Provide individuals with tools or knowledge to
support a self-driven perspective in collaboration with other
service providers.
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? - ANSWER -Key: Assist the consumer in developing
a wellness plan to address their concerns.
KSA Dimension: 4. Recovery Support
KSA: 4.6. Utilize specific tools and models (e.g., harm
reduction, mindfulness) to assist individuals in creating their
own wellness and recovery plans. 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? - ANSWER -Key: Model an
effective action by sharing a time when the Peer
Support Specialist assertively communicated their own needs
and desires.
KSA Dimension: 5. Advocacy
KSA: 5.1. Promote self-advocacy to help individuals establish
personal needs, goals, and objectives as their focal points of
rehabilitation, resiliency, recovery, and wellness.
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
