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Error-free Answers.
Why is knowing the history of our movement important? correct answers - Knowing where we
came from and our movements many successes
- Helping us to better understand some of our challenges (past, present, and future)
- Informing us on how we move forward from here
- Knowing we are a part of something bigger and why that is important
- Knowing how we connect to other movements and people/groups who we've benefited from
Describe 5 areas to consider in creating a trauma-informed environment correct answers - Safety
- Choice
- Collaboration
- Empowerment
- Trustworthiness
Identify 3 things mentioned in the '3 Core Competencies' module that people may be recovering
from correct answers - Diseased/disabled perspective of themselves
- Dysfunctional perspective of themselves
- Distress to their diagnosis
What does 'mutuality' mean? correct answers - Neither person is the 'fixer' or 'broken' one
- Support is offered from an even playing field
- The focus is on the relationship rather than either person
- There is an assumption that both parties gain something from the connection
What does it mean to be 'in but not of' the system? correct answers It means to work within the
system without taking on the harmful language or beliefs of the system
What are the 3 core competencies involved with being a Certified Peer Specialist? correct
answers - Peer support
- Being 'in but not of' the system
- Change agent
What are the qualities of a maintenance-based system? correct answers - Treatment is focused on
maintenance
- Judged by compliance
- Low expectations
- Illness-based
- Dependence
- The goal is stabilization
- Provider driven
- Risk adverse
- Medical perspectives only
, What are the qualities of a recovery-oriented system? correct answers - Treatment is focused on
recovery
- Honors self-determination
- High expectations
- Strengths-based
- Interdependence
- The goal is recovery
- Person driven
- Dignity of risk
- A number of ways to understand distress
What is the difference between asking "What's wrong with you?" vs. asking "What happened to
you?" correct answers "What is wrong with you" implies a disorder, or something that needs to
be fixed.
"What happened to you" shifts responsibility from the person to the environment. It respects
behavior as an adaptation to one's experience. It seeks to understand the meaning people make of
their experiences.
What is an example of the potential to inspire hope when a CPS uses Human Experience
Language? correct answers By not referring to someone as a specific diagnosis or label, it can
show them that they are more than the labels they've been given. Human experience language
can also promote the idea that a person has the potential to accomplish anything they want.
Restate the following sentence using Human Experience Language : Tasha is a paranoid
schizophrenic who is decompensating rapidly correct answers Tasha is diagnosed with paranoid
schizophrenia
Identify the risks of not using Human Experience Language correct answers - Creating or
enhancing power differences
- Supporting false assumptions
- Limiting personal choice
- Perpetuating prejudice and discrimination
- Leading us to the same old ways of thinking
- Reinforcing broken identities
- Dehumanizing people
List the two parts of Human Experience Language correct answers 1. Person first
2. Everyday, non-clinical
How might the 3 core competencies help inspire hope correct answers The peer support that is
offered by CPSs will inspire hope through sharing recovery stories and honoring self-
determination, among other things. CPSs being 'in but not of' the system will inspire hope by not
projecting false assumptions and harmful beliefs. CPSs being change agents will inspire hope
through helping to implement new beliefs and practices into the system.
Error-free Answers.
Why is knowing the history of our movement important? correct answers - Knowing where we
came from and our movements many successes
- Helping us to better understand some of our challenges (past, present, and future)
- Informing us on how we move forward from here
- Knowing we are a part of something bigger and why that is important
- Knowing how we connect to other movements and people/groups who we've benefited from
Describe 5 areas to consider in creating a trauma-informed environment correct answers - Safety
- Choice
- Collaboration
- Empowerment
- Trustworthiness
Identify 3 things mentioned in the '3 Core Competencies' module that people may be recovering
from correct answers - Diseased/disabled perspective of themselves
- Dysfunctional perspective of themselves
- Distress to their diagnosis
What does 'mutuality' mean? correct answers - Neither person is the 'fixer' or 'broken' one
- Support is offered from an even playing field
- The focus is on the relationship rather than either person
- There is an assumption that both parties gain something from the connection
What does it mean to be 'in but not of' the system? correct answers It means to work within the
system without taking on the harmful language or beliefs of the system
What are the 3 core competencies involved with being a Certified Peer Specialist? correct
answers - Peer support
- Being 'in but not of' the system
- Change agent
What are the qualities of a maintenance-based system? correct answers - Treatment is focused on
maintenance
- Judged by compliance
- Low expectations
- Illness-based
- Dependence
- The goal is stabilization
- Provider driven
- Risk adverse
- Medical perspectives only
, What are the qualities of a recovery-oriented system? correct answers - Treatment is focused on
recovery
- Honors self-determination
- High expectations
- Strengths-based
- Interdependence
- The goal is recovery
- Person driven
- Dignity of risk
- A number of ways to understand distress
What is the difference between asking "What's wrong with you?" vs. asking "What happened to
you?" correct answers "What is wrong with you" implies a disorder, or something that needs to
be fixed.
"What happened to you" shifts responsibility from the person to the environment. It respects
behavior as an adaptation to one's experience. It seeks to understand the meaning people make of
their experiences.
What is an example of the potential to inspire hope when a CPS uses Human Experience
Language? correct answers By not referring to someone as a specific diagnosis or label, it can
show them that they are more than the labels they've been given. Human experience language
can also promote the idea that a person has the potential to accomplish anything they want.
Restate the following sentence using Human Experience Language : Tasha is a paranoid
schizophrenic who is decompensating rapidly correct answers Tasha is diagnosed with paranoid
schizophrenia
Identify the risks of not using Human Experience Language correct answers - Creating or
enhancing power differences
- Supporting false assumptions
- Limiting personal choice
- Perpetuating prejudice and discrimination
- Leading us to the same old ways of thinking
- Reinforcing broken identities
- Dehumanizing people
List the two parts of Human Experience Language correct answers 1. Person first
2. Everyday, non-clinical
How might the 3 core competencies help inspire hope correct answers The peer support that is
offered by CPSs will inspire hope through sharing recovery stories and honoring self-
determination, among other things. CPSs being 'in but not of' the system will inspire hope by not
projecting false assumptions and harmful beliefs. CPSs being change agents will inspire hope
through helping to implement new beliefs and practices into the system.
