Massachusetts Certified Peer Specialist (CPS)
Exam Questions With Answers
The _____________ Principle speaks to the value of "do no harm." While SOME people will not be
harmed by using non-human experience language, others WILL be harmed; therefore, by using
human experience language, it is unlikely that anyone will be harmed.
benevolence
What are the three CPS Core Competencies?
1.)
2.)
3.)
Peer support, in but not of the system, Change agent
Human experience language is not about rules, it is about _________
values
Some risks of not using human experience language include:
- Creating or enhancing __________ differences
- Perpetuating p_________ & d___________
- limiting self-______________
power, prejudice, discrimination, determination
* What are the two parts of Human Experience language?
1.) ___________ language
2.) ____________ language
person first, everyday non-clinical
When a CPS utilizes ________________ language, they act as a change agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any label or judgement.
human experience
When a CPS utilizes human experience language, they act as a _________ agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any l_________or
j___________
change, label, judgement
____________ is the shared values, behaviors, traditions, customs, symbols, history, and ways of
thinking/living of a group of people
culture
We don't see things as ______ are. We see them as _____ are.
they, we
* The three critical elements to exploring cross-cultural partnerships are:
1.) learning about _________
2.) learning about _________
3.) learning about ________
, yourself, cultures, individuals
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, learning about ourselves indicates learning about our
b________ and p_________
biases, privilege
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about ourselves may
include:
- What b______ do I carry?
- What p______ have I benefited from?
- How can these things impact the way that I r________ to certain issues?
- How might the parts of my identity that I view to be important i________with the beliefs/cultures of
others?
biases, privilege, respond, intersect
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about cultures may
include:
- What c_______ or l_______ barriers might arise when interacting with different groups?
- What d__________ have people from this culture commonly experienced and what impact might
this have had on them?
- What else can I do to l_______ about this culture?
communication, language, discrimination, learn
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about an individual may
include:
-How am I avoiding making a___________ about what I think I know?
-What am I doing to learn about this person's b_______?
- What am I doing to learn how this person r_________ to their culture?
assumptions, beliefs, relate
For each of the key elements of cross-cultural partnering, identify at least two questions you might
ask yourself?
Self: what biases do I have? What privileges do I benefit from? How have these biases and privileges
affected me world-view?
Culture: What discrimination have people of this culture commonly experienced? What language
might exist? What am I doing to learn more about this culture?
Individual: How does this person relate to their culture? How am I avoiding assumptions about what I
think I know? What am I doing to learn about this person's beliefs?
Give at least 2 examples of the types of discrimination that people might have faced in the mental
health system based on their race, sexual orientation, or gender identity
- people of certain races may have been stereotyped by mental health professionals due to their own
biases
- trans and non-binary folks could have been intentionally misgendered and belittled for their
identities
Provide three examples of the difference between a maintenance-based system & a recovery-
oriented system
1.) maintenance-based system is focused on maintenance, recovery-oriented system is focused on
recovery
Exam Questions With Answers
The _____________ Principle speaks to the value of "do no harm." While SOME people will not be
harmed by using non-human experience language, others WILL be harmed; therefore, by using
human experience language, it is unlikely that anyone will be harmed.
benevolence
What are the three CPS Core Competencies?
1.)
2.)
3.)
Peer support, in but not of the system, Change agent
Human experience language is not about rules, it is about _________
values
Some risks of not using human experience language include:
- Creating or enhancing __________ differences
- Perpetuating p_________ & d___________
- limiting self-______________
power, prejudice, discrimination, determination
* What are the two parts of Human Experience language?
1.) ___________ language
2.) ____________ language
person first, everyday non-clinical
When a CPS utilizes ________________ language, they act as a change agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any label or judgement.
human experience
When a CPS utilizes human experience language, they act as a _________ agent by setting an
uncompromising example that all people are greater than and come before any l_________or
j___________
change, label, judgement
____________ is the shared values, behaviors, traditions, customs, symbols, history, and ways of
thinking/living of a group of people
culture
We don't see things as ______ are. We see them as _____ are.
they, we
* The three critical elements to exploring cross-cultural partnerships are:
1.) learning about _________
2.) learning about _________
3.) learning about ________
, yourself, cultures, individuals
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, learning about ourselves indicates learning about our
b________ and p_________
biases, privilege
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about ourselves may
include:
- What b______ do I carry?
- What p______ have I benefited from?
- How can these things impact the way that I r________ to certain issues?
- How might the parts of my identity that I view to be important i________with the beliefs/cultures of
others?
biases, privilege, respond, intersect
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about cultures may
include:
- What c_______ or l_______ barriers might arise when interacting with different groups?
- What d__________ have people from this culture commonly experienced and what impact might
this have had on them?
- What else can I do to l_______ about this culture?
communication, language, discrimination, learn
When exploring cross-cultural partnerships, questions to ask when learning about an individual may
include:
-How am I avoiding making a___________ about what I think I know?
-What am I doing to learn about this person's b_______?
- What am I doing to learn how this person r_________ to their culture?
assumptions, beliefs, relate
For each of the key elements of cross-cultural partnering, identify at least two questions you might
ask yourself?
Self: what biases do I have? What privileges do I benefit from? How have these biases and privileges
affected me world-view?
Culture: What discrimination have people of this culture commonly experienced? What language
might exist? What am I doing to learn more about this culture?
Individual: How does this person relate to their culture? How am I avoiding assumptions about what I
think I know? What am I doing to learn about this person's beliefs?
Give at least 2 examples of the types of discrimination that people might have faced in the mental
health system based on their race, sexual orientation, or gender identity
- people of certain races may have been stereotyped by mental health professionals due to their own
biases
- trans and non-binary folks could have been intentionally misgendered and belittled for their
identities
Provide three examples of the difference between a maintenance-based system & a recovery-
oriented system
1.) maintenance-based system is focused on maintenance, recovery-oriented system is focused on
recovery
