Washington state Certified Peer Counselor exam
2025 COMPLETE STUDY QUIDE |QUESTIONS AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS || LATEST UPDATE
2025/26
SAMHSA definition of recovery -CORRECT ANSWER Recovery is a process of change
through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and
strive to reach their full potential.
SAMHSA's elements of recovery -CORRECT ANSWER Hope, person-driven, many
pathways, holistic, peer support, relational, culture, addresses trauma,
strengths/responsibility, respect
Resiliency -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to adapt effectively and recover from
disappointment, difficulty, or crisis
Differing ideas about recovery in substance use disorders -CORRECT ANSWER
abstinence vs. harm reduction
Families are integral to recovery for children -CORRECT ANSWER true, support
system, advocates, environmental change
, medical model vs. recovery model of care -CORRECT ANSWER medical: languages
are overly clinical, disempowering, do not promote hope. Recovery: language and
practices that are person centered and promote hope and other recovery concepts
Person First Language -CORRECT ANSWER Placing the individual ahead of the
challenge. Power with. Model this. Strengths based. No jargon.
Two ways peer supporters support recovery -CORRECT ANSWER Inspire hope and
possibility. Support peers to get in touch with their own inner wisdom. Working with, not
giving to, not doing for. Not sage on the stage but guide on the side. share your own
story of hope and overcoming challenges, support choice and empowerment,
encourage opportunities for additional support
hope is essential for recovery -CORRECT ANSWER the turning point when we start to
have the smallest belief that our lives can improve. The belief that a positive outcome or
better situation lies ahead.
Peer partner skills -CORRECT ANSWER listen actively, support engagement, ask
recovery supported questions. SOLER, seat towards peer, open posture, lean toward
peer, eye contact, relax
2025 COMPLETE STUDY QUIDE |QUESTIONS AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS || LATEST UPDATE
2025/26
SAMHSA definition of recovery -CORRECT ANSWER Recovery is a process of change
through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and
strive to reach their full potential.
SAMHSA's elements of recovery -CORRECT ANSWER Hope, person-driven, many
pathways, holistic, peer support, relational, culture, addresses trauma,
strengths/responsibility, respect
Resiliency -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to adapt effectively and recover from
disappointment, difficulty, or crisis
Differing ideas about recovery in substance use disorders -CORRECT ANSWER
abstinence vs. harm reduction
Families are integral to recovery for children -CORRECT ANSWER true, support
system, advocates, environmental change
, medical model vs. recovery model of care -CORRECT ANSWER medical: languages
are overly clinical, disempowering, do not promote hope. Recovery: language and
practices that are person centered and promote hope and other recovery concepts
Person First Language -CORRECT ANSWER Placing the individual ahead of the
challenge. Power with. Model this. Strengths based. No jargon.
Two ways peer supporters support recovery -CORRECT ANSWER Inspire hope and
possibility. Support peers to get in touch with their own inner wisdom. Working with, not
giving to, not doing for. Not sage on the stage but guide on the side. share your own
story of hope and overcoming challenges, support choice and empowerment,
encourage opportunities for additional support
hope is essential for recovery -CORRECT ANSWER the turning point when we start to
have the smallest belief that our lives can improve. The belief that a positive outcome or
better situation lies ahead.
Peer partner skills -CORRECT ANSWER listen actively, support engagement, ask
recovery supported questions. SOLER, seat towards peer, open posture, lean toward
peer, eye contact, relax
