CRS PA BOARD (Certified Recovery Peer
Specialist) EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. The concept of the continuum of care expands the range of addiction
treatment and service delivery systems to encompass:
A. PRE TREATMENT SERVICES
B. EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
C. FORMALLY ORGANIZED POST TREATMENT SERVICES
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER ✓ D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
2. A recovery program promotes access and engagement when designed
around the individuals:
A. NEEDS
B. PREFERENCES
C. CHARACTERISTICS
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER ✓ D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
3. Individuals who resist change because they do not believe they have a
substance abuse disorder or fail to see the seriousness of their disorder is in
what stage of change:
A. PRE CONTEMPLATION
B. REFUSAL
C. CONTEMPLATION
D. POST CONTEMPLATION - ANSWER ✓ A. PRE
CONTEMPLATION
4. The most abused drug of addiction is:
, A. HEROIN
B. COCAINE
C. PRESCRIPTION MEDS
D. ALCOHOL - ANSWER ✓ D. ALCOHOL
5. A good recovery plan is:
A. CREATED BY THE SOCIAL WORKER OR CRS
B. CREATED BY THE PERSON IN RECOVERY
C. INDIVIDUALIZED
D. BOTH A AND C - ANSWER ✓ B. CREATED BY THE PERSON
IN RECOVERY
6. Peer based recovery support services assist individuals and families to move
toward:
A. INCREASED CHANGE
B. INCREASED INTERDEPENDENCE
C. INCREASED DEPENDENCE ON OTHERS
D. A AND B ONLY - ANSWER ✓ D. A AND B ONLY (INCREASED
CHANGE AND INCREASED INTERDEPENDENCE
7. Recover support services can be defined as:
A. FREE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES
B. PEER PROVIDED SUPPORT
C. NON CLINICAL COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
D. COMMUNITY BASED FREE DRUG AND ALCOHOL
TREATMENT SERVICES - ANSWER ✓ C. NON CLINICAL
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
8. Licensing and credentialing are encouraged so that:
A. THE PUBLIC IS PROTECTED BY MINIMUM STANDARDS
B. PROFESSIONALS MAINTAIN THEIR HIGH LEVEL OF
COMPETENCY THRU CONTINUING EDUCATION
C. A AND B - ANSWER ✓ C. A AND B (THE PUBLIC IS
PROTECTED BY MINIMUM STANDARDS
, PROFESSIONALS MAINTAIN THEIR HIGH LEVEL OF
COMPETENCY THRU CONTINUING EDUCATION)
9. Certification is a term used when a special organization confers:
A. A SEAL OF APPROVAL WHEN SOMEONE MEETS MINIMUM
STANDARDS
B. A PEER PROVIDER IS LICENSED TO SEE CLIENTS
C. A PEER PROVIDER UNDERSTANDS ETHICAL BOUNDARIES
D. A PEER PROVIDER CAN RECITE STATE AND FEDERAL
CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS: - ANSWER ✓ A. A SEAL OF
APPROVAL WHEN SOMEONE MEETS MINIMUM
STANDARDS
10.The ability to bounce back or cope in the face of adversity is known as -
ANSWER ✓ Resilience.
11.Research has shown that the most powerful way to reduce stigma associated
with behavioral health disorders is - ANSWER ✓ Contact.
12.One technique that can help boost confidence and encourage peers to stretch
their comfort zones in relationship building is: - ANSWER ✓ role playing.
13.The most common factor in increasing resilience is - ANSWER ✓ a caring
relationship
14.The ability to form and sustain relationships is known as - ANSWER ✓
social competence.
15.All of the following are characteristics of effective peer support
conversations EXCEPT: - ANSWER ✓ joining the client with emotional
responses.
16.SAMHSA has identified four dimensions that support recovery. They are
health, home, community and - ANSWER ✓ purpose.
17.The first step in developing an advocacy strategy is to - ANSWER ✓
identify the need or problem.
Specialist) EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. The concept of the continuum of care expands the range of addiction
treatment and service delivery systems to encompass:
A. PRE TREATMENT SERVICES
B. EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
C. FORMALLY ORGANIZED POST TREATMENT SERVICES
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER ✓ D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
2. A recovery program promotes access and engagement when designed
around the individuals:
A. NEEDS
B. PREFERENCES
C. CHARACTERISTICS
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER ✓ D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
3. Individuals who resist change because they do not believe they have a
substance abuse disorder or fail to see the seriousness of their disorder is in
what stage of change:
A. PRE CONTEMPLATION
B. REFUSAL
C. CONTEMPLATION
D. POST CONTEMPLATION - ANSWER ✓ A. PRE
CONTEMPLATION
4. The most abused drug of addiction is:
, A. HEROIN
B. COCAINE
C. PRESCRIPTION MEDS
D. ALCOHOL - ANSWER ✓ D. ALCOHOL
5. A good recovery plan is:
A. CREATED BY THE SOCIAL WORKER OR CRS
B. CREATED BY THE PERSON IN RECOVERY
C. INDIVIDUALIZED
D. BOTH A AND C - ANSWER ✓ B. CREATED BY THE PERSON
IN RECOVERY
6. Peer based recovery support services assist individuals and families to move
toward:
A. INCREASED CHANGE
B. INCREASED INTERDEPENDENCE
C. INCREASED DEPENDENCE ON OTHERS
D. A AND B ONLY - ANSWER ✓ D. A AND B ONLY (INCREASED
CHANGE AND INCREASED INTERDEPENDENCE
7. Recover support services can be defined as:
A. FREE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES
B. PEER PROVIDED SUPPORT
C. NON CLINICAL COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
D. COMMUNITY BASED FREE DRUG AND ALCOHOL
TREATMENT SERVICES - ANSWER ✓ C. NON CLINICAL
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
8. Licensing and credentialing are encouraged so that:
A. THE PUBLIC IS PROTECTED BY MINIMUM STANDARDS
B. PROFESSIONALS MAINTAIN THEIR HIGH LEVEL OF
COMPETENCY THRU CONTINUING EDUCATION
C. A AND B - ANSWER ✓ C. A AND B (THE PUBLIC IS
PROTECTED BY MINIMUM STANDARDS
, PROFESSIONALS MAINTAIN THEIR HIGH LEVEL OF
COMPETENCY THRU CONTINUING EDUCATION)
9. Certification is a term used when a special organization confers:
A. A SEAL OF APPROVAL WHEN SOMEONE MEETS MINIMUM
STANDARDS
B. A PEER PROVIDER IS LICENSED TO SEE CLIENTS
C. A PEER PROVIDER UNDERSTANDS ETHICAL BOUNDARIES
D. A PEER PROVIDER CAN RECITE STATE AND FEDERAL
CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS: - ANSWER ✓ A. A SEAL OF
APPROVAL WHEN SOMEONE MEETS MINIMUM
STANDARDS
10.The ability to bounce back or cope in the face of adversity is known as -
ANSWER ✓ Resilience.
11.Research has shown that the most powerful way to reduce stigma associated
with behavioral health disorders is - ANSWER ✓ Contact.
12.One technique that can help boost confidence and encourage peers to stretch
their comfort zones in relationship building is: - ANSWER ✓ role playing.
13.The most common factor in increasing resilience is - ANSWER ✓ a caring
relationship
14.The ability to form and sustain relationships is known as - ANSWER ✓
social competence.
15.All of the following are characteristics of effective peer support
conversations EXCEPT: - ANSWER ✓ joining the client with emotional
responses.
16.SAMHSA has identified four dimensions that support recovery. They are
health, home, community and - ANSWER ✓ purpose.
17.The first step in developing an advocacy strategy is to - ANSWER ✓
identify the need or problem.
