MEDI-CALPEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST - PRACTICE EXAM

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MEDI-CALPEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST - PRACTICE EXAM

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Question 1: HIPAA stands for...

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US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Question 2: Why would a Parent Partner share progress notes related to the family with the family being served?

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To engage the family in developing strategies for improvement

Question 3: What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?

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A civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities.Question 4: Someone 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?

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Assist the consumer in developing a wellness plan to address their concerns.

Question 5: What are the four dimensions that support recovery, according to SAMHSA?

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Health, home, purpose, and community Question 6: Protected health information (PHI), which is covered by HIPAA, includes...

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any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to a specific individual.

Question 7: Structural racism...

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Impacts health and recovery outcomes for people of color

Question 8: Trauma is...

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Extreme stress brought on by shocking or unexpected circumstances or events that overwhelm a person's ability to cope Question 9: A Peer Support Specialist would be committing a boundary violation if they...

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Accompany someone in care to an appointment.Question 10: You REDUCE relationship rapport with someone you are supporting by:

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Being unaware of your power Question 11: In motivational interviewing, the tool "Provide", of "Elicit- Provide-Elicit" means to:

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Present information clearly and in manageable amounts.Question 12: A consumer explains that it is taboo for someone to share their struggles with family members in their culture. How could the Peer Support Specialist support the consumer?

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Roleplay or act out with the consumer ways the consumer can raise the topic with loved ones, if they choose to do so.

Question 13: An example of an Affirmation when talking to someone is:

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"From everything you've shared with me, it's easy to see how resilient and courageous you are." Question 14: A person receiving support tells a Peer Support Specialist they just attended their first support group for sobriety. The Peer Support Specialist can respond by...

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Acknowledging that they know what it is like to find a group of people who understand Question 15: A Peer Support Specialist is supporting a person who described a recent argument. The person described how hard it is to communicate angry feelings, and how in the past he had lost jobs because of his anger, and once even punched a wall. The Peer Support Specialist said that he had struggled with anger as well, and praised the person for handling the argument calmly. What kind of approach did the Peer Support Specialist use?

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The Peer Support Specialist listened, disclosed their experience and pointed out the person's recovery.

Question 16: What are some guiding principles of recovery as defined by SAMHSA?

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Recovery emerges from hope, is person-driven, and occurs via many pathways

Question 17: A trauma-informed environment is...

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A welcoming non-judgmental environment where people can consider new coping strategies

Question 18: Peer Progress Notes for Medi-Cal billing are...

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Written documentation that describes an individual's progress toward achieving objectives that are identified on a Care Plan

Question 19: Compassion fatigue (also called vicarious trauma) is...

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Taking on the extreme stress or trauma of those we serve.

Question 20: Aimed at safeguarding the civil rights of one of society's most vulnerable populations, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS) provided...a.

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an end to the inappropriate and often indefinite institutionalization of people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities Question 21: The Motivational Interviewing OARS tools help build trust, as well as encourage

change. The OARS acronym stands for:

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Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflections/ Reflective listening, Summaries Question 22: Which one of the following ways might a Peer Support Specialist assist someone in the community?

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Helping a consumer access a local mental health plan.

Question 23: What is a strategy for validating the experiences of parents?

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Actively listen as the parents share their experience Question 24: What are some examples of skills which Peer Support Specialists need?

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Goal-setting, listening, enhancing natural supports

Question 25: "Activation" of whole health goals means...

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A person creates and follows through on a plan to develop new healthy habits to achieve goals related to their well-being Question 26: A person receiving support tells a Peer Support Specialist they are feeling discouraged due to a recent relapse. The Peer Support Specialist can inspire hope by...

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Disclosing their own experience with setbacks in their recovery