Advocacy
Helping a peer speak up for their own goals instead of speaking for them is called this.
What is Self-advocacy?
The relationship between a peer specialist and a peer is equal, meaning it is not this.
What is hierarchical?
SAMHSA outlines 4 major dimensions of recovery: Health, Home, Purpose, and this.
What is community?
Keeping a peer's personal information private and not sharing it with others is called this.
What is confidentiality?
This nasal spray medication reverses an opioid overdose.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
Using words like "person in recovery" instead of "addict" or "bipolar" is known as using this type of language
What is person-centered language?
When sharing your lived experience, sharing a story focused on hope and healing rather than "war stories" is called:
What is a recovery story?
A peer who is sitting on the fence, weighing the pros and cons of changing, is in this Stage of Change.
What is contemplation?
If a grateful peer offers you a $50 gift card, ethical rules state you must respectfully do this.
What is decline it? (No acceptance of gifts)
Harm reduction aims to keep people safe without requiring total (blank) from drugs or alcohol.
What is abstinence?
Every peer has the fundamental right to make their own choices and direct their own path in recovery, which is known as self-this.
What is self-determination (or individual choice)?
Getting enough rest, taking breaks, and managing stress so you don't burn out is practicing:
What is self-care?
Asking open questions and listening with empathy to help someone build motivation to change is called:
What is Motivational Interviewing?
Acting as a counselor, therapist, or sponsor instead of a peer specialist is crossing these limits.
What are boundaries (or role limits)?
These small paper strips are used to test substances for the presence of a powerful synthetic opioid
What are fentanyl test strips?
Looking at the whole person—including their mind, body, spirit, and environment—is this type of approach.
What is Holistic Approach?
Connecting a peer to local housing, food banks, or community centers is called:
What is resource linkage, or resource broker?
Instead of asking "What is wrong with you?", this approach asks "What happened to you?"
What is Trauma-Informed Care?
Being aware of your own personal beliefs so you can treat everyone fairly without judgment is practicing cultural this.
What is cultural competency?
Harm reduction principles emphasize meeting people right where they are at without doing this:
What is judging them (or being non-judgmental)?
Helping a peer navigate hospital policies or housing system rules to ensure their rights are respected is advocating within these.
What are systems?
Helping a peer figure out their own solutions to a problem instead of telling them what to do is applying principles of this.
What is empowerment?
WRAP stands for:
What is Wellness Recovery Action Plan?
If a peer mentions an immediate threat of child neglect or severe self-harm, confidentiality rules require you to make a report to these authorities.
What are appropriate authorities? (Mandated Reporting)
Providing clean supplies, overdose education, and wound care are all tools to reduce these:
What are negative consequences, or harm?