VT Peer Support Code of Ethics
Continuous learning is optional for a CPSP. True or false?
False
Collaborative Documentation is a best practice for CPSP Services. True or false?
True
Completing assessments and dispensing medications are within the scope of practice of a CPSP. True or false?
False
The task of mutuality requires that power is equally shared in relationships. True or false?
False. The task of mutuality encourages us to acknowledge and negotiate power imbalances.
The Mental Patients Liberation Front, Mental Patients Liberation Project, and Mental Patients Association were survivor-led organizations that began in the early 1970s. True or False?
What is a dual relationship?
A. A conversation between two peer support providers
B. When a peer supporter has more than one role with a participant
C. When a participant shares two diagnoses
D. A relationship between provider and supervisor
B. When a peer supporter has more than one role with a participant
Which of the following are peer support values in Vermont?
A. Peer support is voluntary
B. Peer Support can be reciprocal
C. Peer supporters model recovery
D. Peer support is grounded in human rights and social justice
E. All of the above
F. A, B, and D only
F. A, B, and D only
Which of the following is NOT within the scope of practice for a CPSP?
A. Listening to Understand
B. Validating to Connect
C. Pathologizing Distress
D. Honoring Self-Identification
C. Pathologizing Distress
Rather than focusing on “what’s wrong?” we explore _____.
"What happened?"
The goals of the _____ include raising awareness about voice hearing, visions, & other unusual or extreme experiences and creating opportunities for personal understanding and meaning making.
The Hearing Voices Network
What are the purposes of non-negotiable boundaries for CPSPs?
A. Fixed rules (e.g., no violence, no sexual contact) protect everyone from harm
B. Build trust, increase safety, reduce harm
C. Peer participants feel secure when they know certain lines will never be crossed
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Name at least 2 ways to support self-identification.
+Ask the person what words to use.
+Do not assume that you can use a stigmatized word just because a person uses that word to describe themselves.
+Do not correct the language anyone chooses to use for themselves, even if it’s not the language you prefer. We can ask questions and be curious about why people choose the language they do.
+Advocate for an individual’s preferences if you hear other staff members disrespecting their language choices.
+For your own self-identification, continue to use the language that makes you feel most comfortable. Others with the same identity may use different language for themselves, and that’s okay!
Which of the following are NOT within the scope of practice for a CPSP?
A. Being a representative payee
B. Sharing snippets of relatable experience
C. Sharing local resources
D. Being a Qualified Mental Health Professional
E. A and D only
E. A and D only
Which of the following is NOT aligned with the practice of Intentional Peer Support?
A. Validation
B. Curiosity
C. Persuasion
D. Empathy
C. Persuasion
Which of the following people have been considered leaders in the peer support movement?
A. Shery Mead
B. Al Hubbard
C. Celia Brown
D. All of the above
E. A and C only
E. A and C only
Name at least 3 of the 6 reflective lenses to consider when making ethical decisions as a CPSP.
Legal
Code of Ethics
Policy
Personal
Impact
Values
Name at least 2 ways to engage in continuous learning as a peer support provider.
Co-Reflection
Self-Reflection
Supervision
On-the-job learning
Continuing education/training
Professional development
Name at least 3 settings in which CPSPs may provide peer support.
Mobile Crisis Response Teams; Community-Based Services (DAs, CCBHCs, SSAs); Warmlines; Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams; Psych Hospitals; Peer-run peer respites; Peer-run peer support organizations; Stabilization Programs & Crisis Centers; ER Alternatives (Mental Health Urgent Care); Residential Facilities; Youth Centers; Community Centers
Name all 3 principles and 4 tasks of Intentional Peer Support.
Helping to Learning Together; Individual to Relationship; Fear to Hope & Possibility; Connection; Worldview; Mutuality; Moving Towards
Name the 3 goals of the peer support movement.
Reduce Harm; Build Alternatives; Tell Our Own Stories
This occurs when a CPSP’s personal interests, relationships, or goals interfere with their ability to be objective in their role as a peer support provider.
Conflict of Interest
This approach, utilized by peer supporters and other providers, focuses on connection, trust, transparency, consistency, choice, respect, and co-learning.
Trauma-informed approach/practice/care
This occurs when a CPSP is expected to practice peer support in a way that’s contrary to the goals and values of the peer support movement, i.e. conducting risk assessments or monitoring medication compliance.
Co-optation
The way we come to see ourselves, our relationships, and the world based on our experiences.
Worldview
The author of On Our Own, a foundational text for the psychiatric survivor movement.
Judi Chamberlin