Peer Support Principles
Doing something out of your own choice instead of being required to do something
What is voluntary?
"What are your dreams?" is an example of one of these tools in OARS
What is an open-ended question?
Therapy, hospitalization, medications, etc.
What are clinical pathways?
A written tool that an RSPS and a person served can use for dialogue, connection, exploration, and planning related to a person’s dreams and goals
What is a recovery plan?
Emotional, Physical, Spiritual, Occupational, Intellectual, Financial, Social, Environmental
What are the Eight Dimensions of Wellness?
A person's ability to make choices in their own life
What is self-determination?
"It was so courageous of you to try out a new meeting" is an example of one of these tools in OARS
What is an affirmation?
AA, NA, SMART Recovery, etc.
What are mutual aid groups?
A recovery plan is driven by this person
What is the person served?
The shared power model
What is "Power with" cultivates "power within," which can lead to "power to?"
When the connection between two people is the priority
What is relationship-focused?
Reflecting back the main points to a person after they share a lot is this tool in OARS
What is summarizing?
This can be both a recovery pathway itself or a set of practical strategies to mitigate harm before people find recovery
What is harm reduction?
The internal and external resources which a person can access in support of their recovery process
What is recovery capital?
This is the first step in recovery planning!
Three components of boundaries
What are Naming, Voicing, and Reinforcing?
Being directed by the needs, wants, and goals of the person served
What is person-centered?
"You are frustrated that your doctor isn't listening to you" is an example of one of these tools in OARS
What is reflective listening?
The dominant form of recovery
What is natural recovery?
Name two of the four types of recovery capital
What are Social, Physical, Human, Cultural?
Definition of ROSC
What is a Recovery-Oriented System of Care?
The right to make your own choices, even if there is a chance of failure or harm to yourself
Partnership, Acceptance, Compassion, Evocation
Name one Texas Recovery Community Organization (RCO)
What is Association for Persons Affected by Addiction (Dallas), Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources (Houston), Communities for Recovery (Austin), RecoveryATX (Austin), Recovery Alliance of El Paso, Thriving United (Midland), Unity Recovery (Weatherford)?
If you went to bed and a miracle happened while you were sleeping, what would be different when you woke up? How would you know things were different?
What are questions that can assist in recovery planning?
The 7 roles in RAMPART
What is "Resource navigator, Advocate, Motivator, Partner, Ally and confidante, Role model, and Trust builder?"