CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST CORE COMPETENCIES COVERED Domain Item Description 1.2 Believes in and respects people’s rights to make informed decisions about their lives 1.4 Believes in the importance of empathy and listening to others 1.6 Believes in the importance of self-awareness and self-care 1.10 Believes in the healing power of healthy relationships 2.6 Knowledge of trauma and its impact on the recovery process 2.7 Knowledge of person-centered care principles 2.8 Knowledge of strengths-based planning for recovery 3.2 Knowledge of ethics and boundaries 3.3 Knowledge of the scope of practice of a certified peer specialist 3.4 Knowledge of confidentiality standards 3.5 Knowledge of ways to encourage safe, trauma-sensitive environments, relationships, and interactions 3.6 Knowledge of appropriate use of self-disclosure 3.7 Knowledge of cultural competency 4.1 Ability to bring an outlook on peer support that inspires hope and recovery 4.2 Ability to be self-aware and embrace and support own recovery 4.4 Ability to assist people in exploring life choices and the outcomes of those choices 4.5 Ability to identify and support a person in crisis and know when to facilitate referrals 4.9 Ability to recognize and affirm a person’s strengths 4.10 Ability to foster engagement in recovery 4.11
1 Ability to locate appropriate recovery resources, including basic needs, medical, mental health, and substance use disorder care; supports, including social support and mutual aid groups; and to facilitate referrals Ability to facilitate and support a person to find and utilize resources Ability to know when to ask for assistance and/or seek supervision Ability to set, communicate, and respect personal boundaries of self and others Ability to utilize own recovery experience and skillfully share to benefit others Ability to balance own recovery while supporting someone else’s Ability to foster the person’s self-advocacy and provide advocacy when requested by the person Ability to advocate for self in the role of a certified peer specialist
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