CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST CORE COMPETENCIES COVERED Domain Item Description 1.1 Believes that recovery is an individual journey with many paths and is possible for all 1.4 Believes in the importance of empathy and listening to others 1.5 Believes in and respects all forms of diversity 1.6 Believes in the importance of self-awareness and self-care 1.7 Believes in lifelong learning and personal development 1.9 Believes that recovery is a process 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 3.5 Knowledge of ways to encourage safe, trauma-sensitive environments, relationships, and interactions 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 4.7 Effective written and verbal communication skills 4.11
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 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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