Ethical Practice Flashcards
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A peer support specialist runs into a person they support at a community grocery store. What is the most ethical response?
Answer: Follow the person's lead — acknowledge them only if they initiate contact
The peer specialist should follow the person's lead to protect their confidentiality in community settings.
Which of the following best describes a 'dual relationship' in peer support?
Answer: When a peer specialist has both a personal and a professional relationship with someone they support
A dual relationship occurs when a peer specialist has a pre-existing or concurrent personal role with someone they are professionally supporting.
A peer support specialist discovers they went to high school with a new person assigned to them. What should they do first?
Answer: Disclose the relationship to their supervisor and discuss potential conflicts
Disclosing potential dual relationships to a supervisor allows for proper assessment of the risk to objectivity and the supported person's wellbeing.
Under North Carolina peer support ethics guidelines, information shared by the person receiving support should be kept confidential EXCEPT when:
Answer: There is a credible risk of harm to self or others
Confidentiality may be broken when there is a credible and imminent risk of harm to the person or to others.
A person being supported offers a peer specialist a $50 gift card as a thank-you. The ethical course of action is to:
Answer: Decline the gift and explain the professional boundary around accepting gifts
Accepting gifts can compromise the professional boundary and create a sense of obligation; peer specialists should respectfully decline and explain why.
When a peer support specialist shares personal recovery experiences, the primary purpose should be to:
Answer: Inspire and instill hope in the person they support
Intentional self-disclosure in peer support is used purposefully to inspire hope and model recovery, not for personal validation.
Which behavior most clearly violates professional boundaries in peer support?
Answer: Texting a person you support your personal cell phone number for non-emergency contact
Giving out personal contact information moves the relationship outside professional channels and compromises appropriate boundaries.
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