CPSS Ethics & Cultural Competency 5

Question 1

A peer specialist working with a peer who holds strong religious beliefs about mental illness should:

Accepted Answer

Respect and integrate the peer's spiritual framework into their recovery support

Answer

Cultural competency includes respecting and integrating spiritual and religious frameworks that are meaningful to the peer's recovery.

Question 2

Which of the following actions would violate the ethical principle of beneficence in peer support?

Accepted Answer

Pressuring a peer to accept housing options the specialist prefers

Answer

Beneficence requires acting in the peer's best interest as defined by the peer; imposing the specialist's preferences violates this principle.

Question 3

A peer specialist who over-identifies with a peer's experience and begins making decisions for them is exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A loss of professional boundaries that undermines peer autonomy

Answer

Over-identification can lead to enmeshment and taking control away from the peer, violating the ethical principle of self-determination.

Question 4

In North Carolina, a Certified Peer Support Specialist is required to report child abuse or neglect because:

Accepted Answer

They are mandatory reporters under state law, overriding confidentiality

Answer

North Carolina law designates certain professionals, including peer specialists, as mandatory reporters of child abuse, superseding confidentiality.

Question 5

Social determinants of health such as housing instability, poverty, and unemployment are relevant to cultural competency in peer support because:

Accepted Answer

They shape mental health outcomes and vary across racial and cultural communities

Answer

Cultural competency includes understanding how social determinants disproportionately affect certain communities and influence recovery.

(CPSS) Certified North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Practice Test