CRSS Ethical and Professional Responsibility 3

Question 1

A recovery support specialist disagrees with the treatment plan developed by a peer's clinical team. The MOST appropriate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Share concerns through appropriate professional channels while continuing to support the peer

Answer

Disagreements with clinical decisions should be communicated through professional channels, not by undermining the team or the peer's care.

Question 2

Cultural humility in recovery support BEST means:

Accepted Answer

Continuously learning about and respecting a peer's cultural context without imposing one's own values

Answer

Cultural humility requires ongoing self-reflection and learning to respect each peer's unique cultural background rather than applying assumptions.

Question 3

A recovery support specialist receives a social media friend request from a peer they currently support. The MOST ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Decline and discuss the agency's social media boundary policy with the peer

Answer

Social media connections with current peers blur professional boundaries; declining and explaining policy maintains the professional relationship appropriately.

Question 4

An ethical obligation to report arises when a peer discloses:

Accepted Answer

A specific, credible plan to harm an identified person

Answer

Duty to warn or report is triggered by specific, credible threats of imminent harm to an identifiable person, not by general risk factors.

Question 5

What does 'trauma-informed practice' require of a recovery support specialist?

Accepted Answer

Recognizing the pervasive impact of trauma and prioritizing physical and emotional safety

Answer

Trauma-informed practice centers safety and recognizes trauma's widespread impact without requiring disclosure or providing clinical trauma therapy.

CRSS - Certified Recovery Support Specialist Practice Test

CRSS - Certified Recovery Support Specialist Practice Test

CRSS Ethical and Professional Responsibility 3