Self-Disclosure and Use of Lived Experience Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of self-disclosure in peer support?
Answer: To build connection and demonstrate that recovery is possible
Self-disclosure in peer support is used intentionally to build connection and demonstrate that recovery is possible, distinguishing it from traditional clinical support.
Which type of self-disclosure is most appropriate for a peer support specialist?
Answer: Selective sharing of relevant lived experience to benefit the person served
Appropriate self-disclosure is selective, purposeful, and focused on what will benefit the person being served, not comprehensive personal sharing.
Before self-disclosing personal information, the most important question a peer specialist should ask is:
Answer: How will sharing this benefit the person I am supporting?
The guiding question for self-disclosure must always center on the benefit to the person being supported, keeping the focus person-centered.
What primarily distinguishes peer support self-disclosure from personal therapy-style sharing?
Answer: Peer support sharing is intentional, brief, and other-focused
Effective peer support self-disclosure is intentional, appropriately brief, and focused on the needs of the person being supported rather than the specialist's own processing needs.
A peer specialist mentions they also experienced hospitalization to help a person feel less alone. This is best described as:
Answer: Purposeful use of lived experience
Sharing relevant lived experience to normalize a person's experience and reduce isolation is a purposeful and appropriate use of self-disclosure in peer support.
Which statement best describes 'lived experience' as used in peer support?
Answer: Personal experience with mental health challenges, recovery, and navigating the service system
Lived experience refers to personal, first-hand experience with mental health challenges, recovery, and navigating mental health systems — the foundational credential of peer support work.
Self-disclosure becomes inappropriate when it:
Answer: Shifts the session's focus from the person's needs to the specialist's story
Self-disclosure becomes inappropriate when it redirects focus from the person being served to the specialist's own narrative or emotional needs.