Peer Recovery Specialists: Which statement best describes the ongoing practices of a Peer Recovery Specialist?

• A. Remain authentic
• B. Seek ways to improve their ability to serve others
• C. Constantly work at their own recovery growth
• D. All of the above

Answer: (C)

The ongoing practice for a Peer Recovery Specialist is to continually invest in their own recovery growth. This ongoing personal development is what keeps them credible and able to model recovery for others, stay grounded in lived experience, and maintain effective boundaries and resilience. When a peer continually works on their own recovery, authenticity naturally follows and they’re better equipped to explore ways to improve how they support others. While staying authentic and seeking to improve service are important outcomes of this growth, the essential ongoing practice is the unceasing effort to advance one’s own recovery journey.