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NOTESJun 24 min

The largest domain on the CRSS exam.

Recovery/Wellness Support makes up the biggest chunk of the certification test. Most candidates underestimate how different peer support is from clinical work.

NOTESJun 13 min

Teaching recovery: the mentor's dilemma.

Recovery specialists become mentors by default, but most lack training in how people actually learn. The gap between lived experience and teaching skill.

NOTESMay 313 min

Why ethics can end a recovery support career

The largest CRSS domain tests more than rules. It reveals how invisible ethical frameworks protect vulnerable people seeking help.

NOTESMay 303 min

Teaching people to fight for themselves

The CRSS advocacy domain tests something most peer supporters never learned: when to step in, when to step back, and how to build power instead of dependency.