Peer Support Workers as Equal Team Members

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17200%2F22%3AA2302FDK" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17200/22:A2302FDK - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac135" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac135</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac135" target="_blank" >10.1093/bjsw/bcac135</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Peer Support Workers as Equal Team Members

Original language description

The text investigates peer support in the Glasgow Housing First project. Housing First is considered a social innovation towards ending chronic homelessness. Peer support should be an integral part of this approach, but little is known about its role. The aim of this text is to analyse peer support in the project from the perspective of its team and service users. We carried out an instrumental case study. For data collection we used semi-structured and group interview, direct observation, and studied service users’ files. To analyse the data, we conducted thematic analysis. We found out that peer support workers are seen as equal team members. Peer support needs to be recognized in the organization, job role defined, and an adequate salary secured. We also present challenges in the areas of personal boundaries, self-care, and fulfilment of formal job requirements, and therefore it is crucial to provide peer mentor´s position within the team. Peer support relates to the provision of healing relationship with hard engagers and service users’ led support. Together with using specific tools and community resources, peer support leads to either graduation from Housing First, sustaining their tenancy as Housing First tenants, or less days in homelessness.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50403 - Social topics (Women´s and gender studies; Social issues; Family studies; Social work)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

British Journal of Social Work

ISSN

0045-3102

e-ISSN

1468-263X

Volume of the periodical

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Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

1-19

UT code for WoS article

000827117400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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