RT Article
T1 Experts of the streets: The thoughts of experts by experience with a history of crime and substance abuse on working as a team with professionals
JF European journal of probation
VO 13
IS 3
SP 226
OP 241
A1 Lindström, Janika
A2 Rantanen, Teemu
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1782405445
AB Expertise by experience has become increasingly significant in the various fields of social work. This study examines narratives told by experts by experience who have undergone an educational expert-by-experience program for people with a history of crime and substance abuse, with the main focus on the participants’ accounts of their expertise and how it is created when working as a team with a professional. The stories create an image of the expert by experience as an agent who is both an interpreter and an advocate advancing the mutual understanding between the client and the professional as well as someone who promotes the client’s status within the service system. However, the experts’ dual role makes it difficult for them to fully recognize their status and roles in the professional organizations. All in all, the study shows that expertise by experience has much use in social and personal services, including probation.
K1 user involvement
K1 Social Work
K1 Expert by experience
K1 Desistance from crime
DO 10.1177/20662203211028250