“The Soul Recognizes Itself in Somebody Else”: The Healing Value of Forgiveness among Formerly Incarcerated People in the Profession Practice of Peer-Support

The present study focuses on perceptions of forgiveness among formerly incarcerated people engaged in peer-support roles, based on their lived experience and referred to as wounded healers. Participants were 26 men and women with a history of addiction, trauma, and incarceration who are employed in...

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1. VerfasserIn: Elisha, Ety (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Shachaf-Friedman, Esthi
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: The prison journal
Jahr: 2024, Band: 104, Heft: 6, Seiten: 697-717
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Schlagwörter:
Positive Criminology
Desistance
Recovery
Addiction
Forgiveness
peer work
wounded healer
convict therapy
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Zusammenfassung:The present study focuses on perceptions of forgiveness among formerly incarcerated people engaged in peer-support roles, based on their lived experience and referred to as wounded healers. Participants were 26 men and women with a history of addiction, trauma, and incarceration who are employed in formal peer-support positions and in the community. The participants reported achieving personal and social forgiveness through their peer work, expressing their social acceptance which is relevant to their recovery. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed from the perspective of convict therapy and Enright's forgiveness therapy.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/00328855241286500