RT Article
T1 “The Soul Recognizes Itself in Somebody Else”: The Healing Value of Forgiveness among Formerly Incarcerated People in the Profession Practice of Peer-Support
JF The prison journal
VO 104
IS 6
SP 697
OP 717
A1 Elisha, Ety
A2 Shachaf-Friedman, Esthi
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1907287884
AB 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.
K1 Positive Criminology
K1 Desistance
K1 Recovery
K1 Addiction
K1 Forgiveness
K1 peer work
K1 wounded healer
K1 convict therapy
DO 10.1177/00328855241286500