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Title: | Peer Support for Mental Health: Making It Standard Practice |
Authors: | Nongauza, Yolisa |
Advisor: | Shormans, Fudge A. |
Department: | Social Work |
Keywords: | Peer Support Benefits Barriers Policy;Social and Behavioral Sciences;Social Work;Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Publication Date: | Oct-2013 |
Abstract: | <p>Peer support has been shown to benefit individuals with mental health challenges. Yet, peer support has failed to be translated into policy. This study investigates the organizational benefits of peer support, the profound significance to individuals receiving peer support, and the barriers that exist toward formalized implementation of peer support. It offers strategies for overcoming these barriers.</p> <p>This study combines data from the lived experience of peer supporters and service providers thus offering a unique contribution to the knowledge of peer support. It uses critical disability theory as a lens to frame the research. Findings suggest that personal transformation occurs in the context of relationships in peer support that foster resiliency within individuals. Yet, peer support is undermined due to a lack of utilization in the mental health system.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13512 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/8344 9353 4615186 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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