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Hokkanen L, Nikupeteri A, Laitinen M, Vasari P. Br. J. Soc. Work 2017; 47(4): 1147-1165. |
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(Copyright © 2017, Oxford University Press) |
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This paper examines recovery from intimate partner violence and mental health problems through the perspective of experiential expertise (EE). The aim is to investigate the formation of EE in the context of empowerment-oriented recovery in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This triangulated study includes both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative part was acquired through a survey on people with personal experience of mental health problems (N = 133) and the qualitative part was collected from a development project including sixty female victims of intimate partner violence and nine professionals who worked with the women. First, the data were analysed separately through statistical analysis and hermeneutic close reading. Second, a triangulated synthesis was made. There are three types of EE: individual, group and organised. These provide a basis for personal and social empowerment. EE consists of emotional and influential ways of acting, which enable renewed action as well as the reformation of a self-image. Our findings indicate that the relation between EE and recovery is reciprocal and mutually beneficial. We argue that especially group and organised EE should be integrated more firmly into social work practices, preventive social policy and structural social work. Language: en |