Binnen de nieuwe opleiding Social Work van de Hogeschool Utrecht is gehoor gegeven aan de toenemende wens van studenten om meer te doen met eigen ervaringen met psychische kwetsbaarheid. Deze wens is onder meer vertaald in een peersupportgroep voor studenten, die in de periode maart t/m juni in 2018 en 2019 liep. Veel studenten beschikken over een behoorlijk potentieel aan ervaringskennis wat door middel van peer support in een veilige setting kan worden verkend. Deelnemers worden zich bewust van dit potentieel door hierop met elkaar reflecteren en (verder) te ontwikkelen. Een peer support groep werkt taboedoorbrekend en biedt ondersteuning aan studenten met een psychische kwetsbaarheid. Peer support ondersteunt ook aankomend professionals gebruik te maken van eigen kwetsbaarheid. Voor veel (aankomend) hulpverleners was het tot voor kort ongebruikelijk om dit te doen. Intussen worden de verhoudingen tussen cliënt en hulpverlener anders gedefinieerd en richt de (herstelgerichte) zorg zich steeds nadrukkelijker op destigmatisering, de inzet van ervaringsdeskundigheid, gelijkwaardigheid en openheid in de begeleidingsrelatie. Peer support-programma’s worden steeds vaker geïmplementeerd in (zorg)organisaties om mensen te helpen omgaan met problemen, maar spelen ook in de beroepsontwikkeling van aankomend sociaal werkers een belangrijke rol. Deze rapportage is een samenvoeging van een eerdere interne rapportage van de peer supportgroep uit 2018 (Leunen; Lamers & Van Slagmaat, 2018) en een evaluatie van de peer supportgroep in 2019.
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The Internet offers many opportunities to provide parenting support. An overview of empirical studies in this domain is lacking, and little is known about the design of webbased parenting resources and their evaluations, raising questions about its position in the context of parenting intervention programs. This article is a systematic review of empirical studies (n = 75), published between 1998 and 2010, that describe resources of peer and professional online support for parents. These studies generally report positive outcomes of online parenting support. A number of recent experimental studies evaluated effects, including randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental designs (totaling 1,615 parents and 740 children). A relatively large proportion of the studies in our sample reported a content analysis of emails and posts (totaling 15,059 coded messages). The results of this review show that the Internet offers a variety of opportunities for sharing peer support and consulting professionals. The fi eld of study refl ects an emphasis on online resources for parents of preschool children, concerning health topics and providing professional support. A range of technologies to facilitate online communication is applied in evaluated websites, although the combination of multiple components in one resource is not very common. The fi rst generation of online resources has already changed parenting and parenting support for a large group of parents and professionals. Suggestions for future development and research are discussed.
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The Internet offers many opportunities to provide parenting support. An overview of empirical studies in this domain is lacking, and little is known about the design of web based parenting resources and their evaluations, raising questions about its position in the context of parenting intervention programs. This article is a systematic review of empirical studies (n = 75), published between 1998 and 2010, that describe resources of peer and professional online support for parents. These studies generally report positive outcomes of online parenting support. A number of recent experimental studies evaluated effects, including randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental designs (totaling 1,615 parents and 740 children). A relatively large proportion of the studies in our sample reported a content analysis of e-mails and posts (totaling 15,059 coded messages). The results of this review show that the Internet offers a variety of opportunities for sharing peer support and consulting professionals. The field of study reflects an emphasis on online resources for parents of preschool children, concerning health topics and providing professional support. A range of technologies to facilitate online communication is applied in evaluated Web sites, although the combination of multiple components in one resource is not very common. The first generation of online resources has already changed parenting and parenting support for a large group of parents and professionals. Suggestions for future development and research are discussed.
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