TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Inspiring Conversations’: A Comparative Analysis of the Involvement of Experts by Experience in Italian and Scottish Social Work Education
AU - Cabiati, Elena
AU - SUSAN, LEVY
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The involvement of service users and carers, Experts by Experience (EBE), in social work
education at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, and the University of Dundee,
Scotland, is rooted and connected epistemologically and pedagogically. Differences
emerge in how these roots are manifest in the models of EBE involvement adopted in
the two universities. This article explores these similarities and differences through discussion
of the different models of EBE involvement in use at the two European universities,
and thus provides a comparative European insight into approaches, experiences and impact
of EBE involvement in social work education. The authors contextualise the pedagogy
and core values underpinning EBE involvement and introduce the concept of
‘inspiring conversations’. The comparative analysis is centred on five areas of EBE involvement
in social work education: context and types of involvement; recruitment of EBE;
roles and responsibilities of EBE; resource implications; and impact and outcomes of involvement.
The article calls for a focus on ‘Coherence’, ‘Prudence’ and ‘Sustainability’ as a
foundation for other universities to enhance their social work programmes through cultivating
EBE involvement to co-create knowledge to inform future innovative practice.
AB - The involvement of service users and carers, Experts by Experience (EBE), in social work
education at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy, and the University of Dundee,
Scotland, is rooted and connected epistemologically and pedagogically. Differences
emerge in how these roots are manifest in the models of EBE involvement adopted in
the two universities. This article explores these similarities and differences through discussion
of the different models of EBE involvement in use at the two European universities,
and thus provides a comparative European insight into approaches, experiences and impact
of EBE involvement in social work education. The authors contextualise the pedagogy
and core values underpinning EBE involvement and introduce the concept of
‘inspiring conversations’. The comparative analysis is centred on five areas of EBE involvement
in social work education: context and types of involvement; recruitment of EBE;
roles and responsibilities of EBE; resource implications; and impact and outcomes of involvement.
The article calls for a focus on ‘Coherence’, ‘Prudence’ and ‘Sustainability’ as a
foundation for other universities to enhance their social work programmes through cultivating
EBE involvement to co-create knowledge to inform future innovative practice.
KW - Comparative research
KW - Experts by Experience
KW - Comparative research
KW - Experts by Experience
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/171313
M3 - Article
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK
JF - THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK
SN - 1468-263X
ER -