TY - JOUR
TI - Działania edukacyjne i wsparcie wolontariuszy w ruchu samopomocowym osób z doświadczeniem choroby psychicznej. Przykład Grupy Wsparcia Trop
AU - Zadrożna, Aleksandra
AU - Chotkowska, Katarzyna
TI - Działania edukacyjne i wsparcie wolontariuszy w ruchu samopomocowym osób z doświadczeniem choroby psychicznej. Przykład Grupy Wsparcia Trop
AB - 
	Educational activities and support for volunteers in the self-help movement of people with the experience of mental illness. The example of The Support Group TROP

	 

	The formation of self-help movements and support groups for mentally ill people has initiated changes in social attitude towards them and in mental health  treatment system. In Poland, such initiatives are still in the initial phase of creation, there are only a few such groups. Self-help groups in general provide support by sharing emotions and a sense of understanding connected to experiencing similar problems. One of the most important functions of self-help groups is spreading reliable knowledge about specificity of mental disorders and the recovery process. Educating through direct contact with a mentally ill person is associated with a better understanding of them, as well as a lower level of stigmatizing convictions. One of the examples of a resilient self-help group is the Support Group TROP which is working in Warsaw. Its members conduct numerous educational activities that constitute a significant part of the Groups activity. These activities include lectures for pupils, students, and organizations, presentations at conferences or appearances in the media. From the beginning of TROP Group existence, all activities have been supported by volunteers – psychology students. Volunteers through non-paid work can deepen knowledge about the functioning of self-help movement and the situation of mentally ill people, and at the same time support group members in several initiatives. Volunteers have become a permanent and very important part of all implemented projects. Members of TROP describe volunteers as allies.
VL - 2018
IS - Tom 23, numer 1
PY - 2018
SN - 1507-4285
C1 - 2449-6138
SP - 45
EP - 55
DO - 10.4467/24496138ZPS.18.004.8638
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zeszyty-pracy-socjalnej/artykul/dzialania-edukacyjne-i-wsparcie-wolontariuszy-w-ruchu-samopomocowym-osob-z-doswiadczeniem-choroby-psychicznej-przyklad-grupy-wsparcia-trop
KW - self-help
KW - education
KW - voluntary work
KW - mental health