%0 Journal Article %T Istota i znaczenie pomocy wzajemnej osób doświadczonych z perspektywy pracy socjalnej %A Kaszyński, Hubert %A Maciejewska, Olga %A Ornacka, Katarzyna %J Zeszyty Pracy Socjalnej %V 2018 %R 10.4467/24496138ZPS.18.002.8636 %N Tom 23, numer 1 %P 21-33 %K self-help, mental health, education for social work, service user involvement %@ 1507-4285 %D 2018 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zeszyty-pracy-socjalnej/artykul/istota-i-znaczenie-pomocy-wzajemnej-osob-doswiadczonych-z-perspektywy-pracy-socjalnej %X The essence and importance of mutual assistance of experienced people from the perspective of social work   The authors discuss from the perspective of social work the basic issues of mutual assistance (self-help) – emphasize its group deprivation, the necessary independence from professionals and indicate the main assumptions and the importance of self-help. They approve of social movements that promote new forms of education of social workers, in which experienced people share their experiences and knowledge of the “first hand”.