Table 4 A Translation of findings into the positions of identity
Positions of identity and causal factors | Studies and their original conceptions |
|---|---|
Professional | Newcomb et al. [23] Positive/Negative role modelling; Richards et al. [3]; Simpson [14] Occupational training. Wilson [22] Peer worker. Toikko [52] Combining experiences with existing competences. Jones [53] Competences and skills. Use of existing skills in involvement work [55, 56] |
Service user | Richards et al. [3] Patient. Wilson [22] Drug user. Cameron et al. [20] disability identity locates problem in individual, activists reframe this to society not meeting their needs and being the reason for impairment. Cooke et al. [55] |
Integrated | Richards et al. [3] Personhood; Adame [1] Benefits of disclosure: Newcomb et al. [23] Personal experiences help professional identity. Embodied experiences [25] |
Unintegrated | Richards et al. [3] Adame [1] Risks of disclosure; Newcomb et al. [23] Disclosure difficulties, Not easily integrated. Reluctance to share lived experience [55] Toikko [52] Creating distance from experience. Alienation [25] |
Liminality | Simpson [14] Liminality of PSWs. Transgressive and ambivalent Faulkner andThompson [25] |