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ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT : A case study of a clubhouse community
Louko, Tiina (2011)
Louko, Tiina
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201102252650
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201102252650
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Louko, Tiina. Anti-discriminatory practice and community development - A case study of a clubhouse community. Järvenpää, Spring 2011, 54 p.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Diak South Järvenpää. Degree Programme in Social Services. Bachelor´s Degree in Social Services.
This study was conducted in the context of Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse, which is a community for mental health rehabilitees. The purpose of the research was to describe the clubhouse community from the aspects of peer support, equality, empowerment and voluntarism. Moreover, the aim was to find out how the previously mentioned concepts are defined by the community members, what type of new dimensions they arise and how they can be used for developing the community.
The study was conducted as a qualitative research. Thematic interviews and observation were used to collect the material. The materials of the research were analysed and interpreted by thematizing.
The interviews were conducted with the members and the employees of Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse. The interviews consisted of two group interviews with the members and four individual interviews with the employees. Moreover, the observation took place during my practical placement in Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse in Spring 2010.
Two types of support were identified: peer support and “alike support”. Peer support was challenged for including categorizing tone in it. The term “alike support” was suggested to describe the peer relations in a less categorizing way. Furthermore, the results show that the scope of voluntarism and responsibility in the community was challenging to define and it was considered a personal matter. The results reveal that the principles of anti-discriminatory practice are present in Clubhouse; however at the same time the results emphasize the importance of anti-discriminatory practice in terms of terminology and equal treatment. Equal decision-making in clubhouse is challenged by the variable activity in the house meetings where the decisions are made, and by the less talkative members not participating as much as the talkative members. The topics discussed in this study can be used for developing the community of Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse. Moreover, it is recommended that other clubhouses can reflect the results of this study in comparison to their community.
Keywords: community, mental health, qualitative research, clubhouse, community development, anti-discrimination
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Diak South Järvenpää. Degree Programme in Social Services. Bachelor´s Degree in Social Services.
This study was conducted in the context of Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse, which is a community for mental health rehabilitees. The purpose of the research was to describe the clubhouse community from the aspects of peer support, equality, empowerment and voluntarism. Moreover, the aim was to find out how the previously mentioned concepts are defined by the community members, what type of new dimensions they arise and how they can be used for developing the community.
The study was conducted as a qualitative research. Thematic interviews and observation were used to collect the material. The materials of the research were analysed and interpreted by thematizing.
The interviews were conducted with the members and the employees of Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse. The interviews consisted of two group interviews with the members and four individual interviews with the employees. Moreover, the observation took place during my practical placement in Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse in Spring 2010.
Two types of support were identified: peer support and “alike support”. Peer support was challenged for including categorizing tone in it. The term “alike support” was suggested to describe the peer relations in a less categorizing way. Furthermore, the results show that the scope of voluntarism and responsibility in the community was challenging to define and it was considered a personal matter. The results reveal that the principles of anti-discriminatory practice are present in Clubhouse; however at the same time the results emphasize the importance of anti-discriminatory practice in terms of terminology and equal treatment. Equal decision-making in clubhouse is challenged by the variable activity in the house meetings where the decisions are made, and by the less talkative members not participating as much as the talkative members. The topics discussed in this study can be used for developing the community of Eastern Helsinki Clubhouse. Moreover, it is recommended that other clubhouses can reflect the results of this study in comparison to their community.
Keywords: community, mental health, qualitative research, clubhouse, community development, anti-discrimination