Peer Helpers in Hungary: A Qualitative Analysis |
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| Authors: | Jozsef Racz and Zsuzsa Lacko |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute for Psychology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Victor Hugo 18–22, Budapest, 1132, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | Hungary is a country in transition that has no real tradition of peer helping. A qualitative study was carried out involving
13 peer helpers of two kinds (a) age-based peers, and (b) way-of-life-based peers (fellow helpers). The motivations for and
the processes of becoming a peer helper were analyzed. Results showed the largest difference being that the motivation for
becoming an aged-based peer helper tended to involve aspirations for a professional helping career, whereas way-of-life-based
peer helpers typically involved recovery narratives. The experiences suggest that a helping system involving civil society
(peers) might develop from a state-controlled help system.
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| Keywords: | Peer helping Hungary Drug prevention Counseling Transition country |
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