Mediators, peers, and interpreters: Coming to the care sector’s rescue

Nicolas Chambon , Véronique Traverso (1, 2) , Halima Zeroug-Vial , Sam Ferguson , Faye Winsor , Mark Mellor

1 ICAR - Interactions, Corpus, Apprentissages, Représentations
2 IFPO - Institut français du proche-orient

We are currently witnessing certain transformations in the health and social care sectors, some of which are peaceful, others not so much. On the one hand, the professions that are practiced within health and social care establishments are in a "weakened" position. For example, psychologists are debating the relevance of developments in public psychiatry services, which include an expansion of the concept of "recovery," and the development of psychosocial rehabilitation, while also reflecting on their own place in these developments. Health care and social workers are raising the problem of the lack of resources available to carry out their job, in facilities described as being "in crisis." On the other hand, certain job roles-some newer than others-are undergoing development, including those of peer health mediators and interpreters, and their number is growing year on year. This change is qualitative even more than it is quantitative, given that the training courses now being offered imply the "increased skill" of these workers.

Mots clés: Peer support; interpreting; and mediation

Domaines: Linguistique; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Nicolas Chambon, Véronique Traverso, Halima Zeroug-Vial, Sam Ferguson, Faye Winsor, et al.. Mediators, peers, and interpreters: Coming to the care sector’s rescue. Rhizome, 2021. ⟨halshs-03423928⟩