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<p>Peer support approaches often involve collaboration between individuals offering peer support and professionals who are not personally affected, whereby various perspectives and levels of knowledge are encountered and must be resolved to provide practical support. In this article, this interplay is examined using a&#xa0;qualitative–empirical perspective based on a&#xa0;concrete approach and reconstructs their relationship with social work professionals based on individual interviews and group discussions with peer supporters. From the iterative research process, an ambivalent relationship was identified between the two groups regarding the drawing of boundaries. A&#xa0;relationship as a&#xa0;shared support group is contrasted by the practices that highlight their different roles, e.g., differences in types of knowledge, the legitimization of one’s own role within the organization, and how competition between peer supporters and professionals is perceived. From the theoretical perspective of multiprofessionalism and the relationship between volunteer work and social work, this can be understood, on the one hand, as an expression of the complex interplay between their differences and their own knowledge base (boundary work), and, on the other hand, the striving for belonging and a&#xa0;shared understanding of teamwork between the two groups. This reveals power dynamics that are intensified through the specific nature of peer support and its voluntary character.</p>

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„In dem Augenblick ist es ein Zwei-Mann-Team, was diese eine Person betreut“

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    2026年6月26日

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  • Klara Lammers

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Peer support approaches often involve collaboration between individuals offering peer support and professionals who are not personally affected, whereby various perspectives and levels of knowledge are encountered and must be resolved to provide practical support. In this article, this interplay is examined using a qualitative–empirical perspective based on a concrete approach and reconstructs their relationship with social work professionals based on individual interviews and group discussions with peer supporters. From the iterative research process, an ambivalent relationship was identified between the two groups regarding the drawing of boundaries. A relationship as a shared support group is contrasted by the practices that highlight their different roles, e.g., differences in types of knowledge, the legitimization of one’s own role within the organization, and how competition between peer supporters and professionals is perceived. From the theoretical perspective of multiprofessionalism and the relationship between volunteer work and social work, this can be understood, on the one hand, as an expression of the complex interplay between their differences and their own knowledge base (boundary work), and, on the other hand, the striving for belonging and a shared understanding of teamwork between the two groups. This reveals power dynamics that are intensified through the specific nature of peer support and its voluntary character.