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Computer-Mediated Sharing Circles for Intersectional Peer Support with Home Care Workers
Home care workers (HCWs) provide essential care in patients' homes but are often underappreciated and work in stressful and isolated environments with diverse and intersecting support needs. This paper describes a computer-mediated peer support program that centers around sharing circles: …
Computer-Mediated Peer Support Needs of Home Care Workers: Emotional Labor & the Politics of Professionalism
Home care workers (HCWs) provide in-home care services but feel underappreciated and isolated. Leveraging the support of peers is one way to empower HCWs, but there are barriers to doing so due to the distributed nature of home care work. In this study, we explore how HCWs value and conceptualize …