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'Learning and growing': Young people's experiences of being peer trainers within a 'Beads of life' group in an oncology setting.

Rebecca HenlyTrish JoscelyneJames McParland
Published in: Clinical child psychology and psychiatry (2022)
Findings suggest an impact on identity, with young people noticing changes in the self, their relationships with others, and their relationship to cancer. Overall, young people reported positive experiences and a 'levelling up' of identity, suggesting future potential for peer mentoring and community narrative practices within paediatric settings.
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