ABSTRACT

Lived-experience perspectives have gained increasing traction in social work research, presenting valuable opportunities for novel insights to inform policy, practice, and research. Yet these developments have perhaps outpaced our capacity as producers and consumers of research to consider their broader ethical implications for social work researchers with lived experience (particularly those with undisclosed experiences). Through a series of critical incident analyses, this article highlights ethical dilemmas researchers may face concerning disclosure of their lived experience, and how application of trauma-informed and ethical principles may assist in responding to these dilemmas.

IMPLICATIONS

• Social work researchers may face increased pressures to disclose their lived experience in the course of typical research activities.

• Trauma-informed and ethical research principles can be drawn upon to navigate these dilemmas.

• Academic and research institutions and bodies should consider the impact on researchers of processes which impel disclosure of lived experience.

摘要

生活经验的观点在社会工作研究中越来越受到关注，为政策、实践和研究提供新颖见解的宝贵机会。然而，这些发展可能超出了我们作为研究的生产者和消费者的能力，无法考虑其对具有生活经验（特别是那些具有未公开经验的社会工作研究人员）的更广泛的伦理影响。通过一系列关键事件分析，本文强调了研究人员在披露其生活经历时可能面临的道德困境，以及应用创伤知情和道德原则如何帮助应对这些困境。

影响

• 社会工作研究人员在典型的研究活动过程中可能会面临越来越大的压力，需要披露他们的生活经历。

• 可以利用创伤知情和伦理研究原则来解决这些困境。

• 学术和研究机构和团体应考虑促使披露生活经验的过程对研究人员的影响。