Expertise by experience has become increasingly significant in the various fields of social work. This study examines narratives told by experts by experience who have undergone an educational expert-by-experience program for people with a history of crime and substance abuse, with the main focus on the participants’ accounts of their expertise and how it is created when working as a team with a professional. The stories create an image of the expert by experience as an agent who is both an interpreter and an advocate advancing the mutual understanding between the client and the professional as well as someone who promotes the client’s status within the service system. However, the experts’ dual role makes it difficult for them to fully recognize their status and roles in the professional organizations. All in all, the study shows that expertise by experience has much use in social and personal services, including probation.

经验丰富的专业知识在社会工作的各个领域变得越来越重要。这项研究检查了专家讲述的故事，他们曾为有犯罪和药物滥用史的人接受过专家教育计划，主要关注参与者对他们的专业知识的描述以及它是如何在工作中产生的作为一个专业的团队。这些故事通过作为代理人的经验塑造了专家形象，他既是口译员又是倡导者，促进客户与专业人士之间的相互理解，以及在服务系统中提升客户地位的人。然而，专家的双重角色使他们难以充分认识自己在专业组织中的地位和角色。总而言之，