Service user involvement in teaching about conflict - an exploration of the issues

Service user involvement is now a well embedded feature of social work<br/>education in the United Kingdom. Whilst many education institutions have<br/>fully embraced the involvement of service users in teaching, there is still<br/>work to be done in more fully engaging with service users who are seldom<br/>heard. This article highlights the opportunities and challenges associated<br/>with innovative work being piloted in Northern Ireland where victims and<br/>survivors of political conflict are routinely involved in teaching social work<br/>students about the impact of conflict on their lives.