Clin Psych, Hypnotherapist & Groupwork Practitioner. Interests: impact of marginalisation/exclusion, de-medicalisation of relational trauma |*All views my own*
West Midlands, England
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If we had a consistent culture of informed consent and decision making at the heart of care then the benefits + risks would always be shared so women can make their own choices around treatment.
My personal exp is informed consent + decision making is massively not practised.
Intrapartum care: updated summary of @NICEComms guidance bmj.com/content/384/bmj.p288… via @BlottMaggie et al @susan_bewley @jimgthornton @catherineroyuk @drruthannharpur
That is what worries me most about maternity services.
My exp is I’ve had to always ask for the clinical rationale for options provided to me and remind professionals the choice is mine.
I’ve had options taken away from me without clear clinical reasons based on culture.
In all the in-house conflict between professional groups be it medics/ PAs, midwives/ medical team on maternity units, psychiatry/anti-psychiatry.
Patients are the ones who have and will continue to face the biggest consequences incl death + outcomes that can be prevented.
Without this, how will we authentically change cultures and working relationships so patient care is at the forefront.
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There's something hard for us, children of the colonised, to articulate because the world is upside down. Europe and its descendants, can't differentiate between principle and episode. This is why Germany (and much of Europe) is doomed to be genocidal. Here is what I mean. 🧵
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Was asked to speak to mental health professionals about racism within mental health. The well-intended organiser titled it “Decolonising Psychology”
Not to throw shade, but I want everyone to know I DO NOT teach how to “decolonise” mental health. See my response.
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Could custody be more effective in supporting rehabilitation if officers had more extensive training? Is all our investment in rehabilitation restricted to building? How does the training we give our prison officers compare with that in other countries?
Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s @LockedUpLiving conversation with Kaigan Corrie.
Kaigan joins me and @wolvercoteman from Wednesday at 6 am. Find us on Apple, Audible and any major podcasting platform or via this link|:”
open.spotify.com/show/239VKJ…
#prisons #corrections #rehabilitation
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So sad to see this post. 2023 has lost us two iconic truth tellers.
2023 has been a year for truthtelling. Endless accounts from whistleblowers flood social media platforms. Cameras in everyone’s pockets reveal an alternative reality to that projected by Israel and western msm.
Hoping the propaganda war being lost by Israel indicates change ahead for 2024 and freedom for another iconic truth teller #FreeJulianAssange
For anyone who hasn’t seen it, “The War You Don’t See” made by Pilger prior to this current attack on Gaza is well worth a watch and highly relevant.
youtu.be/5mDuxFnn2RY?si=cDPK…
The way that dialogue and language function is important.
There is often an explicit ask to condemn Hamas every time you stand for Palestinian human rights. Do we ask for condemnation of ongoing illegal settlements/war crimes when we stand for Israel’s rights?
We talk about hostages vs prisoners.
We talk of innocents vs civilians.
We talk of self-defence vs. Violence.
Be curious about how language functions. How it can both humanise & dehumanise, justify & condemn even similar acts, create disparity in how some are held vs others.
Just a reminder that anti-colonial is different to decolonisation.
We must understand what we are trying to achieve & not perpetuate systems of domination & subjugation.
I’m not sure we’ve thoroughly understood decolonisation in psychology to really mobilise it authentically.
Dr Selina Tour retweeted
Just to be clear - you want diversity in your newsrooms and offices - but not actual diversity of opinion. And no challenging of your assumptions or beliefs, even if we have lived experience- is that right boss?
Just say it straight. Black faces white masks works best? Gotcha.