I have just finished reading @BPDFFS chapter in the ‘Working effectively with Personality Disorder’ book. It’s a beautifully written first chapter to the book. A complex subject introduced in simple terms, without dumbing it down. /1 > amazon.co.uk/Working-Effect…
> I love that even though @BPDFFS describes the chapter as ‘personal thoughts about personality disorder’ - she provides an example of experiential working at its best - she uses insight from her own lived experience, but positions it within the wider range of views that exist /2
> within the survivor movement, from the anger of people harmed by poor services, activists using satire as a tool for protest, critical views (both negative and positive), people satisfied with the service they receive and those who feel that the label has helped them. What /3 >
> I love is that @BPDFFS doesn’t invalidate any of these positions, but contextualises them and uses the range of opinion to demonstrate why individualised interventions/therapies/care plans are needed to suit different needs and why choice is so important. I also love that /4 >
> @BPDFFS has highlighted how the impact of @BPSOfficial pulling funding from the Personality Disorder Commission was one of the reasons why Emergence CIC, the only survivor led personality specific organisation in the UK, subsequently went into liquidation. Much work by /5
> survivor led organisations becomes extinct and the knowledge learnt is forgotten. It means that our work never has a chance to develop or grow. It’s is so important that we record the impact of this in books, published papers, blogs... any form of written word to ensure our /6
>work lives on, not forgotten. Thank you @BPDFFS. Another great chapter from an #LXP #LivedExperiencePractitioner in the book. That shiny medal from Liz was well deserved 😉😻 The NHS has lost a valuable member of its family. I hope that you go on to have a post you deserve ❤️/7
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