I know I'm a little behind but loved catching up on this episode today.
Particularly like Dr Schreiber's reflections on the implications of "us and them" between service users and professionals, for the quality of public #mentalhealth services.
Reflecting on the function of professional boundaries in protecting those working in #mentalhealth services.
5/13
5:30 - 6:20
"It struck me how much we still battle with #stigma and #Shame in all the #mentalhealth professions around experiences of distress."
On her research into use of #livedexperience by #mentalhealth professionals, and her motivation to share as a form of activism.
6/13
7:53 - 8:06
"I often feel like services are set up in a way to protect us rather than really provide something helpful to the people we are seeing."
Reflecting on the link between the culture of non-disclosure in #mentalhealth services and experiences of support.
7/13
9:58 - 10:15
"My interest in becoming a [...] therapist was based on the need to work out what was going on for myself...
...I found that liberating and helpful."
On the integration of clinical and experiential knowledge during training.
8/13
11:05 - 14:20
Reflections on experiences of using public #mentalhealth services:
- medication as a first intervention
- barriers to accessing talking therapies
- outcome measures
- limits on no. of sessions
- lack of collaborative practice
9/13
15:55 - 16:10
"I didn;t need to be ashamed of myself...
...I was a human being with reactions that made sense in the context of my experiences."
On the value of trauma-informed practice models in reducing self-stigma.
"I think we, for some reason, value the ability to detach from distress, in research and in practice, and I think it's really dangerous and unhelpful. It means distress has to be held by someone else who's not you."
12/13
35:00 - 35:23
"I do think those who go into #mentalhealth have a responsibility to reflect on themselves, and I'm not sure I see enough of that."
On the need for reflective practice to create better services.
Thanks, @inks2001! I look forward to reading your thesis.
"Until you or a relative experience it, it's another world [...] If you're sectioned you lose your rights, and things get done to you...
...I think it really changed my life."
On the influence of experiencing involuntary treatment on his career.
2/20
2:35 - 3:05
"When I managed to return to education I thought, "I want to make a difference" and go back into the #mentalhealth system and promote a more listening approach...
On recognising the double-edged nature of our personal qualities. How qualities that predispose us to mental health difficulties might also be strengths.
2/14
11:43 - 12:25
On how personal experiences of #stigma towards disability and #Ableism motivated him to work with people with learning disabilities.
Great description of "homely" team where the health of staff was prioritised by the manager and colleagues "had each others' backs".
2/
4:05 - 4:15
Contrasted with a workplace where in response to a toxic workplace culture she was "given the message" that "their was something wrong me", creating a "deep sense of shame".
3/
Great conversation around the intersections of #mentalhealth#stigma and structural #racism and bring our whole selves to our work as mental health professionals
Definitely worth watching the whole 40 minutes but highlights for me... 1/7
“I think one of the best things to happen in the last 10-15 years in mental health is peer support.”
Also check out 10:50-11:30 on the effect of the “us and them” on outcomes for people accessing services.
...and 15:09-16:10 on "The Clinician's Illusion" in mental health and it's impact on how we perceive the possibility of people living their best lives.