Great article by someone who was once a poster girl for the mental illness model of distress, crying its value from the rooftops, only to discover over painful time that everything she'd been led to believe turned out to be oppressive, wrong & harmful.
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Congratulations to our all our graduates of the BSc in Nursing (Mental Health) @DCUSNPCH on their conferring today we are very proud of your achievements. Alexandra Cloughey and Lisa Mc Gonagle won dean’s medals @DCUFSH@DCU@DCUSU@Russell6Siobhan@VLambertDCU
Imagine the trajectory of this relationship if this parent had not been given specialist imh support. We need more specialist infant-parent teams like this around the country
At today’s event w/ @young_ballymun I asked t 80 attendees what they were most proud of / liked most about Ballymun. Their answers? Almost all were about community:
“Close knit”
“Welcomed as an outsider”
“Community spirit”
“Committed people who care about others”
It’s not just about which interventions are offered but also the framework underpinning the service “When compared with the four crucial elements for effective IMH interventions proposed by McAllister and Thomas (2007), the YB IMH programmes measure strongly”@psychnursingdcu
Dr. Evelyn Gordon speaking at the launch of the report on the Infant Mental Heath work in @young_ballymun@DCUSNPCH team led by Evelyn and included Dr. Siobhán Russell, Dr. Mary Farrelly & Lucy Gill. Full report available soon at https://t.co/yoO90Eh8yc
Congratulations to all the @dcu Mental Health Nursing graduates. We are very proud of your achievements and wish you much success in your future careers. @Russell6Siobhan@Denproud@DCUSNPCH
DCU School of Nursing, Psychotherapy & Community Health are recruiting an Associate Professor in Mental Health Nursing. details https://t.co/J0w7Iin6ki an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team of academic mental health nurses. @lukemolloy@benhannigan please RT 2 networks
We are sad to share with you that father of cognitive behavior therapy, Dr. Aaron T. Beck, has passed away at the age of 100. Dr. Beck was a tireless advocate for evidence-based treatments for mental health, and his work touched countless lives. https://t.co/3vAVRRkVLN
While “responsible drinking” is often considered the right thing to, Dr Mark Philbin from @DCUSNPCH argues that it’s important to encourage critical thinking. Join this intriguing discussion at 11 am, 17th April at #DCUSpringOpenDay 👉Register https://t.co/sHSvRRUpxh @TeamDCU
In recognition of #WorldBipolarDay last Tues, Sinead shared a blog post “Living openly with bipolar disorder” where she shares her personal experience, her openness about her diagnosis and her relationship with stigma https://t.co/jcqXcHZH9I
#WorldBipolarDay is 30 March every yr
“A lack of meaningful activities for people with mental ill health admitted to psychiatric inpatient care has been related to feelings of boredom and ‘doing nothing’ and is not in line with recovery‐oriented care.” @jennymolin125 et al https://t.co/t1d4j4xlsl