I use Twitter to learn and being exposed to succinct ideas while I was busy training as a clinical psychologist was invaluable.
An area of deep contestation in mental health is language, so I& #39;d like to give a small shout-out to those who have shaped my thinking in this area.
An area of deep contestation in mental health is language, so I& #39;d like to give a small shout-out to those who have shaped my thinking in this area.
We’re fortunate to have a linguist on Twitter who is interested in some of the local conversations in British clinical psychology and his insights into the relationship between language and values has been timely. https://twitter.com/d_galasinski/status/952507663505678337?s=20">https://twitter.com/d_galasin...
I remember where I was when I read this tweet and it expressed something that I hadn’t considered let alone articulated so clearly: “any term can be used to validate or constrain and limit”. https://twitter.com/viscidula/status/1026794087763128322?s=20">https://twitter.com/viscidula...
A great thread of insights into the contradictions and omissions of mental health week. https://twitter.com/RaiWaddingham/status/1129381425504038918?s=20">https://twitter.com/RaiWaddin...
I’m sure that many people have experienced their language being policed. Sometimes it& #39;s warranted but it can be incredibly shaming. We need to much more cautious as determining the rules of language use is powerful and potentially exclusionary. https://twitter.com/vaughanbell/status/1050729852016447488?s=20">https://twitter.com/vaughanbe...
One solution? We should also look at ourselves. https://twitter.com/JTasioulas/status/1248646582175752200?s=20">https://twitter.com/JTasioula...