Indeed? are you?
First of all suppose that all that you are taught about pyscology may be an
artefact of a particular mode of thinking current at the present, building
upon an accretion of re-interpretation of that which should have been
discarded but has not been.
You (nor anyone else, this is not personal) cannot have an objective
viewpoint of pyscology as as phenomena, in that you are subject yourself to
the dicatates of your own neurological makeup and how that dictates the
interpretation of your sences.
That which pyscologists/sociologists and anthropophagi (sorry I mean
anthropologists) define as deviation or disorder, is another alternate
reality, not that there is no place for kind, but that pyscology in practice
should be a two way lerning process from those whom you seek to work with.
I speak from the autistic viewpoint which defines you as the deviant. for a
humeros perspective on this I would recommend http://isnt.autistics.org/
Larry
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Subject: Psychologists Ahoy!
I'm a 26-year-old assistant psychologist and researcher working in the
field of neurological rehabilitation. Whereby I should be looking towards
securing a place on a doctorate course for clinical psychology along with my
peers, there is one thing that is holding me back. That thing is the social
model of disability.
As I understand it, clinical psychology today is largely shaped by the
principles of the medical model of disability; and it is driven by the
process of normalisation. I recognise that disabled people may require
access to psychological services, but not necessarily in the form that it is
currently being provided. I feel both excited and confused. I know that
there is huge potential for clinical psychology within a social model
framework, yet I lack the experience both in clinical psychology and
disability studies to proceed. I need guidance before further training
carves out a future for me in the medical world.
Thus I turn to anyone with an opinion about the future of psychological
services and the social model. A direction towards any relevant literature
would be much appreciated but I am specifically interested in contacting
clinical psychologists themselves who claim to be working within the realm
of the social model.
Thanks in advance for any comments
Harriet Radermacher
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