Dear all,
let me introduce myself shortly. I am Pieter Heye and I'm a student at Ghent
University, Belgium. At the moment I'm in my 4th year 'orthopedagogiek' - in
English most often referred to as 'dissability studies', although it goes
broader than this. Generally spoken, orthopedagogiek can be described as 'a
mixture' between psychology, counseling, social work, ... and the three main
target groups with whom an orhtopedagoog in Belgium can be working are people
with a disability(ies), people with a drug addiction and youngsters in
'problematic educational circumstances'.
At the moment I'm working at my thesis about how the principles of Maxwell Jones
(and the people after him) are being applied in the dual diagnosis department of
a psychiatric hospital in Belgium (www.pcsleidinge.be). This department is based
on the theories about environmental therapy and the prinicples of the democratic
TC of M. Jones, as well as on psychoanalysis by Lacan. The theoretical part of
my thesis is about checking how the theories of Jones 'go together' with those
of Jacques Lacan and his view on psychosis and in how far those theories still
correspond with the current situation (in practice).
My thesis is being 'promoted'/ supported by professor Eric Broekaert - some of
you may know him, I reckon. He, together with Rowdy Yates, offered me the
possibility to join this mailing list and forum.
One of the things I imply in my thesis is about 'representation' and
'perception' of dually diagnosed people (people with psychosis in particular).
Now, according to what I already read, the term 'dual diagnosis' is not that
old yet. As a part of my thesis is about representation, I would like to get a
view on how Maxwell Jones (and his companions) looked at/ described people that
are today labeled as 'dually diagnosed patients'. By joining the forum/ mailing
list I would like to ask anyone who has some information or knows more about
Maxwell Jones' perception on dual diagnosis, if it would be possible to send
this to me and thus support me in a way to write my thesis.
I thank you in advance,
best regards,
Pieter
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