This reminded me of this framework that tries to offer an alternative 
approach to 'formulation' so liked by clin psychs., but looking at the 
interpellations of state, family and economy and their construction of 
the person. It isn't original, being based on Peter Leonard's work.
http://www.compsy.org.uk/societal-case-formulation.pdf funnily enough I 
prepared it for an exercise with clin psych trainees that likewise tried 
to help them think about these influences and kinds of analysis, but 
also psychologically.
I've posted the link before on this list, but there seem to be quite a 
lot of new people who might find it useful.


Craig Newnes wrote:
> Given the nature of some of the postings referencing various authors 
> (idealists/inspirations) I wondered about the various ideological 
> paradigms people on the list live within. Then, lo and behold, I came 
> across the following intended to be the opening of an article which 
> remains unfinished/dead.
>
> Clinical Psychology Trainees up and down the land are encouraged to 
> keep reflective diaries.
>
> At a recent training day on Harmful Clinical Psychology one 
> intelligent, probably gifted, trainee said she had/ never/ had a 
> conversation about Capitalism. I used the word ‘eugenics’ at one point 
> and half the room looked blank. So that’s the labour market and the 
> history of psychology gone from any trainee perspective in one. 
> Another trainee said she just wrote down her thoughts ‘What paradigm 
> do you use for those reflections?’, I asked, “Political, economic, 
> social, psychological…?” “I just write down my thoughts”, she 
> repeated. So I challenged her to record her thoughts concerning three 
> clinical sessions using a basic economic paradigm – what she gets paid 
> relative to her client, whether the client uses public transport by 
> necessity, what strata of housing and employment the client finds 
> herself in – that kind of thing. I didn’t complicate it by asking her 
> to think about her role as a Bourgeoisie exploiting the proletariat. I 
> don’t even know if the trainee was able to use an economic paradigm 
> but at least it’s a way to structure her reflections.
>
> In terms of harm very few clinical psychologists seem to reflect on 
> the harm they might be doing to the people they see, on the harmful 
> systems involving diagnosis, incarceration, pharmacology they might be 
> employed within. This kind of reflection includes the possibility of 
> starting from the position that the psychologist is mostly in the 
> business of helping themselves, not others; helping others then 
> becomes, reasonably enough, an accidental bi-product of looking after 
> No. 1. It’s not comfortable – but it keeps the debate alive.
>
> Craig
>
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