“As community and
critical psychologists we believe that psychologists have a fundamental
responsibility to join with others to end both poverty and societal
inequality independent of absolute wealth, which we believe are personally,
collectively and socially destructive.
We
believe mainstream psychology to be complicit with the prevailing
psychologically toxic neo-liberal economic order and believe psychology has
allowed itself to be used to hide systemic effects of poverty and inequality and
instead position poverty as a consequence of individual psychological
dysfunction.
We
call for the radical transformation of psychology so that it has the resources
necessary to expose the personally, collectively and socially
destructive effects of poverty and inequality and the proactive
deployment, with allies, of this transformed psychology to end poverty and
societal inequality and the exploitation, exclusion, oppression, distress and
illness which result from them."
“Those
present at the final plenary session of the II European Community Psychology
Association International Seminar ("Integrating new migrants in the New
Europe: A Challenge for Community Psychology") held in Seville,
Spain 19-21 September 2007 considered the widely circulated request by
eminent community psychologist Professor Art Veno for international support
in his attempts to ensure that the involvement of
psychologists in the practice of torture is condemned by the
Australian Psychological Society. Those present at the final plenary
session of the II European Community Psychology Association International
Seminar in
Annie - in response to your last two postings.
I think
you do an excellent job of listing the difficulties, and I also see
little
chance of things changing in the short or medium term. I think
perhaps
that one of our problems is that we (insofar as one can talk of 'we'
on this
list!) are both apathetic and scornful in the face of the
institutions
of power (though not at all in other ways), whereas those 'we'
often see as
'them' (e.g. Layard et al.) are patient, persistent,
industrious - sometimes,
indeed, obsessive in the lengths they will go to to
find their way around the
structures that shape and support our society. As
an example, I think a
perusal of the 'CORE' website (start at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-health-psychology/CORE/CBT_Framework.htm)
is
instructive. Until I read it,I for one had no idea how thoroughly
embedded
the CBT lobby had become in the DoH,etc., and one can see some of
that
influence reflected in the dismaying document you attached.
I
don't of course know what the answers are - if there are any - but I doubt
if
press releases will achieve much, even if they get taken
up.
David
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Dear all,
Lots to critically comment on re the
attached latest government initative..
For example note the business language
in this. People are called
customers.
Annie
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To: Annie Mitchell
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Subject: [social-inclusion] Mental Health and Employment
Dear
Colleagues
Please find attached a statement from Peter Hain Secretary of
State for Work
and Pensions.
with all good wishes
Nigel
P
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail, or
its
attachments
Can we send this out asap,
Many
thanks,
Fabian
Dr. Fabian Davis
Consultant Psychologist
(Community & Social Inclusion) Lead for Social
Inclusion Bromley Mental
Health Services Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Ist
Floor Keswick House 207A
Anerley Road Penge London SE20 8ER
Tel: 020 8778
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Subject:
Dear
All
Please see the attached for your information.
Best
regards
Brendan
Brendan McLoughlin,
Programme Director for
Wellbeing, Inclusion and Psychological Therapies,
London Development Centre,
part of the Care Services Improvement
Partnership, 11-13, Cavendish Square,
London W1G 0AN Phone; 020 7307 2431
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