I agree...but with all respect to your profession the ability to deal with
labelling and stereotypes is very hard going for the disabled and
chronically ill person to deal with on their own - even with counselling
help because of the lack of social, community and general knowledge of the
public to see such experiences in a social and poltical rather than an
individual light - this is something that is much easier for racial and
feminist issues with much more support out there from family and friends and
a respected and understood politics to race and feminism
The way i see it is that the need for the psychological is often the result
of negative social and environmental problems - so change those and there is
less need for therapy - If counselling support is necessary let it be
framed like you said within a social context while respecting the
individual personality and desires but be aware of the limitations of it...
All the best
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Supple [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 June 2002 14:07
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Chronic Physical Disorders
HI, I agree with these comments, however as a trainee counselling
psychologist I feel the psychological aspect cannot be put aside all
together. I do not for a moment think people labelled disabled or
chronically ill need therapy to 'adjust' or whatever but I do feel that if
a psychologist or therapist is seeing a client who has been labelled in
such a way they need to be informed about how to deal with it in order to
stop stereotypes and presumptions continuing. Thus I feel we can't afford to
reduce it down only to a social issue. Sarah.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smith, Glenn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Chronic Physical Disorders
> Tremendous personal and societal burden !! How insulting ! Sounds like the
> same old stuff focusing on specifics of diseases and the individual who
> experiences the disease...we do not need a biological interpretation of
> dealing with disease nor a psychological one but well argued sociospatial
> one that encompasses and accepts the variations of experience that
everyone
> has and how those around the person deal with that disease and their
values
> - please, let us get away from the medical and psychological in terms of
> specific illness and individuals with disease and concentrate on exploring
> the lived experience and commonalities of chronic illness as a political
> issue and those normal people who burden those with a chronic illness with
> their values and normality etc - and no more usage of the words 'coping'
and
> 'adjustment' which are all too often value laden concepts based around
> normality and the individual - I haven't read the book so i don't know teh
> full story but from this description i feel depressed...give me a reason
to
> believe this is better than the description given...
>
> Dr Glenn Smith (had renal failure since ten and my doctorate was on
chronic
> illness)
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 11 June 2002 08:25
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Chronic Physical Disorders
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