Dan
Do you know about this book:- Disability: Controversial Debates and
Psychosocial Perspectives, by Deborah Marks
Regards
Colin R
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From: "Dr Dan Goodley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Disabled people and psychotherapy
> Dear Michele
>
> many thanks for an interesting email. Rebecca Lawthom and I are co-editing
a
> book entitled 'Disability and Psychology: Critical Introductions and
> Reflections' (forthcoming, 2004, Palgrave) which critically analyses
> psychological theory and practice from a Disability Studies angle.
Contributors
> such as Sally French, John Swain, Donna Reeve, Claire Tregaskis, Peter
> Stannett, Mark Priestley, Pippa Murray tackle issues associated with
> counselling, therapy, professionals and parents, challenging
psychologisation,
> education and disablement, the experiences of disabled psychologists,
etc...
>
> If you would like more details please let me know.
>
> In response to your questions, my own view is that mainstream psychology
> continues to perpetuate 'disability-as-impairment' views and has
contributed
> massively to the pathologisation of disabled people. That said, psychology
can
> offer some useful, political, theoretical, practical and social resources
which
> can be used to challenge disablement as a political struggle. There are
also
> some interesting ideas coming out about 'narrative therapy' which
externalises
> distress and makes it a social and political phenomenon - as opposed to an
> individual pathology. Anyhow, enough of my ramblings
>
> cheers
>
> Dan Goodley
>
>
>
> > My dissertation looks at the therapy room as a disabling environment.
> >
> > I am interested in hearing from any disabled people who are, or who
> > have been, in psychotherapy who have a view on this or who would just
> > be willing to talk to me about their experience of being in
> > psychotherapy, for example: are our impairments always the therapist's
> > focus even when they're not ours? Do we have to educate our therapists
> > in social, as opposed to medical, model thinking? Are assumptions made
> > about the causes and triggers for our even going into therapy in the
> > first place? Is our impairment 'figure' in the room during our
> > assessment and early sessions?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Michele Taylor
> >
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