jendaffin.bsky.social
Community Clinical Psychologist | Director of Relational Practice (Clinical Lead), Policy and Campaigns @platfform.org | Chair Psychologists for Social Change Cymru | @urbancircle #clinpsych #psychtraining #psychology #mentalhealth #socialjustice
👤 Joined on 07 August 2024
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@jendaffin.bsky.social@jendaffin.bsky.social such an important talk today expanding on research conducted by Platform. Trauma is STILL not asked about When it is, it’s often denied or belittled. The diagnosis is used as a way to gatekeep care and deny services. It creates chronic dismissal and structural denial.
Show PostHuge thanks to @restraintreductionnetwork.org for inviting @jendaffin.bsky.social to speak at their conference last week, and to Jess Matthews for joining us there to share her story. The diagnosis of personality disorder can function as a restraint, limiting people’s power over their own lives.
Show PostI am working on an article to articulate this more fully…
Show PostVery much this! Our mental and physical dis-eases are largely the inevitable consequences of our cultural values, beliefs and desires. While our economy depends so heavily on our sickness our systems will remain overwhelmed…
Show PostThe cost of getting an education is letting down future generations, and we'll all end up much poorer for it.
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