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This handbook highlights a range of ground breaking, radical and
liberatory clinical and critical community psychology projects from
around the world. The disciplines of critical community psychology
and clinical psychology are currently experiencing radical
innovations that in this book are characterised as moving from the
individualising practice realm toward an altogether more
contextualising orientation. Both fields are responding to an array
of political, social and economic injustices and a global political
context. Community and clinical psychologists have found themselves
reorienting their practice to confront, resist and subvert the
structures that are so damaging to the lives of the vulnerable
people they work with. This text posits that these approaches
refute and resist the psychologising that has strengthened
oppressive structures. Such practices are starting to engage in the
political character of power-knowledge relationships that demand a
more 'action-oriented' and less 'clinical' psychology praxis and
there is a growing interest in, and commitment to, social justice
in the field of mental wellbeing. Using examples of scholar,
activist and practitioner work from around the world, this
collection explores and documents those practices where the
traditional remits of community and clinical psychology have been
subverted, altered, stretched, changed and reworked in order to
reframe practice around human rights, creativity, political
activism, social change, space and place, systemic violence,
community transformation, resource allocation and radical practices
of disruption and direct action.
Written for professionals spanning children's services, this
must-read guide provides an authoritative overview of what shapes
the psychological wellbeing of children and young people - from
perinatal care and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through to
their socioeconomic circumstances, schools and the wider community.
Contributors provide a concise overview of the evidence base,
identifying current barriers to good mental health in policy and
service provision, and highlighting examples of initiatives proven
to be successful. Examples are drawn from from health, social care,
youth justice and education settings with a focus on preventative
and early intervention measures. This book is a rich resource for
all professionals concerned with child wellbeing, including service
providers, commissioners, professionals and students. It should
serve as essential reading for students on mental health training
courses.
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