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This course is: The Emerald Asylum: Critical Perspectives on Mental Health in Ireland I took in the Summer of 2019 for 2.5 weeks with Dominican University of California Occupational Therapy Dr. Karen McCarthy and Univeristy College Cork Occupational Therapy lecturer Eoin Gorman.
1 in 3 people in the world will experience a major mental health challenge yet it is still a taboo subject and the support is not put into place for people with mental health challenges to succeed.
1 in 3 people in the world will experience a major mental health challenge yet it is still a taboo subject and the support is not put into place for people with mental health challenges to succeed.
Watch my travel video during my time in Ireland!
OT 5230 Ireland Flyer (1).pdfThis video and article by Jennifer Poole lay out context of what sanism is and how it is represented in our communities.
sanism poole 2012.pdfHere is a minute and a half ad by Nike supporting what "crazy" can do.
Other movie recommendations:
- Crazy Wise
- Behind the Walls
Overview of Well being: Mental Health and Sanism
Overview of Well being: Mental Health and Sanism
Overall Mental Health is a taboo subject which affects everyone. I believe mental health has components of social well being, financial well being, emotional well being, responsibility and role well being, personal development well being...
Everyone has Mental Health but some people are more affected by mental health challenges than others. Those challenges lead to people developing coping mechanisms for them to deal with life. For example, reaching out for someone's physical health like a broken bone or strained ankle is less stigmatized than going to weekly therapy sessions.
Sanism is the root of stigma and the labeling and "othering" of people who are different. Language like crazy, insane, lunatic, psychopath, and mad are like using retard from a few decades ago. The stigma follow each person oppressed by a psychiatrist diagnosis. Poole (2012) describes Sanism to be a form of oppression and the use of stigmatizing language are microaggressions towards people who are different.
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