JULY 14, 2023
a long time ago, now, we (the ambiguous “conference” entity) solicited blogposts by community members to challenge and/or refute mainstream mental healthcare. authors engaged with a round of back-and-forth revisions with co-chairs alma ionescu and shannon pagdon, though we made it a mission to accept near all proposals. these blogposts are being released now as a collection, called cc:Psychiatry. this title was suggested by pr/press chair nika mavrody. and, in fact, feel free to cc this along to your local clinician.
note! these blogposts were intiailly supposed to be released the weekend of the conference. that’s over two months ago. one could relate the delay in posting to a number of things, but above all the conference director joseph sexton takes accountability for this. it can only be called a shortcoming, or failure, or something else just not good. the authors deserved better. for more, see the foreword.
so without further adieu … 😽😽🙀
FOREWORD: WHAT IS THIS? AND OTHER COMMENTARY ON ORGANIZING
comments on the collection, the conference, and shortcomings
joseph sexton (is the director and just finished undergrad)
BLAME, EXCLUSION, HARM – THE EFFECTS OF LABELS IN WELFARE AND PSYCHIATRY
on a world in which medicalization is the (only?) path to welfare
harvey duke (is a writer and former welfare officer)
LAST RITES
on priests who wield charcoal and medical licenses
hannah sexton (is an undergraduate)
ADVOCACY, GEN Z, AND A SHIFTING THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE
on therapy when, to be honest, you’re not all that naive yourself
jill king (is an undergraduate)
FREE US/THEM ALL: ADVOCATING FOR A LEGAL PEDAGOGY WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED LAWYERING
on the issue of neoliberal, passive, and impersonal lawyers
shivani parikh (is in law school)
UNDERSTANDING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH EATING DISORDERS: AN ANALYSIS OF PSYCHIATRIC CARE AND TREATMENT
exploring lived experiences to critique and improve care and language
megan kwok (is a neuroscientific researcher and activist)
AN EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES AND PRACTICE
on sports (and other things) as mental health in antiquity
pragat patel (is an undergraduate)
WHEN OUR MINDS ARE IN THE MACHINE, IS THERE ROOM FOR LIVED EXPERIENCE?
on computational psychiatry and algorithmic hegemony
arbitary units (is anonymous)
BUILDING TRUST: THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE
on methods for treating cultural incompetency
alexa southall (is a high schooler)
VISIBLY INVISIBLE: THE PLIGHT FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN REPRESENTATION IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
on psychometrics and false generalizations
katrina rbeiz (is a clinical psych phd candidate)
WHY SO SERIOUS? RETHINKING DIRE WORDS
on so-called “serious” mental illness
shannon pagdon (is a research coordinator and msw student)
NAVIGATING BURNOUT AS A MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVIST
on self-care when your advocacy (1) consumes you and (2) feels hollow
crystal widado (is about to start undergrad)
THE POWER OF STORY
on stories as neglected and stigmatized
jd murgolo (is a father, husband, and podcaster)
CAN COLLEGE STUDENTS PARTAKE IN CASUAL, CONTROLLED ALCOHOL USE?
on harm reduction for a drug both stigmatized and popular
phoebe young (is an undergraduate)
A CALL TO DESTIGMATIZE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PROSUMERS: A GRADUATE STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE ON SELF-DISCLOSURES WITHIN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD
on the benefits and frequent rejection of disclosure
anja burcak (is a grad student in school psychology)