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In various articles and especially in their book Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism, Chapman has criticized how psychiatrists and the field of psychiatry deal with the issue of mental health and disability. In this book, they build on existing work that urges the need for alternatives to psychiatry and clinical psychology, led ...
Neurodiversity and the role it plays in therapeutic settings has been a central focal point in recent years. Many therapists and mental health professionals have pushed for more inclusive psychotherapeutic frameworks appropriate for neurodivergent individuals.
His research interests and publications include education, social mobility, mental health, neurodiversity and race. In March 2023, he began an appointment as Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK, becoming the youngest black person ever appointed to a professorship at Cambridge. [1] [2]
Luke Beardon is an English academic in the field of autism studies. As of March 2024, he is a Senior Lecturer with The Autism Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, as well as a service coordinator with the National Autistic Society.
Mind, one of the UK's most prominent mental health charities, has heard many stories similar to Jess' experiences. Rosie Weatherly, from the charity, said there was a "huge amount" of stigma that ...
Kirsten Charlotte Valeur (born January 1964) is a Danish former merchant banker, corporate governance expert, and a former chair of the UK's Institute of Directors. [1] She has chaired three international companies and has non-executive directorships at private and public companies. [2] [3] She has been called "a boardroom diversity champion".
The "social model" was extended and developed by academics and activists in Australia, the UK, the US, and other countries to include all disabled people, including those who have learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or emotional, mental health or behavioural problems. [17] [18]
Mental health in the United Kingdom involves state, private and community sector intervention in mental health issues. One of the first countries to build asylums , the United Kingdom was also one of the first countries to turn away from them as the primary mode of treatment for the mentally ill.