Lynda Carey: Publications - PhilPeople

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Philosophy of Religion

17th/18th Century Philosophy

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Philosophy of Religion

Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

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Chapter 2.5: Conscientization and Transformation in the Workplace: New Forms of Democracy for Mental Health Services
with Mick McKeown, Fiona Edgar, and Helen Spandler

In Alethea Melling & Ruth Pilkington (eds.), Paulo Freire and Transformative Education: Changing Lives and Transforming Communities, Palgrave Macmillan Uk. pp. 153-163. 2018.

This chapter presents thinking emerging from trade union and service user movement forums about the desirability of closer dialogue and alliances in a context of neo-liberal threats to public health and welfare systems. Freirian ideas underpin conclusions advocating development of inclusive workplace democracies for better organising mental health care. Such models for praxis need not be restricted to mental health, but this focus presents opportunities to consider some key issues that could eit…Read more
This chapter presents thinking emerging from trade union and service user movement forums about the desirability of closer dialogue and alliances in a context of neo-liberal threats to public health and welfare systems. Freirian ideas underpin conclusions advocating development of inclusive workplace democracies for better organising mental health care. Such models for praxis need not be restricted to mental health, but this focus presents opportunities to consider some key issues that could either open up or close down liberatory potential.