SAGE Journal Articles
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Article 1:
The authors describe several implications of social justice work for policy, education, and practice in the mental health professions. Recommendations for mental health practitioners include lobbying for policies that compensate practitioners for social justice work and primary prevention, participating in interdisciplinary social justice programs, advocating for clients who are too overwhelmed to advocate for themselves, and balancing confrontation with engagement when challenging unjust systems and practices.
Questions to Consider:
1. The author asserts that “mental health professionals must lobby for policies that compensate practitioners for social justice work and primary prevention.” What are the challenges to this, and how can it be accomplished?
2. What are some of the trade-offs that occur when social justice work becomes a concentration in the curriculum?
3. How can professionals best advocate for consumers who are too overwhelmed to advocate for themselves?
Article 2:
The authors describe efforts to implement the use of Evidence Based Practices for mental health consumers. The evolution of the mental health service system is described, along with the challenges of facilitating consumer advocacy for access to research supported interventions.
Questions to Consider:
1. How did grassroots advocacy movements impact mental health service delivery?
2. How did the core problems from the textbook play a part in the development of the three phase intervention described in the article?
3. What are the three issues likely impede consumer advocacy for access to Evidence Based Practices?