The paper represents an attempt to look at mental health and mental illness of migrant labourers ... more The paper represents an attempt to look at mental health and mental illness of migrant labourers in Western Europe in the context of their social background, current developments and the global processes they are involved in. Rates of mental illness among migrants are lower than would be predicted on the basis of the severity of the stress they face. Two facts--coming mainly from a peasant origin and perceiving themselves as peasants-in-town--were singled out as central aspects to the understanding of their capacity to cope with the stress due to migration. The main theories about migration are critically reviewed. It is suggested that peasants' strategies of survival in hostile environments underlie the explanation of the unexpected lower rate of mental illness. Phenomena of mental disturbances specific to the group are described and related to social and historical perspectives.
Abstract Normalisation is a fashionable term linked to deinstitutionalisation and community care,... more Abstract Normalisation is a fashionable term linked to deinstitutionalisation and community care, which so far has not received the scrutiny it deserves. This paper focuses on the skills aspect of normalisation work. It outlines those skills which are either relatively new, carried out differently, or put to different use from the pattern of current social work practice. The discussion illustrates briefly instances in whieh these skills could and should be used. It links the skills to the different objectives and types of knowledge of which the normalisation approach is based.
It was assumed that attitudes to the mentally ill differ among groups following a range of person... more It was assumed that attitudes to the mentally ill differ among groups following a range of personal and social involvement, the four groups being patients, family members, professionals and non-involved persons. To test this assumption a semantic differential scale of qualities and constructs mental illness and questionnaire of situations on meeting the mentally ill were administered to 120 persons from these groups. Results indicate that a continuum of negative attitudes to the mentally ill exists, the most negative position being taken by the non-involved, the most positive by the professionals, with patients and family members in the middle. In response to the questionnaire it appears that close personal relations with the mentally ill and recent date of occurrence of disturbance are associated with positive reactions to the mentally ill.
The field of mental health is currently undergoing a considerable paradigm shift in terms of re-t... more The field of mental health is currently undergoing a considerable paradigm shift in terms of re-thinking core issues that have been taken for granted such as chronicity, deficits and strengths, ability for social inclusion, peer support, education, training and employment ...
The lectures impact through layers of emotional and intellectual facets, which speak to the indiv... more The lectures impact through layers of emotional and intellectual facets, which speak to the individuals viewing them through the lens of their own emotional and intellectual experiences of DVA on the one hand, while on the other hand being also influenced by the mode of presentation and the presenter her/himself.
Ethnicity is defined as cultural characteristics that are perceived as differentiating one social... more Ethnicity is defined as cultural characteristics that are perceived as differentiating one social group from another.1 Membership of an ethnic group is a central component of defining individual and group identity, as it incorporates personal and collective history, culture, language and religion, apart from acting as a marker of differences. As such it applies to each and every person, to ethnic minorities and majorities, across the colour divide. All European societies consist of more than one ethnic group, and therefore the issue of majority and minority ethnic group relationships and identities arises for all of them.
... Mental health in Europe: Ends, beginnings, and rediscoveries. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: A... more ... Mental health in Europe: Ends, beginnings, and rediscoveries. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Ramon, Shulamit. PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press (New York). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1996. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0312160666 ). VOLUME/EDITION: ...
Within the larger context of the search to improve social work practice in Europe, this article p... more Within the larger context of the search to improve social work practice in Europe, this article presents a case study of a UK innovation in social work education with the potential to radically change social work practice. Following governmental requirements, Anglia Ruskin University has introduced systematic involvement of service users and carers in the training of a new undergraduate degree since September 2003. The conceptual and value base, the structure, staffing, and main activities are outlined; the main achievements and obstacles are highlighted. Mindful of the danger of slipping into tokenistic involvement, the project has included an action research evaluation component exploring the views of all the project’s stakeholders thus establishing the project as an evidence-based educational innovation. The findings highlight the value of service users and carers’ involvement on the qualifying social work degree, of the action research design of the evaluation, and the steps needed for the cultural change required for such an involvement to become more comprehensive and embedded in the degree.
The paper represents an attempt to look at mental health and mental illness of migrant labourers ... more The paper represents an attempt to look at mental health and mental illness of migrant labourers in Western Europe in the context of their social background, current developments and the global processes they are involved in. Rates of mental illness among migrants are lower than would be predicted on the basis of the severity of the stress they face. Two facts--coming mainly from a peasant origin and perceiving themselves as peasants-in-town--were singled out as central aspects to the understanding of their capacity to cope with the stress due to migration. The main theories about migration are critically reviewed. It is suggested that peasants' strategies of survival in hostile environments underlie the explanation of the unexpected lower rate of mental illness. Phenomena of mental disturbances specific to the group are described and related to social and historical perspectives.
Abstract Normalisation is a fashionable term linked to deinstitutionalisation and community care,... more Abstract Normalisation is a fashionable term linked to deinstitutionalisation and community care, which so far has not received the scrutiny it deserves. This paper focuses on the skills aspect of normalisation work. It outlines those skills which are either relatively new, carried out differently, or put to different use from the pattern of current social work practice. The discussion illustrates briefly instances in whieh these skills could and should be used. It links the skills to the different objectives and types of knowledge of which the normalisation approach is based.
It was assumed that attitudes to the mentally ill differ among groups following a range of person... more It was assumed that attitudes to the mentally ill differ among groups following a range of personal and social involvement, the four groups being patients, family members, professionals and non-involved persons. To test this assumption a semantic differential scale of qualities and constructs mental illness and questionnaire of situations on meeting the mentally ill were administered to 120 persons from these groups. Results indicate that a continuum of negative attitudes to the mentally ill exists, the most negative position being taken by the non-involved, the most positive by the professionals, with patients and family members in the middle. In response to the questionnaire it appears that close personal relations with the mentally ill and recent date of occurrence of disturbance are associated with positive reactions to the mentally ill.
The field of mental health is currently undergoing a considerable paradigm shift in terms of re-t... more The field of mental health is currently undergoing a considerable paradigm shift in terms of re-thinking core issues that have been taken for granted such as chronicity, deficits and strengths, ability for social inclusion, peer support, education, training and employment ...
The lectures impact through layers of emotional and intellectual facets, which speak to the indiv... more The lectures impact through layers of emotional and intellectual facets, which speak to the individuals viewing them through the lens of their own emotional and intellectual experiences of DVA on the one hand, while on the other hand being also influenced by the mode of presentation and the presenter her/himself.
Ethnicity is defined as cultural characteristics that are perceived as differentiating one social... more Ethnicity is defined as cultural characteristics that are perceived as differentiating one social group from another.1 Membership of an ethnic group is a central component of defining individual and group identity, as it incorporates personal and collective history, culture, language and religion, apart from acting as a marker of differences. As such it applies to each and every person, to ethnic minorities and majorities, across the colour divide. All European societies consist of more than one ethnic group, and therefore the issue of majority and minority ethnic group relationships and identities arises for all of them.
... Mental health in Europe: Ends, beginnings, and rediscoveries. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: A... more ... Mental health in Europe: Ends, beginnings, and rediscoveries. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Ramon, Shulamit. PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press (New York). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1996. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0312160666 ). VOLUME/EDITION: ...
Within the larger context of the search to improve social work practice in Europe, this article p... more Within the larger context of the search to improve social work practice in Europe, this article presents a case study of a UK innovation in social work education with the potential to radically change social work practice. Following governmental requirements, Anglia Ruskin University has introduced systematic involvement of service users and carers in the training of a new undergraduate degree since September 2003. The conceptual and value base, the structure, staffing, and main activities are outlined; the main achievements and obstacles are highlighted. Mindful of the danger of slipping into tokenistic involvement, the project has included an action research evaluation component exploring the views of all the project’s stakeholders thus establishing the project as an evidence-based educational innovation. The findings highlight the value of service users and carers’ involvement on the qualifying social work degree, of the action research design of the evaluation, and the steps needed for the cultural change required for such an involvement to become more comprehensive and embedded in the degree.
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In a document dated June 16th 2017, the United States Department of Justice stated that Domestic Violence (DV) has a significant impact not only on those abused, but also on family members, friends, and on the people within the social networks of both the abuser and the victim. In this sense, children who witness DV while growing up can be severely emotionally damaged.
The European Commission (DG Justice) remarked in the Daphne III Program that 1 in 4 women in EU member states have been impacted by DV, and that the impact of DV on victims includes many critical consequences: lack of self-esteem, feeling shame and guilt, difficulties in expressing negative feelings, hopelessness and helplessness, which, in turn, lead to difficulties in using good coping strategies, self-management, and mutual support networks.
In 2015 the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights affirmed that violence against women can be considered as a violation of human rights and dignity. Violence against women exists in each society and it can be related to any social, economic and cultural status and impact at the economic level. It includes physical, sexual, economical, religious and psychological abuse. Recent studies have shown that between 13% and 61% of women (15–49 years old) report to have been physically abused at least once by an intimate partner. Domestic Violence takes place across different age groups, genders, sexual orientations, economic or cultural statuses. However, DV remains largely under-reported due to fear of reprisal by the perpetrator, hope that DV will stop, shame, loss of social prestige due to negative media coverage: 90% of cases of DV continue to be identified as a non-denounced violence.
The aim of this Research Topic is to gather updated scientific and multidisciplinary contributions about issues linked to domestic violence, including intimate partner violence. We encourage contributions from a variety of areas including original qualitative and quantitative articles, reviews, meta-analyses, theories and clinical case studies on biological, psycho-social and cultural correlates, risk and protective factors, and the associated factors related to the etiology, assessment, and treatment of both victims and perpetrators of DV. We hope that this Research Topic can stimulate an informed scientific debate on Domestic Violence, in relation to its psychosocial impact (in and outside home, in school and workplace), to DV prevention and intervention strategies (within the family and in society at large), in addition to specific types of DV, and to controversial issues in this field as well.
Keywords: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, victims, perpetrators, societal attitudes, gender violence, intervention and prevention, relevant research, same sex intimate partner violence, same sex domestic violence
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
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In a document dated June 16th 2017, the United States Department of Justice stated that Domestic Violence (DV) has a significant impact not only on those abused, but also on family members, friends, and on the people within the social networks of both the abuser and the victim. In this sense, children who witness DV while growing up can be severely emotionally damaged.
The European Commission (DG Justice) remarked in the Daphne III Program that 1 in 4 women in EU member states have been impacted by DV, and that the impact of DV on victims includes many critical consequences: lack of self-esteem, feeling shame and guilt, difficulties in expressing negative feelings, hopelessness and helplessness, which, in turn, lead to difficulties in using good coping strategies, self-management, and mutual support networks.
In 2015 the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights affirmed that violence against women can be considered as a violation of human rights and dignity. Violence against women exists in each society and it can be related to any social, economic and cultural status and impact at the economic level. It includes physical, sexual, economical, religious and psychological abuse. Recent studies have shown that between 13% and 61% of women (15–49 years old) report to have been physically abused at least once by an intimate partner. Domestic Violence takes place across different age groups, genders, sexual orientations, economic or cultural statuses. However, DV remains largely under-reported due to fear of reprisal by the perpetrator, hope that DV will stop, shame, loss of social prestige due to negative media coverage: 90% of cases of DV continue to be identified as a non-denounced violence.
The aim of this Research Topic is to gather updated scientific and multidisciplinary contributions about issues linked to domestic violence, including intimate partner violence. We encourage contributions from a variety of areas including original qualitative and quantitative articles, reviews, meta-analyses, theories and clinical case studies on biological, psycho-social and cultural correlates, risk and protective factors, and the associated factors related to the etiology, assessment, and treatment of both victims and perpetrators of DV. We hope that this Research Topic can stimulate an informed scientific debate on Domestic Violence, in relation to its psychosocial impact (in and outside home, in school and workplace), to DV prevention and intervention strategies (within the family and in society at large), in addition to specific types of DV, and to controversial issues in this field as well.
Keywords: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, victims, perpetrators, societal attitudes, gender violence, intervention and prevention, relevant research, same sex intimate partner violence, same sex domestic violence
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
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