Session 8 - The end of social work (with Dr. Chris Maylea)
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Mental Health Researcher, Advocate, Social Worker and Lawyer, Dr. Chris Maylea discusses his recent paper with us calling for the end of the social work profession as well as the significant ethical concerns and contradictions with involuntary treatment in our current mental health system.
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The end of social work - Chris Maylea
https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa203/6018482?redirectedFrom=PDF
00:00 Introduction to Dr. Chris Maylea
01:20 Intro to ‘the end of social work’
03:10 Beer Introduction
06:15 Function of the mental health system
11:27 Structural issues with Victorian system
16:15 Contradiction of social work ethics and role
19:50 Human rights and involuntary treatment
28:40 Can involuntary treatment be justified?
37:47 Meaningful reform requires consumers
41:30 Disparity of care and health outcomes
47:00 Using your skills to create change
49:00 Capacity of social work to be self-critical
54:39 Failure of mental health and social work reform
59:20 Social workers are conservatives
62:30 Final takeaways for new workers
66:10 Beer Review
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