Critical & Creative Responses to Iatrogenic Harm In Mental Health Practices
‘First, Do Good’: Critical and Creative Responses to Iatrogenic Harm In Mental Health Practices – 16th Annual Critical Perspectives in Mental Health Conference
‘First do no harm’ is considered a key ethical principle in health and social care practices. Yet, over the years, we have heard many accounts of harm caused by coercion, neglect, overmedication, adverse drug reactions, loss of dignity and agency from people who have used/are using mental health services.
Over the years, we have also become aware of professionals who are concerned about potentially harmful caregiving practices but are afraid to speak out. The term ‘iatrogenic harm’ articulates these concerns, referring to the damage caused inadvertently by treatment and care, including diagnosis, intervention, error, or negligence.
This conference aims to provide a space to explore issues of iatrogenic harm caused by mental health practices, seeking and sharing creative ways to move towards ‘First, do good’ practices.
Keynote Speakers Confirmed to Date
Pat Bracken, Independent Consultant Psychiatrist, Ireland
Jacqui Dillon, Activist, Writer, Educator and Chair of ISPS UK, England
Agnes Higgins, Researcher, Professor in mental health nursing, Board member of Kyrie Farm and eternal optimist, and Mike Watts, Recovery activist, Ireland
Mark Horowitz, clinical research fellow in Psychiatry and co-lead clinician of the Psychotropic Deprescribing Clinic at North East London NHS Foundation Trust, England
Charles O’Mahony, Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Galway, Ireland
Avril Scannell, Post Patient, Peer Advocate, and Deirdre Lillis, Advocate with SHEP (Social and Health Education Project) Advocacy Programme, Cork, Ireland
Call for Abstracts
Call for abstracts (oral presentations/workshops) of 45 minutes’ duration related to the conference theme and outlining its aims and intentions. Please email your abstract (in Word- 250 words max) and a brief bio (in Word – 150 words max) to l.sapouna@ucc.ie by 18 September 2024. Inquiries to h.gijbels@ucc.ie or l.sapouna@ucc.ie.
Conference Organisers
Lydia Sapouna, School of Applied Social Studies and Harry Gijbels, School of Nursing and Midwifery (retired), Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland.
Website | cvni.ie/2024-2/
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ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.