 | | | | |  | |  | | Setting the Scene: | | Our Thesis is that all problems we experience actually reside within the dynamics of family, community & the wider societies. The problems are often projected onto us from childhood. We carry the problems for others and have to learn to give them back where they belong. Families, communities and societies are often mal-adapted to allowing their citizens to integrate fully and often make poor use of their potential skills, intuitive knowledge and alternative experiences. This is as true for 'mental' disablement as it has been for physical disabilities. Importantly; these services also include the use of 'alternative, 'person centred', 'personal network focused', 'group work' & Community approaches. The services are geared towards the maintaining of psychological and emotional well being, at all ages. They are disposed to identifying, avoiding, resolving and recovering from abusive relationships and social situations. They are also used to aid recovery from psychological (including 'mental') and emotional (including 'spiritual'), 'induced ill-health', personal distress, social trauma and in dealing with alcohol, drug and other addictions, and serious psychosis. Informatively; Another significant part of our purpose is to facilitate broader professional education and continue to enlighten our communities. This includes positively enlightening its institutions, service & support agencies, public media, commerce and other businesses endeavours, to these important issues. This informing is geared to provide benefits to the individual and to the communities. When we use the term 'health' in the context of psychological and emotional problems, we do not imply the usual 'health services' notion of this. The usage is expanded and almost entirely relates to the interpersonal and social features, part of which encompasses our 'physical health' but which can also be considered to encompass what can be described as social and community health. Its for You; Whatever our professional background and training; Whatever our personal experiences; Whatever psychological and emotional trauma experienced; Our common objective is maintain the focus on helping people overcome the psychological, emotional and social consequences of physical, personal, relational, or social trauma. This includes the consequence of bullying, abuse, assault, criminal behaviour, neglect, conflict, shyness, prejudice, emotional distress, psychological breakdown, emotional breakdown, alcohol, drug & gambling problems, disability, institutionalization, clinical treatments, learning difficulties, memory loss, cognitive difficulties and any other conditions, events and experiences that you feel have had psychological and serious emotional consequences. The adage (all-be-it slightly misplaced here). "It's not what you have got, but what you do with it that counts", aptly summarises our attitude. Another one to bear in mind is; "It's not what you know but who you know, that count". This is usually used as a put-down of intellectual knowledge. Here it just emphasises community. |
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| NOTE: This Document is still at some stage of development. You are invited to respond and comment on its content and its logic. If you return to the document at a future date, you will be able to see its continued development, hopefully reflecting your own and others commentary. I thank you, in advance, for any contribution that you make. Please also feel free to visit and contribute, in any valid way, to these and other social issues, through our Forums. There is also a Chat Room and protected Chat Space for more serious group discussions and individual counselling. Please feel free o use this space for your legitimate activities. Copyright: Although you will see very few reference to other formal writings in this document, I acknowledge general recognition to the discussions and debates that I have had with students, practitioners and clients over the years. Most of the ideas and theory has evolved through this rather pragmatic process (operational research), rather than any formal reading. If any content of this document describes concepts, theory, or ideas that have been established else where, (prior to my writing, either here or else where - in part or in full), I acknowledge their entitlement to claim them as their intellectual property for financial purposes, if they can evidence this. I also reserve the right to retain them as my intellectual property, with due recognition to those who have made direct contributions, including other writers, should I identify such a past influences. Other than this, I invite you to share and copy any content, to the benefit of intellectual debate and the benefit of individuals and groups, without restriction, other than it be used for constructive purpose, in the wider context of my writing. Should you wish to use any material presented here 'as is', I ask that you then make reference to myself and the web site. The 'Reading Date' would be a useful 'publishing date' for the Current Edition. 1980 is the core publishing date for most of the basic ideas and theory (unless stated otherwise). This 'Reading Date' may be an important part of this 'reference', as the document (by its 'internet fluid' nature) will be constantly changing and this may affect meaning and interpretation, for those following up on such a reference at a later date. Thank you for your cooperation. TRC. eMail: terry.couchman@visitweb.org |
