CALENDAR OF EVENTS
A curated listing of international critical psychology conferences and events. Email us at ca[email protected] if you’d like to suggest an event.
Events in November 2023
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Political Abuses of Psychiatry: Ongoing Cases Worldwide
Political Abuses of Psychiatry: Ongoing Cases Worldwide
November 11, 2023
Political abuse of psychiatry, defined as the misuse of psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, and institutionalization for political or social objectives, is a topic of significant concern. Despite global condemnation, these practices continue to be observed in various forms across the world. A pivotal hybrid event on the state of the practice worldwide will be hosted in Vienna and online on October 1st and 2nd of 2023, and the 27th and 28th of October, 10th and 11th of November as online only sessions, gathering leading experts, survivors, and advocates to illuminate this pressing issue. Awareness will be raised, dialogue promoted, and action inspired through discussions and talks.
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15th Annual Critical Voices Conference 2023
15th Annual Critical Voices Conference 2023
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November 15, 2023 – November 16, 2023âCRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING FROM MAD KNOWLEDGEâ
SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THEÂ CRITICAL VOICES NETWORK IRELAND
Mad knowledge has been historically invalidated by academic and professional disciplines. Despite the rhetoric of âsocial inclusionâ and âco-productionâ, service users/survivors/Mad people continue to be viewed as non-credible knowers in relation to their own experiences. This is a form of injustice that renders them powerless within the systems that are meant to support them. This yearâs conference provides opportunities to consider Mad knowledge and the challenges involved in learning with and from Madness and distress. This conference will consider:
- The diversity of Mad knowledge
- The processes that marginalise Mad knowledge
- Issues of credibility and representation
- What it means to learn from Mad knowledge
- The implications of this learning for education and practice systems
- How we create environments to honour, and nurture Mad knowledge
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15th Annual Critical Voices Conference 2023
15th Annual Critical Voices Conference 2023
N/A
November 15, 2023 – November 16, 2023âCRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING FROM MAD KNOWLEDGEâ
SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THEÂ CRITICAL VOICES NETWORK IRELAND
Mad knowledge has been historically invalidated by academic and professional disciplines. Despite the rhetoric of âsocial inclusionâ and âco-productionâ, service users/survivors/Mad people continue to be viewed as non-credible knowers in relation to their own experiences. This is a form of injustice that renders them powerless within the systems that are meant to support them. This yearâs conference provides opportunities to consider Mad knowledge and the challenges involved in learning with and from Madness and distress. This conference will consider:
- The diversity of Mad knowledge
- The processes that marginalise Mad knowledge
- Issues of credibility and representation
- What it means to learn from Mad knowledge
- The implications of this learning for education and practice systems
- How we create environments to honour, and nurture Mad knowledge
International Peer Support (IPS): An Online OverviewInternational Peer Support (IPS): An Online Overview
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November 16, 2023Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time
Intentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. It provides a powerful framework for creating relationships where both people learn and grow together. IPS is used across the world in community, peer support, and human services settings, and is a tool for community development with broad appeal to people from all walks of life.
Why IPS? Peers come together around shared experiences and often a desire to change lives. But without a new framework to build upon, people frequently re-enact âhelpâ based on what was done to them. IPS offers a foundation for doing something different. We come from a history of grassroots alternatives that focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power.
In this three hour online overview participants will learn about the history of IPS as well as the tasks and principles of this transformational framework. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and have interactive discussions with the facilitators and other participants.
Please log in from a quiet, undisturbed location for this event as there are interactive sessions with discussions and break out groups, not webinars.
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Mad in America Private Film Screening & Director Discussion
Mad in America Private Film Screening & Director Discussion
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November 18, 2023Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time
Please join Mad in America for a private screening of Saving Minds followed by audience Q&A with Director Catherine Mullins, hosted by Robert Whitaker.
In this film, two people attempt to reclaim their lives after years of struggling with mental illness, while a group of leading professionals in the field rethinks the current drug-based model of psychiatric care.