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Welcome to the Mental Elf podcast, which features interviews with leading experts in mental health: researchers, clinicians, practitioners and experts by experience.
I will help you keep up to date with the latest reliable mental health research.
Our podcasts are recorded at major mental health events and conferences, and explore a wide range of topics relevant to people who work in mental health and related fields.
Check out the Mental Elf website for thousands of free blogs summarising the latest reliable mental health research.
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Relational Practice: making hope possible rather than despair convincing.
Join André from The Mental Elf for episode two of the BIGSPD 2025 Podcast as he discusses relational practice and democratic mental health with Professor Mick McKeown. Mick is a mental health nurse academic who shares his insights on the intersection of sociology, philosophy, and politics in mental health. In this episode, you'll learn about the key themes of his upcoming keynote talk at the British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder Conference, the importance of relational practice, and the role of democracy in combating authoritarianism. Mick also touches on the impact of hierarchical and undemocratic practices on both patients and staff, and the potential of cooperative, democratic approaches to improve mental health care.
00:00 Introduction to the BIGSPD 2025 Podcast
01:08 Meet Professor Mick McKeown
01:49 Exploring Relational Practice
02:50 Democracy and Mental Health
05:10 Challenges in Mental Health Services
08:18 The Importance of Cooperation
11:25 Relational Practice in Action
14:27 Defining Relational Practice
Find out more about the 2025 conference of the British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorders on their website: https://bigspd.org.uk/bigspd-conference-2025/
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