The Life Esidimeni crisis : why a neoliberal agenda leaves no room for the mentally ill

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dc.contributor.authorOrnellas, Abigailen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEngelbrecht, Lambert K.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-07T13:00:59Z
dc.date.available2018-09-07T13:00:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Ornellas, A. & Engelbrecht, L. K. 2018. The Life Esidimeni crisis : why a neoliberal agenda leaves no room for the mentally ill. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 54(3):296-308, doi:10.15270/54-3-650.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://socialwork.journals.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis article makes the case for the fields of social work and community psychology to contribute to psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South. Many countries in the majority world face humanitarian crises, including war, political turbulence and in some cases genocide. In this article I examine some of the interventions that have demonstrated some efficacy in ameliorating psychosocial problems associated with conflict and war; I examine the role of mental health professionals in preparing survivors of war crimes and human rights abuses for testimony in post-conflict truth commissions; and I examine the complementary role of community psychologists and social workers in the context of conflict-related work. In defining a role for social workers and community psychologists, I identify areas of common concern for psychosocial humanitarian aid workers, namely an awareness of power relations, the potential mismatch of cultural zeitgeists between the professions of social work and psychology and the populations they serve, and the cultural sensitivities associated with what is considered to be therapeutically appropriate.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/648en
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent14 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOrnellas, A. & Engelbrecht, L. K. 2018. The Life Esidimeni crisis : why a neoliberal agenda leaves no room for the mentally ill. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 54(3):296-308, doi:10.15270/54-3-650en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2312-7198 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0037-8054 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.15270/54-3-650
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/104409
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Department of Social Worken_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectLife Esidimeni crisisen_ZA
dc.subjectNon-governmental organizations -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectNGOs -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectMentally ill -- South Africa -- Social conditionsen_ZA
dc.subjectMentally ill -- Care -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectMentally ill -- Services for -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectMentally ill older people -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectMentally ill aged -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectLife Esimendi crisisen_ZA
dc.titleThe Life Esidimeni crisis : why a neoliberal agenda leaves no room for the mentally illen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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