Soooo...this next post was supposed to be about the intersection of social justice, pop culture, and the mental health profession. And then, I remembered that I hadn't yet posted my mental health profession 101 article. Whoops! My bad. Thus, here's a (not so) brief overview of some of the basic concepts of the mental health profession.*
For starters, what do we mean when we say "mental health?"
Psychological wellness, or mental health:
- Can be understood as a state of well-being wherein the individual can
- realize her/his own abilities
- cope with the typical stresses of everyday life,
- work productively and fruitfully, and
- make a contribution to her/his community (World Health Organization, 2013)
