Making activism a participatory, inclusive and developmental process
A research programme involving mental health service users
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12313628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy Bryant (0000-0001-5781-3625, University of Essex, corresponding author), Kevin Cordingley (0000-0003-1365-1024, Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy, Brunel University, London, UK), Ellen Adomako (University of Essex), Mary Birken (0000-0001-8828-2118, School of Health Sciences, City University, London, UK) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 1264-1288 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687599.2019.1613963 |
| OpenAlex | W2947283985 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 42 |
Understanding real-world experiences and issues is a priority for research funders, yet there are challenges in directly engaging with people for evaluation and investigation of the professional services they receive. Much professional work takes place within institutional restrictions, arising from legislation, policy and local practices. Collaborative research is therefore complex but relevant for improving services. This research programme started in 2002 with focus group research, led by occupational therapists based in a local National Health Service trust and a university, followed by eight further projects including a Photovoice project. This programme and our perspectives from reflections suggest we do not always know who we are, what we want or who cares about research outcomes, but it is important to embrace the potential of activism, to energise and focus people for positive action, wherever they are based
Action research · Business · Citizen journalism · Economic growth · Focus group · Legislation · Mental health · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Photovoice · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology
A Scoping Review of the Photovoice Method
Health activism
Activist Scholarship
The Meaning of Social Activism to Older Adults in Ireland
What Ignites and Sustains Activism
Visualising a safe space
Using participatory and creative methods to facilitate emancipatory research with people facing multiple disadvantage
Survivor research and Mad Studies
Marketing ‘madness’
Searching for a rose garden
Between exclusion and colonisation
Widening cross-disciplinary research for mental health’
Research and Writing Is Social Justice Activism
Developing Critical Thinkers
Everyday activism and transitions towards post-capitalist worlds
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |