Conflict and detente between social issues and clinical practice

The "dual nature" of the mental health profession--embodied in the differences between advocates of social and clinical approaches to people's problems--is considered. It is suggested that the situation reflects realities of the world we live in, and that it contains both dilemma and opportunity. Areas in which social advocacy and clinical expertise have complemented each other are illustrated, and possibilities for constructive and creative conflict are suggested

Constructive · Criminology · Dilemma · Dual (grammatical number) · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Mental health · Political science · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Social conflict · Social dilemma · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Law · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Social Psychology