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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NU3F9FIRYMHNQMSBTVQM/full?ta
In response to: Carer and Lived Experience workforce perspectives
tymeModerator
Thank you for sharing that article. It is pivotal in advocating for change @Appleblossom
In response to: Carer and Lived Experience workforce perspectives
DimitySenior Contributor
Yes @Appleblossom @tyme such an important contribution.
"I can see the profound impacts of not being heard. This fundamental issue lies in a system which functions by leveraging supposed power structures to designate certain privileged individuals as worthy of being listened to, while rendering others and their lived experience as inconsequential and easily dismissed."
I've been seeing Facebook feeds from a black US medical practitioner busting entrenched racial myths and stereotypes in diagnosis and treatment of "minorities"... some of the stories are very disturbing, all grounded in privilege. Status of white male monied people mostly, so deeply ingrained it goes unrecognised.
In response to: Re: Carer and Lived Experience workforce perspectives
tymeModerator
And from my own experience, I know it is a common issue @Dimity @Appleblossom - not being heard.
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