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    Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health

    It is a remarkable fact that philosophers, in a sense the experts on rationality, should have taken so little interest in irrationality.

    Things have changed since Anthony Quinton, a British philosopher and now a member of the House of Lords, made this observation in a lecture to the Royal Institute of Philosophy in 1985.

    Philosophers are nowadays actively interested in a wide range of topics from mental health practice and research.

    Conversely, mental health practitioners (both professionals and service users) are actively interested in a wide range of philosophical topics. Indeed, the explosive growth in cross-disciplinary contact in the last few years has been as remarkable as the earlier neglect.

    But the years of neglect have left a communication gap. Philosophers coming for the first time to a problem in mental health often lack the background knowledge, the first-hand ‘folk’ experience, to tap into the philosophical aspects of mental health problems in a practical way.

    Practitioners, on the other hand, coming to philosophy for the first time, often have little understanding of what philosophers do and of how they go about doing it.

    The pemh programme is increasingly being recognised as relevant to professional development in many different careers with interests in mental health, including: nursing, philosophy, psychiatry, psychotherapy and social work.

    We currently have direct links with The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, The School of Postgraduate Medical Education at Warwick University (which runs courses in Psychotherapy) and The West Midlands Post-Qualifying Consortium in Social Work. We also have links with the Walsgrave Hospital and other clinical centres who are able to offer practical experience.

     

     


     

    Taught Masters Degree Programmes

    • MA/MSc in Philosophy and Ethics of Mental Health

    Postgraduate Awards (PGAs)

    • MD908: Core Concepts in Philosophy, Psychopathology & Ethics of Mental Health 
    • MD961: Case Studies in Philosophy and Mental Health
    • MD912: Philosophy of science and mental health
    • MD909: Ethics, jurisprudence, mental health and society
    • MD911: Philosophy of mind and mental health

     

    External Collaborators: World Psychiatric Association – Section of Philosophy and Humanities in Psychiatry

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    Professor Bill Fulford

    Jon Rubin

    Course Coordinator

    Janet Smith
     
    T: +44 (0)24 7652 4961

    Mon 28 May '12
    2pm - 6:30pm: Philosophy of Mind & Mental Health
    Mon 04 Jun '12
    2pm - 6:30pm: Philosophy of Mind & Mental Health
    Mon 11 Jun '12
    2pm - 6:30pm: Philosophy of Mind & Mental Health
    Mon 18 Jun '12
    2pm - 6:30pm: Philosophy of Mind & Mental Health


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