Human rights and psychology in the Republic of Ireland: Aspirations for everyday practice and introducing the Kyrie Farm model.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Rogers, Elaine; Galavan, Eoin; Cowley-Cunningham, Michelle; Wainwright, Tony
- Source
- Clinical Psychology Forum. Oct2023, Issue 369, p47-56. 10p.
- Subject
- *MENTAL health services
*MENTAL health laws
*PSYCHOLOGY
*HUMAN rights
*GROUP rights
*HUMAN rights advocacy
*FARMS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1747-5732
The Republic of Ireland is introducing major human rights-based reform to its mental health laws. This paper outlines the new legal landscape in which psychologists must operate against the backdrop of present day effects of Ireland’s dark legacy of institutionalisation. A rights-based approach aims to positively transform mental health service delivery and we advocate for person-centred treatments as the ‘new normal’. We summarise the recent advocacy work undertaken by the Psychological Society of Ireland’s Special Interest Group in Human Rights & Psychology. Finally, we present an innovative best practice case promoting future rights-based delivery via the Socio-Ecological Model of Health – Kyrie Farm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]