Ban prosthetic masks in Mental health nurse training
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Linda Bates
11 years ago
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This story is so mind-boggling that, at first, I assumed it was satire. People with mental health conditions and illnesses, myself included, are people. And we cannot be reduced to a stereotype by a mask, especially in a place that is training the professionals of the future, the people in whom we entrust our lives and our health.
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Claire Nolan
11 years ago
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Unbelievable that a service that's support to be providing understanding & support, could be contributing in such an obvious way to continuing MH stigma. Not only does it seem a huge waste of funds which are already stretched to breaking point but it's reinforcing unhelpful stereotypes. You should be teaching your students to see behind the facade. You ought to be thoroughly ashamed if yourselves. We, MH sufferers, are not monsters nor should we be portrayed as such.
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Tamar Hillwood
11 years ago
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Stigmatising. They look like a LOTR or dr Who character. I have not seen a patient who looked like this in my 25 yrs of mental health nursing. This idea proves there's still a lot of stigma to beat within the profession especially when teachers think their bad example is a good idea. Besides: they miss the importance of nonverbal communication. This idea isnt helping any trainee nurse and what's worse : it doesnt help those affected by mental illness
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Brandie Lee
11 years ago
There are plenty of other ways to teach empathy. There is some kind of indignity to this.
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Andrew Jones
11 years ago
It is so sad that the great work done by so many to try to eradicate the awful stigma around Mental Heath and those who suffer could be undermined by the very people we rely on to help dispel same. We are not monsters and to be depicted as such is demening both to those depicted and to those doing the depicting. Please stop this, it's just wrong.
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Lynda Jones
11 years ago
This is stigmatising people with MentalHealth issues
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lisaspriggs
11 years ago
completely abhorrent way to educate mh students
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Rowena Jopling
11 years ago
This is stimatising and ineffective
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LisaSaysThis
11 years ago
I have a 41 year career as a nurse and NHS manager, the latter 13 as a chief executive running mental health services. I am also someone who has needed help with my own mental health since the age of 15. I have dedicated my
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cathy young
11 years ago
The masks are grotesque and ugly. They do not give the impression of being ordinary people. There can be no place for such props in mh training.
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Jodi Brown
11 years ago
This is highly offensive and a kick in the face for anyone battling with MH problems, and those fighting to break the stigma and prejudice.
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Alison Cameron
11 years ago
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I have worked on mental health projects using simulation eg with the highly trained actors who worked on the Education not Discrimination campaign run by Rethink. This is NOT my objection. I object to the fact that these are obvious caricatures, all of those shown looking akin to the "psycho" so often the image portrayed in horror films. The comment on RGU's press release that this is somehow providing students with insight into "real patients" in a "safe environment" is redolent with stigma and judgement.
This story is so mind-boggling that, at first, I assumed it was satire. People with mental health conditions and illnesses, myself included, are people. And we cannot be reduced to a stereotype by a mask, especially in a place that is training the professionals of the future, the people in whom we entrust our lives and our health.
Unbelievable that a service that's support to be providing understanding & support, could be contributing in such an obvious way to continuing MH stigma. Not only does it seem a huge waste of funds which are already stretched to breaking point but it's reinforcing unhelpful stereotypes. You should be teaching your students to see behind the facade. You ought to be thoroughly ashamed if yourselves. We, MH sufferers, are not monsters nor should we be portrayed as such.
Stigmatising. They look like a LOTR or dr Who character. I have not seen a patient who looked like this in my 25 yrs of mental health nursing. This idea proves there's still a lot of stigma to beat within the profession especially when teachers think their bad example is a good idea. Besides: they miss the importance of nonverbal communication. This idea isnt helping any trainee nurse and what's worse : it doesnt help those affected by mental illness
There are plenty of other ways to teach empathy. There is some kind of indignity to this.
It is so sad that the great work done by so many to try to eradicate the awful stigma around Mental Heath and those who suffer could be undermined by the very people we rely on to help dispel same. We are not monsters and to be depicted as such is demening both to those depicted and to those doing the depicting. Please stop this, it's just wrong.
This is stigmatising people with MentalHealth issues
completely abhorrent way to educate mh students
This is stimatising and ineffective
I have a 41 year career as a nurse and NHS manager, the latter 13 as a chief executive running mental health services. I am also someone who has needed help with my own mental health since the age of 15. I have dedicated my
The masks are grotesque and ugly. They do not give the impression of being ordinary people. There can be no place for such props in mh training.
This is highly offensive and a kick in the face for anyone battling with MH problems, and those fighting to break the stigma and prejudice.
I have worked on mental health projects using simulation eg with the highly trained actors who worked on the Education not Discrimination campaign run by Rethink. This is NOT my objection. I object to the fact that these are obvious caricatures, all of those shown looking akin to the "psycho" so often the image portrayed in horror films. The comment on RGU's press release that this is somehow providing students with insight into "real patients" in a "safe environment" is redolent with stigma and judgement.