Biopolitics, disavowed disability and the psy (corporate-state) complex: 'Common health problems' and cognate labels
Abstract
With a view to doing no harm, all healthcare professionals, including psychotherapists, must familiarise themselves with oppressive socio-political landscapes imposed upon particular groups of chronically ill and disabled people, framed as 'undeserving' for biopolitical purposes. This article offers an account of the biopolitical backdrop to disavowed disability for practitioners, who are urged to ensure they do not unwittingly reproduce oppressive power relations within the therapeutic space.
Citation
Hunt, J. (2023). Biopolitics, disavowed disability and the psy (corporate-state) complex: 'Common health problems' and cognate labels, The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 23 (2), pp. 6-16.