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Resituating Aotearoa New Zealand Mental Health Legislation in the Context of Social and Occupational Justice

Reed, K; Field, B
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INTRODUCTION: Social work and occupational therapy mental health practitioners face a range of tensions in relation to statutory obligations in the context of maintaining a focus on the ideals of social or occupational justice.

APPROACH: The aim of this article is to highlight some of the complexities for social work and occupational therapy practitioners in an environment dominated by a medico-legal worldview. Those complexities include creating and maintaining a therapeutic relationship, adhering to legal obligations; and staying focused on professional values and beliefs. We have explored notions of social justice and occupational justice and undertaken a descriptive chronological review of Aotearoa New Zealand mental health legislation.

IMPLICATIONS: We have provided an insight in to some of the key factors that have influenced the development of mental health legislation in this country in relation to social and occupational justice. We have considered how the medico-legal worldview influences staying true to the notions of social and occupational justice and have made suggestions for change relative to practice and the legislation.
Keywords
Mental health; Legislation; Social justice; Occupational justice
Date
2017
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Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 29(3), 55.
Item Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work (ANZSW)
DOI
10.11157/anzswj-vol29iss3id306
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https://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/306
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The ANZASW will publish the final, accepted manuscript under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY 4.0). This licence allows anyone – including you – to share, copy, distribute, transmit, adapt and make commercial use of the work without needing additional permission, provided appropriate attribution is made to the original author or source.

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