Thursday, December 3, 2009
Please, don't become one of them!
I was sitting at my desk at the mental health drop in center that I was director of, when a friend/member I'll call him K, came in for some advice. He ended our conversation by saying "please don't become one of them" One of them, WOW! the way he said it. I am a big believer in the vital importance of the Peer to Peer component of recovery. I do though have concerns, based my own experience as a formally outspoken Peer/Advocate who ended up working in the mental health arena. Professional Advocates, Consumers turned Case Managers as K was referring to etc. can become quite problematic. I know that at times even though it may not have been said, it was clear that if I pissed off the wrong people, agencies or organizations (even when they needed to be called out) there would be a price to pay that would not be mine alone to bare. I had to be concerned how things would effect the center/ members. A once awsome outspoken advocate comes to mind and it seems to me he could not be shut up, so he got hired. *JUST SAYING*
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