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“Social Change”
Program Transcript
HOLLY HOEY: So Maurice, as we talk about social change, I know there's a
story behind how you got into this field. I can just sense your passion and
enthusiasm for what you do.
MAURICE WILLIAMS: Well, I've always had an interest in the human condition.
My undergrad was in psychology, so we studied a lot about the mind, human
behavior. I've always been inquisitive. I want to know; how did we get here, who
are we, why are we so different, why are we so alike, what makes us who we
are? And so, literally, that's why I got into it.
Now, as I started working in the field though, I saw that, wow, it's not about
being inquisitive. There's really a lot of needs out here for people. There's a lot
of pain out here. It's a lot of trauma, a lot of grief, a lot of loss. And I come from
a family that has always been very community focused.
And so I got into working with people with disabilities. And then next, I worked
with adults who were on assistance, tenants assistance. And then I ended up
working with children. And now it's like, "Wow, there it is." Children have such a
vulnerability, but such a purity. I can connect with them, because children always
remind me that we all were one of them at one time. And I'm fortunate enough to
have gotten into a field that keeps me focused on, like Holly asked, What am I
going to do good today? Who am I going to help? Not really save, but who am I
going to help progress further in their life."
HOLLY HOEY: What about you Andrea?
ANDREA INGRAM: Well, I grew up in a large family, a lot of kids, and I was in
the middle. So middle children, we do a lot of mediating and all this kind of stuff.
But, I also grew up with a very keen sense of justice and fairness. When there
are seven kids in the family, you learn that life is not fair. And my parents had a
strong sense of justice also, and
were great examples.
So when I went out into the world, I felt an obligation, a responsibility to try to
make life better for people that didn't have it as well as I did. Because to me, it's a
sense of justice and fairness to include people in the mainstream who are left out,
for whatever reason. They're left out because of poverty, they're left out because
of mental illness, or there are left out because of their personality. They're just left
out because of relationships.
So it's just because of, I think, being raised with a keen sense of fairness and
justice and wanting to have an impact on that.
I found that I really loved crisis work, because when people are in crisis there's
such energy there and motivation to make things different. And there's a real
opportunity to make things different and to make some really significant changes
and reach some really significant resolutions in your life that really might put you
on a different path.
HOLLY HOEY: I say that I'm in this field by default. But it worked out to my
benefit, becau.
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Brigid Daniel
Professor of Social Work
University of Stirling
with thanks to:
Cheryl Burgess, University of Stirling
Jane Scott, With Scotland
Julie Taylor, University of Edinburgh
and to Action for Children
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“Social Change”
Program Transcript
HOLLY HOEY: So Maurice, as we talk about social change, I know there's a
story behind how you got into this field. I can just sense your passion and
enthusiasm for what you do.
MAURICE WILLIAMS: Well, I've always had an interest in the human condition.
My undergrad was in psychology, so we studied a lot about the mind, human
behavior. I've always been inquisitive. I want to know; how did we get here, who
are we, why are we so different, why are we so alike, what makes us who we
are? And so, literally, that's why I got into it.
Now, as I started working in the field though, I saw that, wow, it's not about
being inquisitive. There's really a lot of needs out here for people. There's a lot
of pain out here. It's a lot of trauma, a lot of grief, a lot of loss. And I come from
a family that has always been very community focused.
And so I got into working with people with disabilities. And then next, I worked
with adults who were on assistance, tenants assistance. And then I ended up
working with children. And now it's like, "Wow, there it is." Children have such a
vulnerability, but such a purity. I can connect with them, because children always
remind me that we all were one of them at one time. And I'm fortunate enough to
have gotten into a field that keeps me focused on, like Holly asked, What am I
going to do good today? Who am I going to help? Not really save, but who am I
going to help progress further in their life."
HOLLY HOEY: What about you Andrea?
ANDREA INGRAM: Well, I grew up in a large family, a lot of kids, and I was in
the middle. So middle children, we do a lot of mediating and all this kind of stuff.
But, I also grew up with a very keen sense of justice and fairness. When there
are seven kids in the family, you learn that life is not fair. And my parents had a
strong sense of justice also, and
were great examples.
So when I went out into the world, I felt an obligation, a responsibility to try to
make life better for people that didn't have it as well as I did. Because to me, it's a
sense of justice and fairness to include people in the mainstream who are left out,
for whatever reason. They're left out because of poverty, they're left out because
of mental illness, or there are left out because of their personality. They're just left
out because of relationships.
So it's just because of, I think, being raised with a keen sense of fairness and
justice and wanting to have an impact on that.
I found that I really loved crisis work, because when people are in crisis there's
such energy there and motivation to make things different. And there's a real
opportunity to make things different and to make some really significant changes
and reach some really significant resolutions in your life that really might pu ...
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MOST SEVERE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LEAST SEVERE
PRESENTING PROBLEM CATEGORIZATION: (Please check all the apply and circle the description of symptom)
Symptoms causing concern, distress or impairment:
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difficulty staying asleep difficulty waking up difficulty staying awake
Concentration: Decreased concentration Increased or excessive concentration
Change in appetite: Increased appetite Decreased appetite
Increased Anxiety (describe): I have a lot of fear of the unknown. Everything feels out of my control.
Mood Swings (describe): I’m irritable all of the time. I go back and forth between extreme bouts of sadness
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and only because I really focus on making sure they are ok.
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Everything just seems both overwhelming and pointless.
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Other:
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Other (Please describe other concerns):
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How do you rate your current level of coping on a scale of 1 – 10 (with 1 being unable to cope)?
UNABLE TO COPE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ABLE TO COPE
EMPLOYMENT:
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Where are you working? XYZ Bank
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COU 680 Adult Psychosocial Assessment Sabrina
Date of appointment: Today Time of appointment: 5:00 pm
Client Name: Sabrina Hinajosa Age: 29 DOB: 3/23/89
Gender: Male Female Transgender Preferred Name/Nickname: N/A
Ethnicity: Hispanic Non‐Hispanic Race: Caucasian
Current Marital/Relationship Status: Single Married Divorced Widowed Domestic Partnership
Name of Person completing form: Sabrina Relationship to client: Self
PRESENTING PROBLEM (Briefly describe the issues/problems which led to your decision to seek therapy services):
I recently lost my mother-in-law to a sudden heart attack immediately prior to the recent hurricane. Within a matter
of a single day I lost the mother figure in my life, was evacuated from my home, and had a hurricane destroy parts
of my house. I’m completely overwhelmed, sad, and angry at the world.
How severe, on a scale of 1‐10 (with 1 being the most severe), do you rate your presenting problems?
MOST SEVERE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LEAST SEVERE
PRESENTING PROBLEM CATEGORIZATION: (Please check all the apply and circle the description of symptom)
Symptoms causing concern, distress or impairment:
Change in sleep patterns (please circle): sleeping more sleeping less difficulty falling asleep
difficulty staying asleep difficulty waking up difficulty staying awake
Concentration: Decreased concentration Increased or excessive concentration
Change in appetite: Increased appetite Decreased appetite
Increased Anxiety (describe): I have a lot of fear of the unknown. Everything feels out of my control.
Mood Swings (describe): I’m irritable all of the time. I go back and forth between extreme bouts of sadness
and complete anger and rage at the situation. The only place I feel calm is with my kids
and only because I really focus on making sure they are ok.
Behavioral Problems/Changes (describe): I struggle to stay focused on anything other than taking care of
my kids. I feel aimless and purposeless and have stopped putting forth much effort at work or in our home.
Everything just seems both overwhelming and pointless.
Victimization (please circle): Physical abuse Sexual abuse Elder abuse Adult molested as child
Robbery victim Assault victim Dating violence Domestic Violence
Human trafficking DUI/DWI crash Survivors of homicide victims
Other:
2
Other (Please describe other concerns):
How long has this problem been causing you distress? (please circle)
One week One month 1 – 6 Months 6 Months – 1 Year Longer than one year
How do you rate your current level of coping on a scale of 1 – 10 (with 1 being unable to cope)?
UNABLE TO COPE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ABLE TO COPE
EMPLOYMENT:
Currently Employed? Yes No If employed, what is your occupation? Bank teller
Where are you working? XYZ Bank
How long? 3 Days/Months/Years
Do you enjoy your current job? Yes No What do you like/ ...
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Agm stress summit
1. Health inequalities and austerity
in Stockton-on-Tees
Stress and mental health: narratives of mothers
in Stockton
Amy Greer Murphy
Department of Geography
28/06/2016
2. Brief overview of my topic: ‘Austerity, health
inequalities and mothers in Stockton-on-Tees’.
• Second year PhD student at Dept. of Geography.
• Women's experiences of austerity: health and wellbeing,
service use and access, income and benefit receipt,
housing, employment, coping mechanisms.
• Ethnography with women's group based in the town
centre as well as in-depth longitudinal qualitative
interviews with 15 mothers.
• Stage: finishing fieldwork, qualitative analysis.
• Engaging with diverse sample of mothers from across
the borough to emphasise the spatial and gendered
nature of inequalities.
3. Local Health in an Age of Austerity:
The Stockton-on-Tees study
dur.ac.uk/
health.inequalities
5. Research methods: Ethnography
• Ethnography means ‘writing
about people’ and it is both a
process (ethnographic research)
and a product (an ethnography).
• Ethnographic research involves
participating in, and observing
and reflecting upon, people’s
lives and social contexts.
• It is a research method that
derives data from the in-depth,
long-term study of a specific
social world.
6. Methods: Qualitative Longitudinal
Interviewing
• Longitudinal Research is used across disciplines.
Investigating and interpreting how dynamic social
processes shape us.
• Can produce in-depth data illustrating how cultural,
geographical and historical processes interact to produce
outcomes and how individuals respond to and engage
with change (Holland et al., 2006).
• Consists of repeat semi-structured interviews with 15
women.
7. Stress, gender and health inequalities
• Health inequalities generally refers to the systematic
differences in the health of people occupying unequal
positions in society (Graham, 2009).
• Women have lower rates of mortality but report higher levels
of depression, psychiatric disorders, distress, and a variety of
chronic illnesses than men (McDonough & Walters,
2001; Verbrugge, 1985).
• An intersectional approach to health inequalities allows us to
understand how gender, race, age, sexuality and other aspects
of identity interact. Intersectionality offers a useful framework,
it recognises individuals have multiple aspects to their identity,
influencing their relationships with others and structures of
power, and their health (Hill, 2016).
8. Stress, gender and health inequalities
Denton et al. (2004) argue that ‘levels of health are
determined by social structures of inequality,
differences in health related behaviours and
psychosocial factors including stressful life events,
chronic stressors and psychological resources. But
the picture is more complex than that….[these]
factors are rooted in the social structures of
inequality that define people’s lives’.
9. The next section will
introduce the stories of
three women from the
study to highlight some of
the difficulties mothers on
low income face in dealing
with intersecting
inequalities.
10. Chloe
• 25-34.
• Two young sons, both with autism diagnosis.
• Recently became a single parent, is Carer for her
children.
• Volunteers at local charity and involved in local politics.
11. [On coping with post-natal depression]
‘My son came along in 2009, and it was probably one of the worst
times of my life. I had post-natal depression after him, for about 6
months before I got any help. And the doctor asked if I had any
support. I said my mum, but she’s caring for my dad, he had just
finished his chemotherapy at that time but we knew he wasn’t going
to get better.
The doctor said ‘well you’re lucky, you’ve got more than a lot of
people have’ and sent me away. No medication, no help. Thank
goodness I changed doctors, because it took me a long time to go
to the doctor because we were really struggling with money. So the
new doctors gave me some anti-depressants and sent me on my
way.’
12. [On the benefits system]
‘The brown envelopes, I’m terrified of them. If one
comes through the door, my body language, my
heart…the children could be saying anything to me
and I wouldn’t even hear it until I’ve opened it. And
it’s either nothing, or it’s like, oh ‘your benefits are
suspended from Christmas day’. And they always
come on a Friday when you can’t do anything about
it. Always. Or bank holiday weekends or something
like that. I’m going to be so so happy when I never
have to see another one of those ever again.’
13. Sally
• 18-24 age bracket.
• Originally from London, moved between Hartlepool and
London before settling in Stockton. Doesn’t get on with parents.
• One daughter aged 3, they do not live with her partner.
• Partner worked at SSI steelworks plant in Redcar before closure.
• Spends a lot of time at local Children’s Centre, taking courses
and meeting other mums.
14. [On dealing with ongoing pain while being lone parent]
‘I have been to the doctors before, they gave me painkillers that put
me to sleep. I couldn’t take them cos I’ve got her. I did go back to
them and say ‘look, I can’t take these because they put me to sleep
and I can’t take them because I’m a lone parent’ and they went ‘oh,
well you’re gonna have to suffer with it then…’
I struggle with a bad back as well, after having the section. So I’m
contending with a bad back, a three year old and tidying up. I won’t
take any medication cos I’m caring for her. I’ve had physio, I’ve had
spine rehab and I do a few exercises for my back every day and I
just carry on. It’s got worse in the last few years. As soon as she’s in
school I’ll get it seen to.’
15. [On managing her partner’s expectations]
‘My partner keeps going ‘oh you’ve got to get a job soon, even if it’s just in a care
home’ and I go ‘I don’t want to work in a care home. I’ll be miserable.’ I’m not
going to just go out and get a job because he says I need to get a job. I’m not
doing it. Plus the work wouldn’t fit around her because it can be late at night or
in the middle of the day or whatever. I want a job to fit around what she’s doing
and he doesn’t understand that…I’m a full time mum and he just comes and
goes. He doesn’t understand how much it takes to look after her.
That’s what being a mum’s about, making sure everyone’s taken care of. I go ‘my
back’s hurting’, he says ‘oh just sit down for five minutes’. But he doesn’t offer to
help with anything. Just ‘sit down, you can do it in a minute’. Well if I sit down I
won’t get back up. I have suffered from depression. I still have it, I think. I do
still sometimes sit there and just burst out crying, for no reason. And I think…
it’s from when I had her. I think it was that we don’t live together, and so all of
the pressure’s on me. Everything’s on me.’
16. Rose
• 45-54 age bracket.
• Originally from Wiltshire, from military family and
moved a lot.
• Married, has two children from previous marriage.
• Has an array of long-term disabilities and chronic
health issues.
• Lives with her very attentive husband, daughter and
two dogs whom she adores.
17. [On being in crisis and seeking help]
‘We asked for help, we went to the housing for help, all these
people for help, and nobody would help us. I suffer from serious
depression, so my mental state was just on the floor.
I hate being like this. I hate not being mobile and not being able to
work. I wasn’t bothered by the rent and that when we were both
working, d’you know what I mean? We could do that. Even though
we struggled.
…I feel really let down. I want some answers because I know
there’s something wrong. I can understand all these x-ray machines
and stuff trying to find out what’s wrong but there must be
something else they can do. They cannot just like, I know it’s not in
me head. I’ve been fighting for 15 year for people to admit there’s
something wrong with me…It wasn’t about the money, it was never
about the money. It was about somebody saying ‘yes, there’s
something wrong with you’.’
18. [On suffering with mental and physical health issues]
‘The doctor at the hospital accepts that I am in pain, but
says there’s nothing more they can do for me. Nothing
shows up on the scans. Even morphine doesn’t touch me.
I’m on three lots of medication for pain. When I went to see
the psychologist there I said I feel like I’ve got two
depressions-one is for me physical health and the other’s for
the…the mental stuff. The emotional things.
I said I wanted to concentrate on the emotional things first,
which I’ve been trying to do with no success. I’m still
fighting the depression and all of this. I’ve come to the
point where I feel like there’s nothing more I can do,
everyone’s just waving me away…’
19. Stakeholder perspective: Tara, manager at anti-
poverty charity
‘Some of the women I work with have a physical issue, but predominantly
it’s an anxiety, it’s depression, it’s stress-related, and quite a lot of them
have quite chaotic lifestyles as well, they could be coming from an abusive
relationships, maybe they’re just young and they’ve had a child. A lot of
them don’t have very good relationships with parents, siblings, so they’re
not dealing with that. Some have issues with drink, alcohol. But then
what’d happen is people say well if you can afford drink, you should be
able to afford food. But for them the alcohol is a relief at that time.
It might not work long term but for short term it makes them feel that bit
better and they’re further stigmatised for that. But mostly it’s anxiety and
depression, I can’t stress enough how many people won’t come out of the
house. A lot of people don’t access other services, it’s only after a few
months of meeting them that you find out the true extent of their debt,
their mental health problems, their other issues, cos they’re not gonna
open up on day one. If you get behind the door that’s a massive step.’
20. Reflections
• Underlying all interviews was a thread of managing (mostly, for others): the
budget, the food shop, care for ageing parents, children, benefit changes.
• Of 15 women, from a wide variety of incomes, only 1, the mother with the
highest income and most secure family situation, did not mention
experiencing mental health issues.
• For the women at the lower end of the income spectrum, poor physical
health and poor mental health were common themes.
• Furthermore, narratives of perceived failures of medical care, of counselling
services, of being offered drugs when they wanted holistic care, were
common.
• All the women had wonderful experiences of their pre- and post-natal care.
They spoke very highly of midwives, doctors, health visitors.
• In the wider picture of the lifecourse, a patchwork of dissatisfaction with
medical care, and of multiple stressful life events emerges, often made
worse by the benefit system.
• With ongoing austerity cuts and cumulative effects, we can expect the
situation in low income areas to worsen.
21. Many thanks to all participants for
sharing their stories
Thank you for listening
Email: a.a.greer-murphy@durham.ac.uk
Twitter: @amygmurphy
Editor's Notes
In this presentation I am going to:
Briefly give background to my PhD
Discuss my data collection methods
Discuss findings relating to three mothers’ stories and their experiences of depression, anxiety.
Women in extreme, crisis or very low-income situations
