Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Keywords
subjectivity, social justice, suicidal ideation, neoliberal, cognitive-behavioral treatment, sociocultural factors, social construction
Major
American Studies
Abstract
In her paper, “Suicide and Neoliberalism: An Imminent Critique of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy,” Noël Ingram, following the tradition of scholars such as Philip Cushman and Mark E. Button, challenges the dominant discursive framework of suicide through an examination of one of the dominant psychological therapeutic frameworks used to understand and treat suicidal ideation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Ingram argues that CBT assumes the site of disorder is situated in the atomized neoliberal subject whose failure to think and behave rationally has led to their suicide attempt. Further, Ingram discusses how the framework of CBT is influenced by inherent neoliberal assumptions with its focus on skill-building, competencies, manuals, and procedures. Ingram concludes by suggesting a reconceptualizing of the factors that lead to suicide with a particular focus on examining the link between suicide and contemporary societal inequities.
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jason Blakley
Funding Source or Research Program
Keck Scholars Program
Presentation Session
Session B
Location
Plaza Classroom 189
Start Date
29-3-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
29-3-2019 3:45 PM
Suicide and Neoliberalism Paper
Suicide and Neoliberalism: An Imminent Critique of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Plaza Classroom 189
In her paper, “Suicide and Neoliberalism: An Imminent Critique of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy,” Noël Ingram, following the tradition of scholars such as Philip Cushman and Mark E. Button, challenges the dominant discursive framework of suicide through an examination of one of the dominant psychological therapeutic frameworks used to understand and treat suicidal ideation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Ingram argues that CBT assumes the site of disorder is situated in the atomized neoliberal subject whose failure to think and behave rationally has led to their suicide attempt. Further, Ingram discusses how the framework of CBT is influenced by inherent neoliberal assumptions with its focus on skill-building, competencies, manuals, and procedures. Ingram concludes by suggesting a reconceptualizing of the factors that lead to suicide with a particular focus on examining the link between suicide and contemporary societal inequities.