ABSTRACT

Many people with mental health issues are workless; despite this, good quality work is often promoted as beneficial for wellbeing. In this article, I explore my personal reflections about managing my experiences of mental distress in the workplace, whilst working as a senior lecturer in social work in the UK. The potential of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support the improvement of my mental wellbeing in the workplace is discussed alongside the central role of the therapist in delivering this intervention. The opportunities ACT offers to support a person with mental health issues to manage the impact of mental health symptoms in the workplace are highlighted, and its potential for wider implementation across mental health services is considered.

摘要

许多有心理健康问题的人没有工作；尽管如此，高质量的工作经常被宣传为有益于福祉。在本文中，我探讨了我在英国担任社会工作高级讲师期间在工作场所管理精神困扰经历的个人反思。接受和承诺疗法 (ACT) 支持改善我在工作场所的心理健康的潜力与治疗师在提供这种干预中的核心作用一起讨论。强调了 ACT 为支持有心理健康问题的人管理工作场所心理健康症状的影响提供的机会，并考虑了其在整个心理健康服务中更广泛实施的潜力。