One of the papers in our recent special issue of the Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, about the legacy of David Smail, is the piece by Penny Priest. Her paper, The Many Problems with Zen Psyonics, includes selected extracts from her recently published
novel, Team Of One, to illustrate David Smail’s critique of the profession of clinical psychology and the need for a social materialist psychology. Reflecting on implications for clinical practice, David warned about a future we are living through today. He also argued the need for: recognizing the limits of psychological therapy; outsight over insight; the importance of including society; and de-psychologization.
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