Monday, 23 August 2010

I just had a chat with a genius

Well she's a genius by membership of Mensa - a higher than average
intelligence quotient according to consensus measures of intelligence.

I was a bit disappointed though. She was intelligent as heck but she
didn't seem to be mad. Still, it's always nice to meet a genius.

More importantly that her intelligence: she's mental health sensitive
and she works for the police. That's more important. She's aware that
mental illnesses should be treated with the same compassion and
sensitivity as physical illnesses. I don't know exactly what she does -
she's not a street copper - but she's part of an organisation where
mental toughness is valued and the organisational culture may not
approve of mental health sensitivity. (That's a huge generalisation made
from limited experience and hearsay of course and some of the police
officers I've met have been mental health aware and compassionate).

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