1. Do you think that by treating mental health challenges with medical interventions, blame and stigma related to deviance can be reduced? Or do you think that medicalization of mental illness diffuses responsibility, increases dependence on medical interventions, and renders social interventions obsolete? Discuss reasons for your beliefs.

2. What might be attractive to you about working as a clinical, psychiatric or as an other mental health social worker, in a public mental health setting or in a private practice. Discuss specific reasons why or why not.