Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: Putting

Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: Putting Our Practice to Work (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series Book 7)

Laura Smith argues that if there is any segment of society that should be concerned with the impact of classism and poverty, it is those within the â€œhelping professionsâ€â€”people who have built their careers around understanding and facilitating human emotional well-being. In this groundbreaking book, Smith charts the ebbs and flows of psychologyâ€™s consideration of poor clients, and then points to promising new approaches to serving poor communities that go beyond remediation, sympathy, and charity. Including the authorâ€™s own experiences as a psychologist in a poor community, this inspiring book:<ul type="disc"><li>Shows practitioners and educators how to implement considerations of social class and poverty within mental health theory and practice.</li><li>Addresses poverty from a true social class perspective, beginning with questions of power and oppression in health settings.</li><li>Presents a view of poverty that emerges from the words of the poor through their participation in interviews and qualitative research.</li><li>Offers a message of hope that poor clients and psychologists can reinvent their relationship through working together in ways that are liberating for all parties.</li></ul>Laura SmithÂ is an assistant professor in the department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University.â€œGripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, [this]is an impassioned charge to mental health professionals to advocate in truly helpful ways for Americaâ€™s poor and working-class citizensÂ .Â .Â . beautifully written and structured in a way that provides solid information with digestible doses of in-your-face depictions of povertyÂ .Â .Â . Smithâ€™s appeal to the healing profession is a gift. She envisions a class-inclusive society that shares common resources, opportunities, institutions, and hope. Smithâ€™s book is a beautiful, chilling treatise calling for social change, mapping the road that will ultimately lead to that change.Â .Â .Â . This inspired bookÂ .Â .Â . is not meant to be purchased, perused, and placed on a shelf. It is meant to be lived. Are you in?â€ â€”PsycCRITIQUES magazineâ€œSmith does not invite you to examine the life of the poor; she forces you to do it. And after you do it, you cannot help but question your practice. Whether you are a psychologist, a social worker, a counselor, a nurse, a psychiatrist, a teacher, or a community organizer, you will gain insights about the lives of the people you work with.â€ â€”From the Foreword byÂ Isaac Prilleltensky, Dean, School of Education, University of Miami, Floridaâ€œThis groundbreaking book challenges practitioners and educators to rethink dominant understandings of social class and poverty, and it offers concrete strategies for addressing class-based inequities.Â Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social ExclusionÂ should be required reading for anyone interested in economic and social justice.â€ â€”Heather Bullock, University of California, Santa Cruz
Country USA
Brand Teachers College Press
Manufacturer Teachers College Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-06-06
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Brand	Teachers College Press
Manufacturer	Teachers College Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-06-06
Format	Kindle eBook

Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: Putting Our Practice to Work (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series Book 7)

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