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

Join our eBook service for unlimited books & audiobooks. Get a free 7 day subscription! ↓↓↓↓↓


Book Descriptions:

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 “helping professions”—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 psychology’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 author’s own experiences as a psychologist in a poor community, this inspiring book:

• Shows practitioners and educators how to implement considerations of social class and poverty within mental health theory and practice.
• Addresses poverty from a true social class perspective, beginning with questions of power and oppression in health settings.
• Presents a view of poverty that emerges from the words of the poor through their participation in interviews and qualitative research.
• 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.

Laura Smith is an assistant professor in the department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University.

“Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, [this]is an impassioned charge to mental health professionals to advocate in truly helpful ways for America’s poor and working-class citizens . . . beautifully written and structured in a way that provides solid information with digestible doses of in-your-face depictions of poverty . . . Smith’s appeal to the healing profession is a gift. She envisions a class-inclusive society that shares common resources, opportunities, institutions, and hope. Smith’s book is a beautiful, chilling treatise calling for social change, mapping the road that will ultimately lead to that change. . . . This inspired book . . . is not meant to be purchased, perused, and placed on a shelf. It is meant to be lived. Are you in?”
—PsycCRITIQUES magazine

“Smith 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.”
—From the Foreword by Isaac Prilleltensky, Dean, School of Education, University of Miami, Florida

“This 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. Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion should be required reading for anyone interested in economic and social justice.”
—Heather Bullock, University of California, Santa Cruz

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

From reader reviews:

Dave Thomas:

As people who live in the particular modest era should be revise about what going on or info even knowledge to make these people keep up with the era that is always change and advance. Some of you maybe will probably update themselves by examining books. It is a good choice in your case but the problems coming to you is you don't know what kind you should start with. This Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: Putting Our Practice to Work (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series) is our recommendation to make you keep up with the world. Why, as this book serves what you want and need in this era.

Jean McFerren:

Do you one of the book lovers? If so, do you ever feeling doubt when you find yourself in the book store? Make an effort to pick one book that you find out the inside because don't ascertain book by its include may doesn't work is difficult job because you are afraid that the inside maybe not because fantastic as in the outside seem likes. Maybe you answer may be Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: Putting Our Practice to Work (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series) why because the wonderful cover that make you consider about the content will not disappoint you actually. The inside or content will be fantastic as the outside or maybe cover. Your reading 6th sense will directly show you to pick up this book.

Jennifer Bell:

The book untitled Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: Putting Our Practice to Work (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series) contain a lot of information on the item. The writer explains the girl idea with easy means. The language is very simple to implement all the people, so do not worry, you can easy to read the item. The book was written by famous author. The author will bring you in the new age of literary works. You can easily read this book because you can continue reading your smart phone, or device, so you can read the book throughout anywhere and anytime. If you want to buy the e-book, you can open their official web-site as well as order it. Have a nice go through.

Robert Mayo:

A lot of guide has printed but it differs from the others. You can get it by online on social media. You can choose the best book for you, science, comedian, novel, or whatever through searching from it. It is called of book Psychology, Poverty, and the End of Social Exclusion: Putting Our Practice to Work (Multicultural Foundations of Psychology and Counseling Series). You'll be able to your knowledge by it. Without causing the printed book, it could possibly add your knowledge and make you actually happier to read. It is most significant that, you must aware about reserve. It can bring you from one place to other place.