1st Edition
Social Class and the Helping Professions A Clinician's Guide to Navigating the Landscape of Class in America
Part I. West-Olatunji, Gibson, A Global and Historical Introduction to Social Class. Staton, Evans, Lucey, Understanding Social Class in the US. Sifford, Pressley, Poverty (Urban and Rural). Sturm, Slaughter, Middle Class America. Furr, Briggs, Magnus, Understanding Wealth and Privilege. Part II. Spurgeon, The Intersection of Class and Race. Dollarhide, Chasing the American Dream: Class and Career Counseling. C. Sheperis, D. Sheperis, Social Class and Mental Health. Martin, McKeown, Sturm, Social Class and the Family. Biles, Mphande, Stroud, Social Class and the Schools: Beyond Ruby Payne. Part III. Abrams, Ceballos, Exploring Classism and Internalized Classism. Foss, Generali, The CARE Model for Working with People in Poverty. Rapsirada, Foss, The Role of Social Class in Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning. Gibson, Jones, Advocacy Competency: The Helping Professional’s Role in Addressing Issues of Social Class.
Biography
Deborah Crawford Sturm, Donna M. Gibson
"Filled with case studies and self-reflection opportunities, this book is one of the first to provide readers with a comprehensive examination of what is sometimes called the hidden dimension of multicultural counseling, ‘class.’ A readable text that offers a broad range of information, it will be an important addition to the student’s understanding of how class intersects with culture." - Edward Neukrug, PhD, Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Services, Old Dominion University
"I believe this book will be an excellent addition to the multicultural literature for helping professionals. Each chapter provides a unique and critical perspective for professional counselors to consider in their work with clients. The case studies provided do an excellent job at highlighting how the issue being discussed plays out in the applied world of counseling." John R. Culbreth, PhD, Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator, Department of Counseling, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
