This book provides a comprehensive examination of the intersection of social class and the helping professions, including examinations of the role of social class in American culture, classism, social class and mental health, and the American Dream. It will be a valuable tool for practitioners in a variety of mental health professions, providing a clearer understanding of social class as it relates to themselves and their clients. The first section contains an introduction to the global, historical, and sociological aspects of class and an in-depth look at urban and rural poverty, the middle class, and the upper class and economic privilege. The reader will find not only an examination of these social constructs, but also an opportunity to examine their own experience with social class. The next section brings the reader into the world of their clients in more specific ways, examining the role social class plays in mental health and mental health counseling, in the family structure and in counseling families, and in the experiences people have throughout the educational process and in schools. Finally, the last section of the book discusses specific techniques and models to use in the reader s clinical practice, including how to assess clients experiences of class and classism and how these experiences have shaped their worldview and view of the self. Case studies throughout demonstrate fair and accurate diagnosis, assessment, and treatment.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the intersection of social class and the helping professions, including examinations of the role of social class in American culture, classism, social class and mental health, and the American Dream. It will be a valuable tool for practitioners in a variety of mental health professions, providing a clearer understanding of social class as it relates to themselves and their clients. The first section contains an introduction to the global, historical, and sociological aspects of class and an in-depth look at urban and rural poverty, the middle class, and the upper class and economic privilege. The reader will find not only an examination of these social constructs, but also an opportunity to examine their own experience with social class. The next section brings the reader into the world of their clients in more specific ways, examining the role social class plays in mental health and mental health counseling, in the family structure and in counseling families, and in the experiences people have throughout the educational process and in schools. Finally, the last section of the book discusses specific techniques and models to use in the reader's clinical practice, including how to assess clients' experiences of class and classism and how these experiences have shaped their worldview and view of the self. Case studies throughout demonstrate fair and accurate diagnosis, assessment, and treatment.

Pity's Porch is author Deborah Crawford's latest installment in her wonderful series of children's books. Follow the lovable kitty, Pity, as she befriends all whom she encounters. Though Pity's full name is "Pitiful" - because of how plain and pitiful she looks - her journey embodies important life lessons about loyalty, dependability and fun Deborah Crawford was born in Ft. Worth, Texas, which gave her great Southern values and discipline. She met her husband Scott near Chicago, where she learned to toughen up and have 'alligator' skin For the last twenty-three years Ms. Crawford has lived in the magnificent Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, where there are ample animals to study and love. She has owned a successful cosmetic company for the past twenty-three years. Ms. Crawford is working on the next book in the Pity series, which is about adjusting to new and awkward situations and also growing from them. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/DeborahCrawford