Addressing Classism, Extending Multicultural Competence, and Serving the Poor: Reply

Autor/in	Smith, Laura
Titel	Addressing Classism, Extending Multicultural Competence, and Serving the Poor: Reply
Quelle	In: American Psychologist, 61 (2006) 4, S.338-339 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-066X
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Criticism; Psychotherapy; Psychologists; Economically Disadvantaged; Social Bias; Access to Health Care; Psychology; Poverty; Mental Health Programs; Social Status; Social Class; Cultural Pluralism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritik; Psychotherapie; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologie; Armut; Sozialer Status; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Kulturpluralismus
Abstract	Replies to comments on "Psychotherapy, classism, and the poor: Conspicuous by their absence" (see record 2005-11834-002). In this article, the current author outlined what psychologists over the past four decades have had to say about the field's neglect of the poor in its research, practice, and theory. Characterizing this exclusion of the poor as a form of classist bias, she shared her experiences of confronting the results of this bias within her own work. In her commentary, Aronson (see record 2006-05893-011) offered some of her own experiences in working with poor clients. As Moyer (see record 2006-05893-012) asserted, nonprofit organizations that make mental health services available to the poor do indeed constitute welcome exceptions to the current author's statements regarding the mostly middle-class purview of psychological practice. Liu's (see record 2006-05893-013) comment illustrated the different and often complementary perspectives that emerge when one considers the same topic from different paradigmatic stances. Although much of the divergence between Liu's views and the current author's seems to be a manifestation of our differing emphases, the current author addresses a few points of frank disagreement, including the use of the word "classism." (Author).
Anmerkungen	American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10