The Handbook of Social Justice in Psychological Therapies
Power, Politics, Change
- 248 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Handbook of Social Justice in Psychological Therapies
Power, Politics, Change
About this book
Are you looking for a psychological therapy textbook with social justice at its centre? Just can?t seem to find a comprehensive textbook that aligns with your attitudes toward positive changes in psychological professions?
This three-part book sets out the core principles for social justice in the psychological therapies. In Part 1 you?ll be introduced to Social Justice Theory in the psychological therapies, covering identity and intersectionality and integrating the psychological and socio-political.
In Part 2, you can expand on your knowledge with Social Justice informed therapeutic practice, which looks at the ways in which social class, race, disability, and other minoritised identities can inform therapeutic practice.
In Part 3, you will look Beyond the therapy room, and explore how to apply your social justice knowledge to clinical supervision, community psychology and other non-traditional therapeutic models.
Supported by a wealth of features including reflective and critical thinking questions, case studies, and recommended further reading resources, this book will help equip you with the knowledge, skills and attitude to work as a more socially conscientious practitioner.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Editors and Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Part 1 Social Justice Theory in psychological therapies
- 1 An Introduction to Social Justice in Psychological Therapies
- 2 Engaging with Minoritised and Racialised Communities ‘Inside the Sentence’
- 3 Identity and Intersectionality
- 4 The Individual in Context
- 5 Integrating the Psychological and the Socio-Political: A Directional Framework
- Part 2 Social justice informed therapeutic practice
- 6 Core Principles for Social Justice Informed Therapeutic Work
- 7 Social Justice Informed Therapy and Racially Minoritised Individuals
- 8 Social Justice Informed Therapy and Social Class
- 9 Social Justice Informed Therapy and Visible and Invisible Disabilities
- 10 Social Justice Informed Therapy and Neurodiversity
- 11 Social Justice Informed Therapy and Gender
- 12 Social Justice Informed Therapy and Sexuality
- 13 Social Justice Informed Therapy with Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- 14 Therapy in the Shadow of the Climate and Environmental Crisis
- Part 3 Beyond the therapy room
- 15 Advocacy and Working with Individual Clients beyond Traditional Therapy Models
- 16 Social Justice in Clinical Supervision
- 17 Critical Community Psychology and Participatory Action Research
- 18 Influencing Policy and Socio-Political Change
- Postscript Social Justice in Psychological Therapies: So, What Now?
- Index