Social Class and Classism in the Helping Professions

William Ming LiuProfessorN328 Lindquist CenterPsychological and Quantitative FoundationsIowa City, IA 52242Affiliations within the CollegeDepartment of Psychological and Quantitative FoundationsCounseling Psychology ProgramAcademic HistoryPh.D. in Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland, 2000ExpertiseMulticulturalism, Social Class, Men and MasculinityResearch InterestsSocial Class, Men and Masculinity, Multicultural CompetenciesProfessional ExperienceProgram Coordinator, Counseling Psychology Program, University of IowaProfessional ServiceCommittee Assignment, Asian American Psychological Association, 2009-current.Committee Assignment, Division 17, Society of Counseling Psychology, 2009-current.Journal Editorial Board, Men and Masculinities, 2008-current.Journal Editorial Board, Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 2007-current.Committee Assignment, American Psychological Association, 2006-current.Committee Assignment, Division 51 Member at Large, elected position, 2006-current.Manuscript Reviewer, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2006-current.Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Career Development, 2006-current.Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006-current.Committee Assignment, Diversity Advisory Board, Belin Blank Center, 2005-current.Manuscript Reviewer, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2005-current.Manuscript Reviewer, Sex Roles Journal, 2005-current.Editorship, Editorial Board Member, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2000-current.Committee Assignment, Dean′s Search Committee, 2010-2011.Editorship, American Psychologist, Ad hoc reviewer, 2004-2007.Committee Assignment, Graduate College, 2007.Committee Assignment, National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) 2007, American Psychological Association, 2005-2007.Committee Assignment, Office of the Vice President for Research, 2007.Committee Assignment, Office of Student Services, 2006.Committee Assignment, College of Education, 2006.Committee Assignment, Division 17, Program Committee Member, 2003-2006.Committee Assignment, Oberman Center, 2006.Committee Assignment, Iowa Testing and Measurement Foundation, 2006.Committee Assignment, Vice President for Research, 2006.Committee Assignment, Advisory Committee on Diversity, Belin and Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, 2005.Editorship, The Counseling Psychologist, Editorial Board, 2005.Committee Assignment, Diversity Review Task Force, 2004-2005.Editorship, Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 2003-2005.Editorship, Clinicians Research Digest, 2003-2005.Committee Assignment, Division 17, Hospitality Suite Committee Member, 2003-2005.Committee Assignment, Division 45, Society of the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, APA, 2001-2005.Committee Assignment, Search Committee Member, University Counseling Service, 2004.Professional Board, Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) for the Knowledge Application Program (KAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) (2003), 2003-2004.Committee Assignment, School Psychology Search Committee, 2002.Committee Assignment, Post-Doctoral Search, 2002.Committee Assignment, Multicultural Education Certificate Program, 2002.Committee Assignment, Post-Doctoral Search Committee, 2001.Editorship, Ad hoc manuscript reviewer, Journal of College Student Development, "On Campus Section.", 1995-1997.Professional Activities and MembershipAmerican Counseling AssociationAmerican Psychological AssociationAsian American Psychological AssociationDivision 17, Counseling Psychology of APADivision 45 Ethnic Minority Issues in Psychology of APADivision 51, Men and Masculinity of APALicensure and CertificationsState of Iowa, Psychology License, Board of Psychology, State of IowaAwards and Professional RecognitionLodge Project Advisory Board,Board of DirectorsAward for Emerging LeadershipDean′s Scholar AwardEmerging Young ProfessionalCollegiate Teaching AwardPublic Interest Directorate for the American Psychological Association, Taskforce Member, SocioeconomicResearcher of the Year, Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, American Psychological AssociationTaskforce on Socioeconomic StatusProgram CommitteeAudrey Qualls Commitment to Diversity Award

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. IntroductionDefinition and FocusThe Importance of Social Class in the Helping ProfessionsResearchThe Helping Professions′ Poor Understanding of Social Class and ClassismSociology′s Impact on the Helping ProfessionsSocial Class, Socioeconomic Status, Social Status, and ClassismSocial Class and Classism Multicultural CompetenciesConclusion and SummaryChapter 2. Social Class, Classism, and Mental and Physical HealthThe Context of Social Class and ClassismThe Social Class Health GradientSocial Class and Mental HealthImplications for PracticeConclusions and SummaryChapter 3. Problems in Social Class Measurement and ResearchProblems With Current Methods for Understanding Social ClassCategorizing Social ClassHow Is Categorizing Accomplished?Moving Toward Subjectivity of Social Class and ClassismImplications for PracticeConclusionChapter 4. The Social Class Worldview ModelThe Context of Economic CulturesSocial Class and Classism ConsciousnessImplications for PracticeConclusionChapter 5. Social Class and Psychotherapy, Counseling, and Career-Related IssuesCounseling, Psychotherapy, and Helping ProfessionalsSocial Class and Classism to Inform Our Work With ClientsEmpirically Validated and Supported Treatments and Common FactorsUnderstanding Our Own Biases and Social Class ExperiencesCareer CounselingUsing Social Class-Based Interventions in CounselingImplications for PracticeConclusionChapter 6. The Impact of Social Class and Classism on Healthy Psychological DevelopmentSocial Class and Classism and Psychological DevelopmentQuality of Child CareSleep HabitsParent and Child RelationshipsImpact of Media and TelevisionSocial Class and Classism TraumasInto AdulthoodImplications for PracticeConclusionChapter 7. Greed, Materialism, and Affluence and Mental Health: The Rich Are Not ImmuneGreed, Materialism, and AffluenceConsumption and Being HealthyMaterialism and ConsumerismOther Forms of Commodification and ConsumerismConsumerismAffluence and Mental HealthImplications for PracticeConclusionChapter 8. Classism, Inequalities, and PovertyHow People Make Meaning of Poverty and InequalityRacismEconomic Resources, Economic Privilege, Economic EntitlementThe Psychology of Privilege and EntitlementClassismsWhite TrashismImplications for PracticeConclusionChapter 9. Integrating Social Class and Classism Into Training, Education, and SupervisionTraining and EducationUpward Mobility BiasBecoming Social Class and Classism CompetentUsing the Social Class Worldview Model (SCWM-R) as a Training ToolTraining Experiences and SupervisionPrivilege and PowerConclusionChapter 10. Social Class, Classism, Advocacy, and Social JusticeDefinitions and Contexts of Social Justice, Advocacy, and Empowerment WorkDefinitionsSocial Justice and Social Class and ClassismAdvocacyEmpowermentConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Author