Spirituality, selfhood, and social class in psychotherapy.

Abstract

In a context of specialized academic disciplines, these aspects of human life tend to be considered in isolation from each other. However, social class, interacting with culture, religious affiliation or the lack of same, and a variety of other factors, influences help-seeking behavior, how people feel helped, and the way they interact with helpers. For example, in general, people of upper middle class and above, around the world, are relatively likely to turn to secular mental health professionals, whereas people of lower middle class and below are relatively likely to turn to ministers, priests, rabbis, or imams as counselors, or to a spiritual healer in their community (Chalfant et al., 1990). Our experience is holistic, however, and all these facets continually interact. Before attempting the integration of these various threads, highlighting social class, let me bring you in on some of my own development to date at this confluence of identities and commitments.

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