Pastoral Power Beyond Psychology's Marginalization: Resisting the Discourses of the Psy-Complex

This book explores the suffering of social class and how traditional biomedical models for mental illness do not adequately account for the stresses of poverty. Turning to mental health user testimonies, this book equips ministers and counsellors to become working class advocates.

Author: Philip Browning Helsel
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/29/2015
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781137497826

About the Author
Philip Browning Helsel is assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, USA.