Feminist Therapy

Feminist Therapy
Author: Laura S. Brown
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2010
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

Part of a series which discusses the history, theory and practice of different theories, as well as primary change mechanisms, empirical basis and future developments.

Feminism & Psychotherapy

Feminism & Psychotherapy
Author: I Bruna Seu
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1998-05-21
Genre: Education
ISBN:

A deconstruction of the theory and practice of feminist therapy in contemporary society. Practitioners challenge the view that one model of therapy or feminism can be elevated above the rest. Whilst celebrating feminist therapy, the book also sees it as problematic.

Feminist Therapy

Feminist Therapy
Author: Laura S. Brown
Publisher: Theories of Psychotherapy Seri
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781433829116

"Feminist therapy came into existence toward the end of the 1960s. Feminist practice is psychology derived from the realities that lie outside, beneath, and at variance from the visions of the dominant patriarchal mainstream. It is an integrative and competency-based paradigm that perceives human beings as responsive to the problems of their lives, capable of solving those problems, and desirous of change. It is also a politically informed model that observes human experience within the framework of societal and cultural realities and through the dynamics of power informing those realities. This book represents an attempt to synthesize feminist therapy's heritage and roots, theory, and modes of practice as they stand in the early 21st century. The model of feminist therapy described in this book is strongly influenced by multicultural and global feminism and by the politics of the social justice movements of feminism, multi-culturalism, and other similar movements working to transform society. Feminist therapy and feminist therapists face the next eight decades of the 21st century wondering how transformations of our understandings of sex and gender, of power and relationships, and of the social and political context of therapy will transform our practice. As a model for psychotherapy, feminist therapy continues to offer the concept that psychotherapy can, and should, be liberatory and that liberation is not simply a freedom from distress but a move toward the power of being able to know and name one's experiences of oppression as well as those of joy."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Introduction to Feminist Therapy

Introduction to Feminist Therapy
Author: Kathy M. Evans
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2010-09-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1412915368

Focusing on the practical application of feminist theory to clinical experience, Introduction to Feminist Therapy provides guidelines to help therapists master social action and empowerment techniques, feminist diagnostic and assessment strategies, and gender-role and power analyses to foster individual and social change. This guide is ideal for graduate students enrolled in a techniques of counseling course and practitioners who wish to incorporate feminist therapy into their current approach, including how to apply feminist therapy to both women and men and how to deal with the gender issues of both sexes. Client/Therapist dialogues provide readers with examples of how each technique actually works in a therapeutic session. The text also provides case studies, coverage of ethical issues, and feminist assessment guidelines that show readers how to conduct a feminist assessment with and without using the DSM-IV-TR.

Feminist Counselling in Action

Feminist Counselling in Action
Author: Jocelyn Chaplin
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1999-07-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 144622807X

Praise for the First Edition: `One of the best, and clearest, descriptions of the significance of the imposition of "masculine" patterns of thought on a culture... a lucid and non-jargon-fraught account of the strands of thought which make up the feminist approach to and adaptation of psychotherapy′ - The Guardian For counsellors, therapists, trainees and others who want a deeper understanding of how society affects them psychologically, the revised and updated edition of Feminist Counselling in Action is the ideal resource. Drawing on feminist theory, Jocelyn Chaplin points to the deeply entrenched, hierarchical ways of thinking which permeate every level of our lives. The author presents an alternative rhythm model that when applied in counselling increases self-confidence, `wholeness′ and improved relationships. In this model, the counsellor is not seen as the expert or the doctor, and the client is not a patient. They are two equal but different people using `clues′ to understand and improve the life of the client. To illustrate, the author includes vivid case examples throughout.

Feminist Counselling

Feminist Counselling
Author: Lynda R. Ross
Publisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2010-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0889614717

"Speaking in a clear, accessible, and highly engaging voice, it introduces readers to many key elements of contemporary feminist theory that are absolutely essential for learning and practice in today's diverse counselling contexts. Contributors to the collection embrace the complexities of marginalized people's lives and capture the histories and legacies--such as colonization, racism, and violence--that shape women's varied situations and subjectivities, within and beyond Canada's borders. Of equal value, the wide array of voices, issues, and vantage points included in this text all recognize the agency and creativity of individuals in contexts not of their own making."--Carla Rice, Associate Professor Women's Studies Department, Trent University --Page 4 de la couverture.

Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies

Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies
Author: J Dianne Garner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2004-07-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1136785124

An updated, reader-friendly guide to feminist theory and therapy! Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies: Origins, Themes, and Diversity, Second Edition examines major feminist theoretical perspectives and links them to practical applications of feminist therapy. This book focuses on the evolution of feminist therapy and how histor

Radical Feminist Therapy

Radical Feminist Therapy
Author: Bonnie Burstow
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1992-10-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780803947887

With an emphasis on violence against women and on women's responses to it - such as depression, splitting and eating disturbances - this volume furthers the radicalization of feminist therapy. It serves as a comprehensive introduction for trainees and as an ongoing resource for social service workers and therapists. Providing detailed and grounded guidance, the author examines feminist approaches to working with women and discusses issues often omitted or pathologized in general feminist counselling texts, including prostitutes battered by pimps and self-mutilation. She explores such central questions as how women can empower themselves in a sexist society; what forms internalized oppression takes and how clients can be hel

Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy

Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy
Author: Susan Hogan
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1997
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0415148405

A comprehensive survey of women's issues within art therapy. Leading international practitioners discuss topics such as assertiveness, empowerment, sexuality and childbirth, as well as issues around class, race and age.

Feminist Therapy Theory and Practice

Feminist Therapy Theory and Practice
Author: Mary Ballou, PhD, ABPP
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2007-12-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826119581

"In this latest volume to emerge from the work of the Feminist Therapy Institute, Ballou, Hill, West, and their contributors have done a powerful job of explicating current themes in feminist therapy practice, with a lovely balance of theory and application. The careful attention to the economic and social demands of the current political climate and their impact on feminist practice is particularly valuable for advancing feminist analysis of the role of psychotherapy in social transformation." --Laura S. Brown, Ph.D. ABPP, Director, Fremont Community Therapy Project Seattle, WA "In the twenty-plus years since the original Handbook of Feminist Therapy was published, members of the Feminist Therapy Institute and other forward-thinking professionals have continued to push and prod-both themselves and mainstream therapists-to examine the underpinnings of the psychotherapy endeavor. In this volume, the editors and contributors present an organized overview of the most up-to-date thinking about feminist therapy and draw attention to the alliance between feminist therapy and multicultural counseling, critical theory, and liberation psychology. Whereas most mainstream therapy models have progressed beyond a view of the therapist as an objective agent, they generally do not provide a model for understanding the therapist's and, for that matter, the client's beliefs, experiences, and world view. The contextual ecological feminist model explicated here articulates a means of examining the contextual and ecological elements of person's worlds. "The authors of this volume have nicely illustrated feminist therapy's key tenets-to illuminate the multiple spheres of influence in clients' lives, to empower clients as well as ameliorate their distress, to appreciate the linkages among sociostructural, cultural and relational influences, and to work for social justice-in well-drawn theoretical explanations and carefully detailed case examples that bring us to the cutting edge of contemporary feminist therapy." --Maryka Biaggio, PhD Psychologist, Consultant, and Writer, Portland, Oregon