Feminists have criticized psychotherapy for ignoring the inequalities between the sexes. Now, drawing on the groundbreaking work of feminists such as Jean Baker Miller, Phyllis Chesler, and Carol Gilligan, the author describes a theoretical base for doing feminist therapy. }Feminist therapy is more than a prescription of technique; it is a unique ...
This study is an analysis of the relationship between the social construction of gender and the most intimate feelings and thoughts of women. Using examples from everyday life, and from film and literature, It presents a psychology of women that integrates all aspects of experience. The book won the 1992 Critic's Choice Award by the American ...
Bringing new focus to the subject, THE INVISIBLE WEB investigates the family from a feminist perspective. Using the lens of gender, connections between mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, and husbands and wives are analyzed and given new meaning. The authors evaluate and redefine family transitions such as divorce, ...
Addresses the treatment of men in marital and family therapy from a political, feminist perspective. Developing and demonstrating applications of treatment methods, it offers ways of conceptualizing male development and the dilemmas of men in therapy.
From Menarche to Menopause: The Female Body in Feminist Therapy examines the latest research on the menstrual cycle and women's reproductive health. This timely volume focuses on women in therapy who are disconnected from--or even repelled by--their own bodies due to cultural attitudes, abuse, trauma, or the natural aging process. Experts in the ...
This illuminating study explores areas vital to the understanding of what it means to become a fully-realized woman today: why woman-to-woman psychotherapy is so powerfully transforming, how the process works, and why women must reclaim their lost femininity in order to be whole.
In a radical reversal of the usual approach to psychological care, Johnson and Ferguson strongly believe that women and their values, perspectives, and biases have merit--and that most patients understand why they are not happy with their lives.
Helpful guidelines for both therapists and clients, including methodology (strategy and techniques) and detailed suggestions for psychosexual and developmental assessment. Emphasis on revaluing the feminine in relationships.
This work reviews the history of the feminist and psychoanalytic theory of female development and personality. The book aims to offer therapists more effective perspectives on psychotherapy in relation to women by providing an integration of the two subject areas.
In this important third volume from the Stone Center at Wellesley College, founding scholars and new voices expand and deepen the Center's widely embraced psychological theory of connection as the core of human growth and development.
An unprecedented new book that focuses on incorporating, appreciating, and building on the differences among women. Multicultural in content and authorship, this intellectually and emotionally stimulating volume breaks new ground in the development of theory in feminist therapy. You will also find provocative, creative, and diverse chapters that ...
In recent years, female therapists and their clients have addressed the discrepancy between psychological theory and women's experiences. New therapies developed out of the collective efforts of women and their therapists to express their unique identity. This book presents the framework of innovative therapy, but more important, describes healing ...
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 ...
Valuable information on feminist issues is provided in this book, which focuses on particular groups of women that are frequently overlooked in feminist literature. A Guide to Dynamics of Feminist Therapy takes an exciting look at the power, effectiveness, and forcefulness of psychotherapy designed for women--a therapy of change and enrichment. ...
The conjunction of Lacanian-influenced psychoanalysis and feminist politics has led to major disagreements among feminist theorists. In this landmark collection of original essays, outstanding feminist critics in Britain, France, and the United States present new perspectives on feminism and psychoanalysis, opening out deadlocked debates. The ...
A feminist psychological perspective on the treatment of battered women partners is taken by this volume, which offers a challenge to traditional family therapy intervention in family violence. Experts on legal, ethical and practical issues propose alternatives to the family systems approach and address key areas such as: the psychological state ...
In a radical reversal of the usual approach to psychological care, Johnson and Ferguson strongly believe that women and their values, perspectives, and biases have merit--and that most patients understand why they are not happy with their lives.
Realize how you can charge what your services are worth and still care about your clients!For Love or Money: The Fee in Feminist Therapy examines the rarely talked about topic of payment in therapy, taking a symbolic and psychological look at the meaning of fees to both the psychologist and client. This intelligent book offers firsthand advice and ...
This work is on clinical issues in the psychotherapy of women. It is the companion volume to Charlotte Prozan's "Feminist Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy", which traces the history of psychoanalytic and feminist understanding of female development and personality and demonstrates that both psychoanalysis and feminism have much to learn from each ...
Breaking the Rules describes several prison programmes that have created caring communities where women have been able to gain a voice and a sense of self. '
Assault on the Soul: Women in the Former Yugoslavia sheds light upon women's wartime experiences in this territory, revealing first-hand accounts of the atrocities committed against women and the hardships they have endured. Readers will find several feminist therapy treatments that strive to help these women cope with the trauma of their ordeals ...
Twenty-two experts share their extensive knowledge on women's preoccupation with body size. They consider the continuum of eating behaviours ranging from dieting and exercise for weight control to anorexia and bulimia, as well as exploring recent research in such areas as failure of dieting to control weight, and the increasingly disputed links ...
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