Feminist Issues in Couple Therapy
The authors reviewed the feminist couple therapy literature from 1995 to 2006. They summarized this large body of work into several key themes. The first revealed that feminist couples therapists are continuing to discuss and deconstruct gender issues in couple therapy. The second showed that femini...
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Published in | Journal of couple & relationship therapy Vol. 6; no. 1-2; pp. 181 - 195 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
25.06.2007
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Summary: | The authors reviewed the feminist couple therapy literature from 1995 to 2006. They summarized this large body of work into several key themes. The first revealed that feminist couples therapists are continuing to discuss and deconstruct gender issues in couple therapy. The second showed that feminists believe that therapists should be educated both academically and personally about culture and diversity so as to support couples in their therapy around their own issues of diversity as well as learning to deal with issues of social justice as a couple. In the third theme, the authors introduced readers to feminists' emphasis on connection and empathy within couple and sex therapy. And, in the fourth, the authors explored feminists' work with power in couple therapy as they applied to couple therapy in general as well as around the specific topics of: balancing family and work and therapy for familial violence. |
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ISSN: | 1533-2691 1533-2683 |
DOI: | 10.1300/J398v06n01_15 |