PSY3120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Feminist Therapy, Therapeutic Relationship, Heterosexism
29 Oct 2018
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Principles of feminist therapy: the personal is political and critical consciousness , this principle is based on the assumption that the personal or individual problems individuals bring to counseling originate in a political and social context. For females this is often a context of marginalization, oppression, subordination, and stereotyping. A(cid:272)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledg(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of the politi(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ietal i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t o(cid:374) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s life is perhaps the most fundamental tenet that lies at the core of feminist therapy: commitment to social change . Feminist therapies aim not only for individual change but also for societal change. A distinctive feature of feminist therapy is the assumption that direct action for social change is one of the responsibilities of therapists. Counselors who work with women survivors of sexual violence also do social justice work to educate and transform the rape culture in which we live. Counselors cannot help clients recognize privilege and oppression if they do not understand how these identities have affected their own lives.
