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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 historical and current feminist practices interconnect with feminist theoretical and political thought. This new edition contains numerous improvements to further your research with new references, additional information on diversity issues, and more.
Important updates in this new edition include:
the revision of every chapter to improve readability and update references
the reorganization of content to combine specific feminist theories and their corresponding therapies within the same chapter
the expansion of the sections on feminist therapy
the substantial revision of the chapter on women-of-color feminisms and therapies to include Chicana and Asian-American feminisms
the addition of two new chapters on global feminism, postmodernism, lesbian/queer feminisms, and third-wave feminisms and therapy
the revision of the chapter on integration to include models and issues that emerged during the last decade
Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies is an interactive text that includes self-reflection surveys to help you determine which feminist theories and therapies you favor in practice. The final chapter integrates theory and practice with questions for formulating your own personal approach to feminist counseling and psychotherapy. This book is most useful to mental health professionals and graduate students but accessible to undergraduate students as well.
Feminist Theories and Feminist Psychotherapies concentrates on major feminist theories and therapies, including:
liberal feminist theory and therapy
radical social change feminisms in feminist theory and therapy
cultural feminist theory and therapy
women-of-color feminisms and feminist therapy
global feminist theory and therapy
feminist postmodernism theory and therapy
lesbian/queer feminisms and therapy
third-wave feminisms and therapy
Contents
Acknowledgments, Introduction, Chapter 1. Principles of Feminist Therapy, Chapter 2. Liberal Feminist Theory and Therapy, Chapter 3. Radical Social Change Feminisms in Feminist Theory and Therapy, Chapter 4. Cultural Feminist Theory and Feminist Therapy, Chapter 5. Women-of-Color Feminisms and Feminist Therapy, Chapter 6. Global/Transnational Feminisms and Their Implications for Feminist Therapy, Chapter 7. Feminist Postmodernism, Lesbian/Queer Feminisms, and Third-Wave Feminisms, Chapter 8. Developing a Personal Approach to Feminist Therapy, References, Index
