title: The politics of gender in family therapy.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the political implications of various approaches to gender within the clinical literature. It emphasizes the process of therapy within the social context of gender relations and identifies the political consequences of various clinical responses. Issues surrounding the appropriate role and stance of therapists relative to gender are identified, ethical issues such as neutrality and client welfare are re-examined, and suggestions for practice are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman 59717, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Knudson-Martin
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011209:Power, Psychological; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D012723:Sex