New directions for feminist therapy based on social constructionism.
Feminist therapy has made significant contributions in the area of women's mental health care. Of late, however, critics have argued that feminist therapists are neglecting the needs of many women. The unique perspectives of women of color, lower and upper class women, lesbians, and other persons have been ignored. As such, it is proposed that social constructionism offers a metaframework for reinterpreting feminist therapy tenets to better address the needs of a broad range of individuals. Clinical implications are offered along with future directions for research and education.
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Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. finfgeld@health.missouri.edu
D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D016387:Women's Health