The Healing Connection: How Women Form Relationships in Therapy and in Life
Once again therapists Stiver and Miller (Toward a New Psychology of Women, LJ 9/1/76) challenge the traditional views of human development. Their work focuses on women and the importance of growth-fostering connections in their day-to-day relationships. Empathy is the key word. If a "connection" or empathetic encounter does not take place, "disconnections" occur that over time can cause many psychological problems. The authors describe how this new understanding has changed the way they do therapy. Vivid examples from their own experience as therapists substantiate their views. The authors believe that their studies, done mainly with white women, are also relevant to women of other cultures and to men and have set the groundwork for further exploration in relational therapy. Extensive endnotes are included along with suggested readings. Recommended for general academic and public collections, essential for libraries with women's studies collections.?Elizabeth Goeters, DeKalb Coll. Lib., Dunwoody, Ga.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.