Psychotherapy for women
Subtitle: treatment toward equality
By: edited by Edna I. Rawlings, Dianne K. Carter.
Contributors: Rawlings, Edna I.; Carter, Dianne K.
Publisher: Thomas
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Springfield, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
Subjects: Psychotherapy.; Radical therapy.; Sex discrimination against women.; Psychotherapy.; Women.; Social conditions -- United States.
Description: Presents a collection of 21 papers on the ways in which sexism influences theories and techniques in psychotherapy and methods for helping women develop as complete and equal people. Specific topics include values and value change in psychotherapy, principles of feminist psychotherapy, assertion training, career counseling, psychotherapy for lesbians, feminism as therapy, the challenge of radical feminism to professional therapy, and social activism as therapy.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.