Into the light : understanding how feminism informs counselling psychology
| dc.contributor.author | Yanishewski, Roxanne Koren | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-15T20:20:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-15T20:20:16Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1994 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Psychological Foundations in Education | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In order to understand how feminism informs counselling psychology, the feminist perspective and the relationship between theory and practice are first investigated using a modified version of the framework developed by science philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn. He suggests that theories are one dimension of a paradigm or the perspective through which we view our world, and that paradigms determine our behavior or practice. Paradigms consist of at least four dimensions: theories and laws, methods and their underlying values and presuppositions, exemplars or the solved puzzles training us in the values and theories of the paradigm, and models, demonstrating how the phenomena of interest to that perspective function. His framework is expanded to include our socio-cultural norms of behavior, thereby allowing us to explore the demographic qualities of the people creating knowledge, and the political goals inherent to any perspective. This framework is then used to examine the differences between and commonalities among several approaches within feminism. The various schools of feminism are found to differ in models and political goals, yet share common theories, values, exemplars, and socio-cultural norms. Feminism as a paradigm is found to present a radically different perspective from the patriarchal paradigm along all of its dimensions, providing for the argument that feminism represents a paradigm shift. Counselling psychology is then explored along the six dimensions in order to understand the results of a paradigm shift from the patriarchal to the feminist paradigm. Four central theories are described: revalorizing the feminine, un-covering the dominant subordinate structuring of relationships and society, celebrating diversity and conflict, and recognizing sociocultural, political and historical factors. Two models, the self-in-relation and the self-in-context are identified. Empathy, consciousness-raising, and political activity are discussed as three methods of therapy based upon the principle of relationality. A set of ethical guidelines are presented. Two different visions of change are presented and evaluated for their potential to transform our world from a male-centered (androcentric) to a women-centered (gynocentric) society Finally, the importance of presenting the feminist paradigm in counselling training programs is discussed. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 193 pages | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/20268 | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.title | Into the light : understanding how feminism informs counselling psychology | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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