Epistemological Equality as the Fulfillment of Family Therapy

A Study of the Role of Gender in Family Therapy Training

“…A recent study (5) found that the amount of mother blaming in four major family therapy journals had actually increased slightly between 1978 and 1988. This finding supports Taggart's (16) contention that “there is little evidence that, apart from other feminists and a few sympathizers, the field's writers are even aware of what feminists have written” (p. 100).…”

Feminism and Family Social Work

“…That peripherality is evident in the field of family therapy as well, a basic source of information for social workers engaged in couple and family interventions. Numerous authors in the field of feminist family therapy have noted the lack of response to their concerns by the rest of the field (Goldner, 1985;Hare-Mustin, 1989;James & Mclntyre, 1983;Lamb, 1987;Layton, 1984;Taggert, 1985Taggert, , 1989.…”

“…Hare-Mustin believed that an epistemological shift Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 21:33 04 February 2015 is necessary in the field and without family therapy theory recognizing the pivotal nature of gender she doubted the shift will take place. Taggert's (1989) criticism of traditional androcentric family therapy was particularly incisive: "By continuing to produce 'family therapy' as if the feminist critique did not exist, family therapy theorists intensify the patriarchal project of presenting as comprehensive and normative that which is partial and atypical" (p. 101).…”

Gezinstherapie en de belangen van vrouwen

“…Zij noemen zich wel 'pro-feministisch'. Zij zijn van mening dat de gezinstherapeutische theorie zich moet herzien en uitbreiden door aan feministische visies een gelijke en dus centrale plaats te geven (Taggart, 1989).…”