The Gender Discourse in Therapy Questionnaire: A Tool for Training in Feminist-Informed Therapy

Keeling, Margaret L.; Butler, John L.; Green, Narkia; Kraus, Vanieca; Palit, Manjushree

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“…Family therapists increasingly see discourse as pivotal to the production of gendered subjectivities and relations (Dickerson, 2013;Hare-Mustin, 1994;Keeling et al, 2010;Maciel et al, 2009). In this article, we have argued that the emerging discursive conceptions of gender and gendered power have not been accompanied by applications and www.FamilyProcess.org 680 / FAMILY PROCESS developments of discursive methods of analysis in research.…”

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“…There is an emerging consensus that gender/diversity and hierarchies are socially constructed (Dickerson, ; Falicov, ; Knudson‐Martin, , ). Rather than seeing gender as something that naturally flows from a sexed body, constructionists attend to and explore gendered discourse (Dickerson, ; Hare‐Mustin, ; Keeling, Butler, Green, Kraus, & Palit, ; Maciel, van Putten, & Knudson‐Martin, ). Gendered discourse is a “way of seeing the world as it relates to gender.…”

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The Primacy of Discourse in the Study of Gender in Family Therapy

2017

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Family therapists and scholars increasingly adopt poststructural and postmodern conceptions of social reality, challenging the notion of stable, universal dynamics within family members and families and favoring a view of reality as produced through social interaction. In the study of gender and diversity, many envision differences as social constructed rather than as "residing" in people or groups. There is a growing interest in discourse or people's everyday use of language and how it may reflect and advance interests of dominant groups in a society. Despite this shift from structures to discourse, therapists struggle to locate the dynamics of power in concrete actions and interactions. By leaving undisturbed the social processes through which gendered and other subjectivities and relations of power are produced, therapists may inadvertently become complicit in the very dynamics of power they seek to undermine. In this article, we argue that discourse analysis can help family therapy scholars and practitioners clarify the link between language and power. We present published examples of discourse analytic studies of gender and sexism and examine the relevance of these ideas for family therapy practice and research.

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The Primacy of Discourse in the Study of Gender in Family Therapy

2017

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“…Privileged discourses around professional status, gender, and race both reveal and advance power by specifying the “superiority” of some groups (e.g., supervisors, men, whites) and the “inferiority” of others (e.g., supervisees, women, persons of color). Unfortunately, these discourses move in and through us so stealthily that their influence in orchestrating relations often goes unnoticed (Crocket, , p. 500; Keeling, Butler, Green, Kraus, & Palit, ; p. 154; Zak‐Hunter et al., , p. 191–192). Nevertheless, such relations can manifest, for supervisees, a diminished sense of agency, and in the process, evoke doubt, worry, and a fear of speaking up.…”

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Exposing Operations of Power in Supervisory Relationships

Markham

Chiu

2011

Family Process

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Through a poststructural lens, we examine how power may show itself in relationships between supervisees and supervisors, producing both helpful and harmful effects. Drawing from our own experiences, as well as conversations with other members of our supervisory group, we demonstrate how privileged discourses around professional status, gender, and race may bring about difficulties including a sense of doubt, worry, inadequacy, and a fear of speaking up. We also illustrate how these difficulties can be addressed in a manner that may lessen their influence, while increasing supervisees' sense of agency.

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“…Feminist counseling can be considered as informed by a set of principles rather than a particular theoretical treatment model. Such principles (partially drawn from Keeling, Butler, Green, Kruas, & Palit, 2010) might include:…”

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Sexuality of Women with Young Children: A Feminist Model of Mental Health Counseling

Trice-Black

Foster

2011

Journal of Mental Health Counseling

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Although postpartum recovery and women's sexual behavior have received significant attention, little is known about the experiences of mothers with young children. Socially constructed images of mothers often depict them both as rebounding with sexual enthusiasm and sensuality and as devoted primary caregivers, while also holding a job. This fantasy breadwinner/homemaker model denies the challenges many mothers of young children face in struggling to reclaim their sexual selves. Such constructions are incongruent with the realities of motherhood and the psychological challenges women face to reassemble sexual identity, self-image, and sexual scripts. This article presents a feminist model of mental health counseling that offers women affirmation, encouragement, and support as they explore their identities as sexual women and as mothers.

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The Gender Discourse in Therapy Questionnaire: A Tool for Training in Feminist-Informed Therapy

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

The Primacy of Discourse in the Study of Gender in Family Therapy

The Primacy of Discourse in the Study of Gender in Family Therapy

Exposing Operations of Power in Supervisory Relationships

Sexuality of Women with Young Children: A Feminist Model of Mental Health Counseling

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