Radical feminist therapy working in the context of violence

With an emphasis on violence against women and on women's responses to it - such as depression, splitting and eating disturbances - this volume furthers the radicalization of feminist therapy. It serves as a comprehensive introduction for trainees and as an ongoing resource for social service w...

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Main Author: Burstow, Bonnie, 1945- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newbury Park : Sage Publications c1992.
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:With an emphasis on violence against women and on women's responses to it - such as depression, splitting and eating disturbances - this volume furthers the radicalization of feminist therapy. It serves as a comprehensive introduction for trainees and as an ongoing resource for social service workers and therapists. Providing detailed and grounded guidance, the author examines feminist approaches to working with women and discusses issues often omitted or pathologized in general feminist counselling texts, including prostitutes battered by pimps and self-mutilation. She explores s
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 302 p.) : ill
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-290) and index.
ISBN:9781483326092
9781452253527