Feminest Family Therapy

Question 1

Goals of Feminest Family Therapy

Answer 1

1. to alter the patriarchal and hierarchial implications of therapy to a more egalitarian relationship.
2. engage in dialogue to increase awareness of societal dyanmic opress members of the family,
3. empower individuals to choose to construct their desired roles, challenging the messages about what it means to be male or female,
4. explore issues of power and control
5. help men to be omre in touch with their emotional side and empower women to move beyond prescribed society limitations

Question 2

View on Cybernetics

Answer 2

theorists believed that cybernetics suggests all problems are maintained by the nature of ALL OF ITS PARTS, suggesting that everyone is equally invovled in the ongoing nature of problems; this theory believes that because of societal oppression, this concept only maintains homeostatis because it does not address this oppressive nature edured by women in Western society

Question 3

View on Circularity

Answer 3

Feminist theorists believe that having both people take the blame perpetuates “blaming the victim”; problems are created by society and it isn’t accurate to believe that problems are circular when some people hold more power

Question 4

Feminist Family Therapy view on Bowen’s differentiation

Answer 4

theorists believe that men and women experience the world differently (i.e. women are emotional, men are rational). women are expected to act more rationally (according to Bowen as this is one of the goals to increase insight) which was believed to go against natural predispositions of women. These theorists highly disagreed with Bowen’s stance

Question 5

how do problems arise according to Feminist Family Therapy

Answer 5

1. issues arise by societal oppression edured by women…did not believe in neutrality but rather in alignment with the oppressed group

Question 6

Role of the Therapist in Feminish Family Therapy

Answer 6

The therapist will align with the oppressed person in the system as problems arise from societal norms. The Thp will not remain neutral as this will only perpetuate the cycle of oppression. Problems are not created equal