TY - JOUR
T1 - Social inequalities and therapeutic relationships
T2 - Applying freire’s ideas to clinical practice
AU - Korin, Eliana C.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Client-therapist differences related to culture, race, gender, and class are likely to create power imbalances and dilemmas in therapeutic relationships. It is argued that therapists' awareness of these social inequalities and participatory ideologies does not in itself necessarily eliminate the possibility of clinical impasses. Complex social and health realities1 foster the perpetuation of an asymmetrical therapist-client relationship, creating contradictions in the helping process. To deal with this dilemma, a problem-posing method, based on Brazilian educator Paulo Freire's "Education for Critical Consciousness," is proposed. This method addresses the oppressive nature of non-reciprocal relationships, and involves both therapist and client/family in a process of mutual dialogue, conjoint reflection, and action.
AB - Client-therapist differences related to culture, race, gender, and class are likely to create power imbalances and dilemmas in therapeutic relationships. It is argued that therapists' awareness of these social inequalities and participatory ideologies does not in itself necessarily eliminate the possibility of clinical impasses. Complex social and health realities1 foster the perpetuation of an asymmetrical therapist-client relationship, creating contradictions in the helping process. To deal with this dilemma, a problem-posing method, based on Brazilian educator Paulo Freire's "Education for Critical Consciousness," is proposed. This method addresses the oppressive nature of non-reciprocal relationships, and involves both therapist and client/family in a process of mutual dialogue, conjoint reflection, and action.
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U2 - 10.1300/J086v05n03_04
DO - 10.1300/J086v05n03_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0007363829
SN - 0895-2833
VL - 5
SP - 75
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
IS - 3-4
ER -