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PSYC 347: Introduction to Feminist Counselling (Rev. 3, 4, & 5) Report a Broken Link

This course is about feminist theory and the development of a feminist model of counselling. It is also about development as a feminist and as a counsellor. Some people may be taking this course to broaden their counselling perspectives; others may be taking the course because they are feminists and want to apply feminist philosophy and theory to their work in the helping professions. This course will help you achieve many objectives, including identifying and describing different theories of feminism and their implications for counselling and recognizing that becoming a qualified feminist counsellor is a complex process that demands time, reflection, self-knowledge, and further study.

Unit 1: The Role of Theory

Kilbourne, J. (2014, May 8). The dangerous ways ads see women [Video file].
Willig, C. (2013). From recipes to adventures. In C. Willig (Ed.), Introducing qualitative research in psychology (pp. 3–13). Berkshire, England: McGraw-Hill Education.
Mendick, H., & Moreau, M. (2013). New media, old images: Constructing online representations of women and men in science, engineering, and technology. Gender and Education, 25(3), 325–339. doi:10.1080/09540253.2012.740447
Levitt, D., & Aligo, A. (2013). Moral orientation as a component of ethical decision making. Counseling and Values, 58(2), 195–204. doi:10.1002/j.2161-007X.2013.00033.x
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). (2000). Canadian code of ethics for psychologists (3rd ed.). Ottawa, ON: CPA.

Unit 2: Principles of Feminist Counselling

Psychology’s Feminist Voices. (2014, March 31). Feminist psychologists talk about…women’s mental health and feminist therapy [Video file].
Sommers-Flanagan, J., Sommers-Flanagan, R., & Baldridge, M. (2010). Chapter 10: Feminist theory and therapy. In J. Sommers-Flanagan and R. Sommers-Flanagan (Eds.), Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice: Skills, strategies, and techniques (2nd ed.) (pp. 333–367). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.
Rice, J., Enns, C., & Nutt, R. (2015).Transforming psychological practice with women: An introduction. In C. Enns, J. Rice, and R. Nutt (Eds.), Psychological practice with women: Guidelines, diversity, empowerment (pp. 3–29). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Richmond, R., Geiger, E., & Reed, E. (2013). The personal is political: A feminist and trauma-informed therapeutic approach to working with a survivor of sexual assault. Clinical Case Studies, 12(6). 443–456. doi:10.1177/1534650113500563

Unit 3: Liberal Feminism and Psychotherapy

Rasmussen, L., & Wheeler, A. (1975). Great grand mother [Video file].
National Organization of Women. (1998, July 12). 1998 declaration of sentiments of the National Organization of Women [Web page].
Eagly, A., Rose, S., Riger, S., & McHugh, M. (2012). Feminism and psychology: Analysis of a half-century of research on women and gender. American Psychologist, 67(3), 211–230. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1037/a0027260
Wright, J. (2009). Unfinished business with feminist thinking and counseling and guidance practice. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 37(1), 73–82. doi:10.1080/03069880802534088

Unit 4: Implications of Radical Social Change

DeepGreenResistance. (2011, August 4). Deep green resistance—Liberal vs radical part 1 of 3 [Video file].
DeepGreenResistance. (2011, August 4). Deep green resistance—Liberal vs radical part 2 of 3 [Video file].
DeepGreenResistance. (2011, August 4). Deep green resistance—Liberal vs radical part 3 of 3 [Video file].
Gilbert, I., & Sewpaul, V. (2015). Challenging dominant discourses on abortion from a radical feminist standpoint. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 30(1), 83–95. doi:10.1177/0886109914549232
Kam, P. (2014). Back to the “social” of social work: Reviving the social work profession’s contribution to the promotion of social justice. International Social Work, 57(6), 723–740. doi:10.1177/0020872812447118
Zrenchik, K., & McDowell, T. (2012). Class and classism in family therapy praxis: A feminist, neo-Marxist approach. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 24(2), 101–120.
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Unit 5: Third-Wave Feminism and Therapy

Psychology’s Feminist Voices. (2014, October 6). Feminist psychologists talk about…intersectionality [Video file].
Enns, C. (2010). Locational feminisms and feminist social identity analysis. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 41(4). 333–339. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1037/a0020260
George, J., & Stith, S. (2014). An updated feminist view of intimate partner violence. Family Process, 53(2). 179–193. doi:10.1111/famp.12073
Walsh, R. (2015). “Objectivity” and intersectionality: How intersectional feminism could utilize identity and experience as a dialectical weapon of liberation within academia. Feminism & Psychology, 25(1), 61–66. doi:10.1177/0959353514562807
Goldberg, M. (2014). Feminism’s toxic Twitter wars. The Nation, 298(7) 12–17.
Thelandersson, F. (2014). A less toxic feminism: Can the internet solve the age old question of how to put intersectional theory into practice? Feminist Media Studies, 14(3), 527–530. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1080/14680777.2014.909169

Unit 6: Women of Colour

Botkin, N., & Prouty, D. (1993). For Angela [Video file].
The Santa Cruz Feminist of Colour Collective. (2014). Building on “the edge of each other’s battles”: A feminist of color multidimensional lens. Hypatia, 29(1), 23–40. doi:10.1111/hypa.12062
Carr, E., & West, L. (2013). Inside the therapy room: A case study for treating African American men from a multicultural/feminist perspective. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 23(2), 120–133. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1037/a0031422
Jones, L. (2015). Black feminisms: Renewing sacred healing spaces. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 30(2), 246–252. doi:10.1177/0886109914551356

Unit 7: Toward a Transnational Feminist Understanding

Ngozi, C. (2013, April 12). We should all be feminists [Video file].
Mohanty, C. (2013). Transnational feminist crossings: On neoliberalism and radical critique. Signs: Journal of Women and Culture in Society, 38(4). 967–991.
Herr, R. (2014). Reclaiming Third World feminism: or why transnational feminism needs Third World feminism. Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism, 12(1). 1–30.

Unit 8: Anticolonial Feminist Therapy

Hari, J. (2015, July 9). Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong [Video file].
Weiss, G. (2015). The normal, the natural, and the normative: A Merleau-Pontian legacy to feminist theory, critical race theory, and disability studies. Continental Philosophy Review, 48(1), 77–93. doi:10.1007/s11007-014-9316-y
Visser, I. (2015). Decolonizing trauma theory: Retrospect and prospects. Humanities, 4(2), 250–265. doi:10.3390/h4020250
Lu, L., & Yuen, F. (2012). Journey women: Art therapy in a decolonizing framework of practice. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 39(3), 192–200. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1016/j.aip.2011.12.007

Unit 9: Becoming a Feminist Therapist

Martin, C. (2011, March 8). Reinventing feminism [Video file].
McCorquodale, L. (2015). Mindfulness and professional practice: A generative dialogue. Reflective Practice, 16(2), 230–241. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1080/14623943.2015.1005587
O’Shaughnessy, T., & Burnes, T. R. (2014). Conceptualizing a path to professional wellness for women early career psychologists. Women & Therapy, 37(1–2), 59–71. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1080/02703149.2014.850335
GreyWolf, I. (2013). Awakening resilience: Recovery within intimate female friendships. Women & Therapy, 36(1–2), 121–126. http://0-dx.doi.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1080/02703149.2012.720502