Psychotherapy, Society, and Politics

Avissar, Nissim

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“…Therapists who adopt a value‐neutral stance appear to believe that having a political ideology and being clinically impartial are contradictory (Haynes & Mickelson, ). They might believe that neutrality even requires down‐playing one's public and political positions (Avissar, ). The value of neutrality in session can also be linked to an ethical objection against therapists pushing agendas (D'Arrigo‐Patrick et al., ).…”

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“…The value of neutrality in session can also be linked to an ethical objection against therapists pushing agendas (D'Arrigo‐Patrick et al., ). Nonetheless, the therapist‐as‐person is a political being and sociopolitical beliefs permeate clinical practice, whether consciously or not on the part of the therapist (Avissar, ). If therapists ignore their political selves, they run the risk of further marginalizing or disenfranchising their clients.…”

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“…Given the consequences policies and politics have for therapists, their clients, and their profession, neglecting policy is a significant issue (Waldegrave, ). Perhaps more significant are the opportunities that family therapists miss to promote justice for families through political advocacy (Avissar, ).…”

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“Being a Therapist Doesn't Exclude You From Real Life”: Family Therapists’ Beliefs and Barriers to Political Action

Jordan¹,

Seponski²

2017

J Marital Family Therapy

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A crucial and overlooked facet of social justice in family therapy is political and policy advocacy. Family therapists have unique insight into how social policies and political discourse shapes clients' lives and the life of our profession. Such knowledge can inform policymakers and political debate, yet few family therapists are trained to engage in political action. In this randomized, national survey of licensed family therapists' (N = 174), we explore beliefs about and barriers to engagement in political and policy processes. The findings suggest that there are significant barriers and uncertainties surrounding family therapists' engagement, including time, feelings of efficacy, and interest. Given these barriers we discuss practical suggestions for clinicians and family therapy training programs.

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“Being a Therapist Doesn't Exclude You From Real Life”: Family Therapists’ Beliefs and Barriers to Political Action

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Seponski²

2017

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…Whilst the findings of this study identify the robustness needed by psychotherapists to gaze into their shame (Black, Curran, & Dyer, 2013), it also reinforces the need for psychotherapy-training organisations and service providers to remain open to their shame and shadow (Zweig & Abrams, 1991) in sidestepping difficult conversations with trainees. Psychotherapy is more than a talking therapy for insight and individual change; it is also for social change (Avissar, 2016;Eder, 2015;Russell & Bohan, 2008) and fostering "outsight" (Smail, 2005).…”

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Client‐initiated disclosure of psychotherapists' sexual orientation: A narrative inquiry

McPherson¹

2019

Couns and Psychother Res

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Intention This study considers the effect on counsellors and psychotherapists when their sexual orientation is discovered and introduced into the therapeutic relationship by their clients. Method Using a narrative inquiry approach, four qualified and experienced counsellors/psychotherapists share their stories by means of unstructured conversations. The findings are presented and analysed through a reconstructed conversation illustrating the similarities and differences between these participants' stories, considered alongside my own. Findings Through this reconstituted dialogue, the process of unintended revealing of the participants' sexual orientation and the perceived effect on the client and on the therapeutic relationship are explored, and how these experiences altered the practitioner's view of themselves, clients in general and wider society. Implications for practice These stories suggest clients' curiosity into the lives of their counsellor/psychotherapist is inevitable with the growth of the availability of personal information in the public domain, and as such, practitioners are encouraged to take ownership of their narratives of their sexual orientation.

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“…The most recent decade has seen this psychopolitical discourse evolving into a detailed inquiry into the practical implications of these theoretical insights. Some books and articles have been devoted to the possibility of putting together therapeutic praxis with a social‐political value (e.g., Aldarondo, ; Avissar, ; Layton, Hollander, & Gutwill, ; Proctor, Cooper, Sanders, & Malcolm, ). In this work the barrier between the professional and the political is no longer intact, allowing us now to think of therapeutic work (of a certain kind) as a political act, and vice versa, of political engagement as action bearing therapeutic relevance.…”

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Inside and/or Outside? Working Sensitively with Political Material in Psychotherapy

Avissar

2016

Psychotherapy and Politics International

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This article focuses on one particular dimension of psychopolitics: that which manifests itself in the personal contents or materials clients bring into psychotherapy. It seems that many psychotherapists find themselves struggling when faced with political issues which come up in psychotherapy, both overtly and covertly. Many psychotherapists find value in clarifying political aspects of clients' lives and psychotherapy itself, but are hesitant to touch upon this loaded issue or do not know how to approach it. The present article seeks to formulate a theoretical basis for politically‐conscious therapy, as well guiding principles that help to implement this position. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Psychotherapy, Society, and Politics

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“Being a Therapist Doesn't Exclude You From Real Life”: Family Therapists’ Beliefs and Barriers to Political Action

“Being a Therapist Doesn't Exclude You From Real Life”: Family Therapists’ Beliefs and Barriers to Political Action

Client‐initiated disclosure of psychotherapists' sexual orientation: A narrative inquiry

Inside and/or Outside? Working Sensitively with Political Material in Psychotherapy

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