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FEMINIST THEORY
B Y : J O S I E ,
K R Y S T A L , &D I A N A
DISABILITIES
A disability is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) as
“A person who 1. has a physical or
mental impairment that limits one or
more major life activities OR 2. has a
record of such an impairment”
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISABILITIES?
Mobility and physical impairments
Spinal cord
Head injuries
Vision
Hearing
Cognitive or learning
Psychological
According to the Census Bureau 1 in 5 people have
a disability
CHALLENGES FOR THE FAMILIES
• Caretaking demands and maintaining family harmony
• Finding resources for proper medical care and financial
difficulties
• Support from extended family and friends
CHALLENGES FOR THE PERSON WITH THE DISABILITY
Children
Getting accommodations in school settings
Adults
Pursuing a higher education
Employment
Long-term independent living
Seniors
Need for in-home assistance
REGAINING FREEDOM
http://www.sundancechannel.com/series/push-girls/videos/angela-hits-the-road-push-girls-episode-5-season-2-clip
MYTHS
People with disabilities always
need help
Under the ADA, employers must
give people with disabilities
special privileges
People who are deaf make ideal
employees in noisy work
environments
People who are blind acquire a
"sixth sense.”
Disabilities are always visible
RESOURCES
• Department of Rehabilitation:
http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/index.asp
• Services for people with disabilities nationwide:
http://nichcy.org/state-organization-search-by-state
• Services for people with Disabilities in California
http://www.ca.gov/HomeFamily/PersonsWithDisabilities.html
• Rehabilitation, health care for low-income families, early interventions, workshops for parents, and services within each type of disability
• Resources for adults in higher education, independent living, recreational activities/support, and employment
**Referrals through doctors
TYPES OF FEMINISM AND IT’S ROOTS
Liberal Feminism
Type of mainstream feminism that works to integrate women into society. Its
roots stretch back to the social contract theory of government instituted by
the American Revolution.
Radical Feminism
Radical feminism was the cutting edge of feminist theory from approximately
1967-1975. It is no longer as universally accepted as it was then, nor does
it provide a foundation for cultural feminism.
However, Radical feminism is actually the breeding ground for many of the
ideas arising from feminism; ideas which get shaped and pounded out in
various ways by other (but not all) branches of feminism
Reference: The University of Alabama in Huntsville. (n.d.)
Kinds of Feminism.
TYPES OF FEMINISM AND IT’S ROOTS
Marxist and Socialist Feminism
Marxism recognizes that women are oppressed, and attributes the oppression to the capitalist/private property system. Thus they insist that the only way to end the oppression of women is to overthrow the capitalist system.
Socialist feminism is the result of Marxism meeting radical feminism.
Cultural Feminism
As various 1960s movements for social change fell apart or got co-opted, folks got pessimistic about the very possibility of social change; so many turned their attention to building alternatives, so that if they couldn't change the dominant society, they could avoid it as much as possible.
Cultural Feminism emerged after Radical Feminism died out as a movement.
The difference between cultural and radical feminism is that radical feminism was a movement to transform society, cultural feminism retreated to vanguardism, working instead to build a women's culture. While many cultural feminists have been active in social issues as individuals, not as part of a movement.
Reference: The University of Alabama in Huntsville. (n.d.)
Kinds of Feminism.
TYPES OF FEMINISM AND IT’S ROOTS
Eco-Feminism
This branch of feminism is much more spiritual than political or theoretical in
nature.
Its basic tenet is that a patriarchal society will exploit its resources without
regard to long term consequences as a direct result of the attitudes fostered
in a patriarchal/hierarchical society.
Parallels are often drawn between society's treatment of the environment,
animals, or resources and its treatment of women.
DEAF DAVID : MY THOUGHTS ON MY LIFE OF DEAFNESS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AScHIfF0SoQ
GOAL OF FEMINIST THERAPY
Empowerment
TECHNIQUES OF FEMINIST THERAPY
• Egalitarian Relationship
• Conscious Raising
• Gender-Role and Power Analysis
• Self-Disclosure
• Bibliotherapy
• Assertiveness Training
• Reframing and Relabeling
• What is something powerful you have done?
• Invite the client to…
• Can use any technique from any theory as long as it is empowering
Radical Feminism, by Anne Koedt (1973) .
Daring to be Bad, by Alice Echols (1989).
Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical
Accounts of the Relations Between Women and
Men, by Alison M. Jaggar and Paula S.
Rothenberg (1993).
The Rejected Body: Feminist Philosophical
Reflections on Disability, by Susan Wendell
(1996).
Feminist Therapy (Theories of Psychotherapy)
By: Laura S. Brown (2009).
Feminism is Queer: The Intimate Connection
between Queer and Feminist Theory, by Mimi
Marinucci (2010).
Feminist Disability Studies by Kim Q. Hall (2011).
POINTS OF INTEREST
• Feminist therapist avoid formal assessment, diagnosing is a
collaborative effort.
• Psychopathology = Distress and behavioral dysfunction
• Encourage clients to question the therapist
• Fee setting = Sliding scale
• How your office is set up, what message are you sending?
REFERENCES
Brault, Matthew, (2012). Americans with Disabilities: 2010. Retrieved from
http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf
Bitter, J. (2009). Theory and practice of family therapy and counseling. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole,
Cengage Learning.
Brown, L. (2010). Feminist Therapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Emerson, E. (2003). Mothers of children and adolescents with intellectual disability: social and economic
situation, mental health status, and the self-assessed social and psychological impact of the child's
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Fujiura, G. (2010). Aging families and the demographics of family financial support of adults with
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Keller, D. and Honig, A. S. (2004), Maternal and paternal stress in families With school-aged children with
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Myths and facts about people with disabilities. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.in.gov/spd/files/Myth.pdf
The University of Alabama in Huntsville. (n.d.) Kinds of Feminism. Retrieved on July 15 from:
Http://www.uah.edu/woolf/feminism_kinds.htm