Women and clinical psychology: The need for a sliding focus
Titel:
Women and clinical psychology: The need for a sliding focus
Auteur:
Powell, Janet E.
Verschenen in:
Australian psychologist
Paginering:
Jaargang 22 (1987) nr. 2 pagina's 169-187
Jaar:
1987-07-01
Inhoud:
Clinical psychologists work with individuals and deal with intra-individual matters. It is usual for attention to be given also to clients' immediate social environments. Currently there are those who criticize the neglect of socio-political contexts affecting the life issues of individuals, particularly the context of patriarchy. It is argued that an awareness of the great importance of socio-political factors does not preclude individual psychotherapy. Rather, it is recommended that clinical psychologists use a “sliding focus,” attending to their clients as individuals, as members of small groups such as families, and also as members of patriarchal society. This process is illustrated by presenting the case histories of three female psychiatric patients, and the story of one non-patient, first in close-focus, second in middle-distant focus, and third in distant focus.
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