Abstract
Positive Feminist Therapy (PFT) is a strength-based culturally responsive therapy model specifically designed for helping
Chinese women facing marital conflicts and divorce, integrating Empowerment Feminist Therapy, systems theory, and positive
psychology. To help clients become change agents, PFT uses clients’ existing strengths to develop alternatives by examining
internalized values of womanhood within their unique cultural contexts. The goals are to empower Chinese women to reclaim
their sense of self on the path to achieving balance and self-efficacy, and to redirect their energy toward a synergy between
themselves and society. Potential applications of, and recommendations for, Positive Feminist Therapy are presented using
a case scenario.
Chinese women facing marital conflicts and divorce, integrating Empowerment Feminist Therapy, systems theory, and positive
psychology. To help clients become change agents, PFT uses clients’ existing strengths to develop alternatives by examining
internalized values of womanhood within their unique cultural contexts. The goals are to empower Chinese women to reclaim
their sense of self on the path to achieving balance and self-efficacy, and to redirect their energy toward a synergy between
themselves and society. Potential applications of, and recommendations for, Positive Feminist Therapy are presented using
a case scenario.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-16
- DOI 10.1007/s10447-012-9146-8
- Authors
- Jean Yuh-Jin Tzou, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
- Eunha Kim, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, USA
- Kim Waldheim, University of Kentucky, Chicago, IL, USA
- Journal International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
- Online ISSN 1573-3246
- Print ISSN 0165-0653