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This book is a selected collection of papers presented at the Tenth National Conference of the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) held in New York in 1985. It is a special issue in the series Women and Therapy, having also been published under this title (Vol. 5, No. 2/3).
AWP is an association formed in 1969 by a group of women who wished to work together in pursuing their interests in feminist issues. Their conferences have provided forums for recent thinking in feminist psychotherapy, research and teaching. The articles in this book are seen to reflect such issues and to be in line with their teaching. The 1985 conference was coordinated by Doris Howard, the guest editor, with this volume in mind and organised around the theme, the ‘future of feminism’. Priority was also given to issues of ethnic and minority groups. A major focus was an attempt to blend various theories of therapy with the goals of feminism. The therapy is seen as an egalitarian system concerning itself with the equality, assertiveness and empowerment of women.
The articles selected reflect these themes. Contributions are made by authors from varying backgrounds. These include graduate students and other members of the feminist organisations as well as clinical social workers, nurses, teachers and psychotherapists, indicating the multidisciplinary membership of the AWP. All the authors practise in the United States of America.
The book, which is concerned with different aspects of feminist therapy and with issues dealing with specific problems encountered by women, is divided into four