Empathy/Role Taking: A Theoretical Model for Feminist Therapy

Authors

Michele Wilson, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Gayle Twilbeck Wykle, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Abstract

Feminist therapy is directed not only at individual, but also at social change. Because of this dual aim of feminist therapy, the symbolic interactionist perspective, which describes individual initiative as a source of social change, is suggested as a theoretical orientation which can provide a useful model for feminist therapy. More specifically, the empathy/role-taking model for the clienttherapist relationship is outlined here.

Recommended Citation

Wilson, Michele and Wykle, Gayle Twilbeck (1984) "Empathy/Role Taking: A Theoretical Model for Feminist Therapy," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 11: Iss. 1, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1641
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol11/iss1/7