Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1848051
Joshua L. Boe, Émilie M. Ellis, Kalene A. Sharstrom, J. Gale
ABSTRACT Gender and sex influence health and medicine in various ways (i.e., etiology, treatment, progression of disease, etc.). Currently, a cisnormative, transnormative, and transmisogynist system pervades the medical and mental health fields, creating significant barriers for, trans women to access adequate and inclusive healthcare. We present a transfeminist-informed biopsychosocial approach for medical family therapists to address the disparities and gaps that exist for, trans women. Through integrating a transfeminist praxis, we discuss how medical family therapists can serve as collaborators, students, and advocates for the, trans women in their care.
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Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1848052
Michelle Washburn-Busk, Preston C Morgan, Amber Vennum
ABSTRACT Being in poor physical health can be disempowering and place additional stress on couple and individual wellbeing. Given the high prevalence of gendered power imbalances in opposite gender couples, the purpose of this paper was to better understand how health issues interact with power imbalances in couples to influence individual and couple well-being. Our results highlight that feeling powerless in one’s relationship takes a uniquely intense toll on relationship satisfaction for women who are in poor health. Practitioners working with couples where one or both partners is in poor health should attune to power dynamics to ensure that treatment is promoting individual and couple well-being for both men and women.
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Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1854528
Kristina S. Brown
The number of high quality submissions to our special issue on women’s health has allowed us to provide a sequel to Issues 1 and 2 on reproductive and sexual health. This double issue (3 and 4) foc...
{"title":"Introduction to the Special Issue on Women’s Health: Gender and Pain","authors":"Kristina S. Brown","doi":"10.1080/08952833.2020.1854528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2020.1854528","url":null,"abstract":"The number of high quality submissions to our special issue on women’s health has allowed us to provide a sequel to Issues 1 and 2 on reproductive and sexual health. This double issue (3 and 4) foc...","PeriodicalId":44214,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF FEMINIST FAMILY THERAPY","volume":"32 1","pages":"153 - 154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08952833.2020.1854528","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45587437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1848050
M. Dalton, Adam C. Jones, Jacob Stoy
ABSTRACT Transgender clients encounter substantial barriers in accessing mental health and medical care services due to discrimination, lack of provider knowledge, and limited collaboration between physicians and therapists. Transgender-affirmative services are crucial for the mental and physical well-being of a population whose needs are frequently overlooked. Systemic therapists who work with medical providers may be uniquely situated to enhance the treatment of transgender persons. To reduce the impact of the barriers that transgender persons face when navigating healthcare systems, a medical family therapy framework is presented with recommendations to improve treatment at various levels of collaborative, clinical practice.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-31DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1798200
Lisa K. Forbes, Margaret R. Lamar, Rachel S. Bornstein
ABSTRACT The population of working mothers has greatly increased over the past few decades, yet cultural norms and standards for women have not progressed at the same rate. Intensive mothering ideals set expectations for mothers that recruit them into inequitable parental partnerships and create challenges for their well-being, health, and relational fitness. This phenomenological study attempted to describe the experiences of 15 working mothers working in a United States cultural context that supports an intensive mothering ideology. The themes uncovered included: a) Personal Experience of Motherhood as Discrepant from “Ideal” Motherhood, b) The Juggling Act Leading to Motherhood Overload, c) Inequitable Motherhood Load and Double Standard Based on Gender, and d) Physical and Emotional Consequences of Deferring Own Needs. Implications for practice include utilizing feminist approaches with clients, working to lessen the impact of intensive mothering expectations for mothers and their families, and working to establish a more equitable parental partnership.
{"title":"Working Mothers’ Experiences in an Intensive Mothering Culture: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study","authors":"Lisa K. Forbes, Margaret R. Lamar, Rachel S. Bornstein","doi":"10.1080/08952833.2020.1798200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2020.1798200","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The population of working mothers has greatly increased over the past few decades, yet cultural norms and standards for women have not progressed at the same rate. Intensive mothering ideals set expectations for mothers that recruit them into inequitable parental partnerships and create challenges for their well-being, health, and relational fitness. This phenomenological study attempted to describe the experiences of 15 working mothers working in a United States cultural context that supports an intensive mothering ideology. The themes uncovered included: a) Personal Experience of Motherhood as Discrepant from “Ideal” Motherhood, b) The Juggling Act Leading to Motherhood Overload, c) Inequitable Motherhood Load and Double Standard Based on Gender, and d) Physical and Emotional Consequences of Deferring Own Needs. Implications for practice include utilizing feminist approaches with clients, working to lessen the impact of intensive mothering expectations for mothers and their families, and working to establish a more equitable parental partnership.","PeriodicalId":44214,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF FEMINIST FAMILY THERAPY","volume":"33 1","pages":"270 - 294"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08952833.2020.1798200","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46181180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-05-13DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1755164
N. Alhuzail, Alvin Lander
ABSTRACT This study explores the experiences of Bedouin-Arab adolescent girls in polygamous families in Israel. It represents an initial effort to give a voice to daughters in such families. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 young women who described their experiences, as adolescents, of a polygamous family structure. The findings highlight a highly complex family form in which fairness and ethics may be severely challenged, which in turn can result in substantial injury to both the wife and the children. The findings also reveal how young Muslim women within a traditional and patriarchal society are beginning to actively challenge entrenched family practices and to hope for a different future for themselves. The findings are explored using transnationalism and Islamic feminism.
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Pub Date : 2020-04-27DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1755165
Ria Cassandra T. Chong, Celina Ann T. Ong, Teremae R. Quinio, E. J. Ilac
ABSTRACT Parental role duality is common among military wives experiencing deployment of husbands. Utilizing a narrative approach, our goal was to examine how they organized their identities as they adopted the paternal role. Four themes were identified from interviews with eleven military wives. These illustrated a transition from exhibiting reliance on husbands toward embodying independence and uncovering strength. As military wives encountered numerous challenges, they had displayed a unique response mechanism – prioritizing their motherhood. Consequently, they were confident in facing future deployments to come. Notably, faith was a significant factor for the wives’ resiliency.
{"title":"Narrative Analysis of Parental Role Duality of Filipino Military Wives","authors":"Ria Cassandra T. Chong, Celina Ann T. Ong, Teremae R. Quinio, E. J. Ilac","doi":"10.1080/08952833.2020.1755165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2020.1755165","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Parental role duality is common among military wives experiencing deployment of husbands. Utilizing a narrative approach, our goal was to examine how they organized their identities as they adopted the paternal role. Four themes were identified from interviews with eleven military wives. These illustrated a transition from exhibiting reliance on husbands toward embodying independence and uncovering strength. As military wives encountered numerous challenges, they had displayed a unique response mechanism – prioritizing their motherhood. Consequently, they were confident in facing future deployments to come. Notably, faith was a significant factor for the wives’ resiliency.","PeriodicalId":44214,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF FEMINIST FAMILY THERAPY","volume":"33 1","pages":"157 - 177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08952833.2020.1755165","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44814144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-24DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1755172
Simone F. Lambert
ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia is a disorder that largely impacts females of all ages, yet there is limited treatment and research available, particularly related to family therapy. Fibromyalgia impacts family functioning, communication, and connectedness. Feminist family therapy offers a lens with which to address the myriad of concerns that a family faces, in a manner that empowers and validates the lived experiences of the client with fibromyalgia and their family. Mental health counselors can incorporate developmental context alongside feminist family therapeutic approach to assist women and their families to develop coping strategies, advocacy skills, and life meaning given the potential limitations that coincide with fibromyalgia.
{"title":"Fibromyalgia in Women across the Lifespan: A Family Feminist Therapy Approach","authors":"Simone F. Lambert","doi":"10.1080/08952833.2020.1755172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2020.1755172","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia is a disorder that largely impacts females of all ages, yet there is limited treatment and research available, particularly related to family therapy. Fibromyalgia impacts family functioning, communication, and connectedness. Feminist family therapy offers a lens with which to address the myriad of concerns that a family faces, in a manner that empowers and validates the lived experiences of the client with fibromyalgia and their family. Mental health counselors can incorporate developmental context alongside feminist family therapeutic approach to assist women and their families to develop coping strategies, advocacy skills, and life meaning given the potential limitations that coincide with fibromyalgia.","PeriodicalId":44214,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF FEMINIST FAMILY THERAPY","volume":"32 1","pages":"227 - 242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08952833.2020.1755172","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44057491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-24DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1755168
Julie C. Hill, L. S. Harrell
ABSTRACT In the United States, there are approximately 28 million women are living with chronic pain. Women who experience chronic pain face many obstacles through the diagnosis and treatment processes for their chronic pain condition(s). Chronic pain impacts all areas of life, including physical and mental health, relationships, and employment. Through the use of a feminist approach to therapy, women with chronic pain can be empowered to find control in their experience and develop strategies to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. This article will explore the impact of chronic pain, provide interventions for feminist therapists to use to promote coping, and provide suggestions for future research.
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Pub Date : 2020-04-19DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2020.1755166
J. Patterson, Susanna Vakili, Elana M. Richmond, Hana H. Abu-Hassan
ABSTRACT Behavioral health therapists working collaboratively with physicians in foreign countries may encounter culture and gender norms that vary from their country of origin. A team of students and faculty from the United States who delivered therapy and training in a Jordanian health clinic experienced differences in how female patients access and engage in health care and how the provider’s gender can affect treatment. Dissonance experienced by behavioral health therapists between their beliefs and some aspects of an unfamiliar work culture may be mediated by developing cultural competence, discussing their experiences with other providers, and increasing their awareness of efforts by global organizations that are leading change.
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