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The Listening Partners Program: An Initiative Toward Feminist Community Psychology in Action
Author(s) -
Bond Lynne A.,
Belenky Mary Field,
Weinstock Jacqueline S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1023/a:1005149821279
Subject(s) - community psychology , empowerment , active listening , feminism , psychology , participatory action research , context (archaeology) , narrative , sociology , health psychology , pedagogy , social psychology , gender studies , public health , psychotherapist , political science , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , anthropology , law , biology , medicine , nursing
The Listening Partners intervention is described and analyzed as a synthesis of feminism and community psychology, within a developmental framework. Working from an empowerment perspective, this social action, peer group intervention supported a community of poor, rural, isolated, young, White mothers to gain a greater voice, claim the powers of their minds, and collaborate in developmental leadership—creating settings that promote their own development and that of their families, peers, and communities. High quality dialogue, individual and group narrative, and collaborative problem‐solving were emphasized, in a feminist context affirming diversity, inclusiveness, strengths, social‐contextual analyses, and social constructivist perspectives. The power of enacting a synergy of feminism and community psychology is highlighted.