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Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and Family Therapy: Reflections on Telos
Author(s) -
Luepnitz Deborah Anna
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6427.00054
Subject(s) - telos , feminism , psychoanalytic theory , family therapy , psychoanalysis , object relations theory , sociology , object (grammar) , psychology , psychotherapist , gender studies , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics
Two of the most significant developments in family therapy since 1980 are the emergence of the feminist critique, and the rediscovery of psychoanalysis as a conceptual source for family therapy. The author has been working to combine the contributions of both feminism and psychoanalysis (particularly object relations therapy) and offers case examples of her clinical work. Telos – an often overlooked aspect of theory – is argued to be the locus of the feminist difference. A call is made for dialogue between feminists and psychoanalytic thinkers within family therapy.