Location of Self: Opening the Door to Dialogue on Intersectionality in the Therapy Process

Location of Self: Opening the Door to Dialogue on Intersectionality in the Therapy Process

All s are available in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese on Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1545‐5300). Please pass this information on to your international colleagues and students. This article describes the evolution and current practice of a model of locatio...

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Published in:Family process 2010-09, Vol.49 (3), p.405-420
Main Author: WATTS-JONES, Thandiwe DEE
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Communication
Cultural Diversity
Cultural identity
Culture
Ego
Family
Family Therapy - methods
Foreign Students
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Intersectionality in therapy
Mental health
Models, Psychological
Privilege
Professional Role
Psychotherapy - methods
Sexual orientation
Social Class
Social Identification
Social Justice
Social justice in therapy
Therapist's social location
Therapists
Therapy
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Summary:All s are available in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese on Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1545‐5300). Please pass this information on to your international colleagues and students. This article describes the evolution and current practice of a model of location of self, a process in which the therapist self‐discloses her or his social locations and invites a conversation about how the intersection of the identities held by the therapist and family may be beneficial and/or limiting. It invites thoughtfulness and dialogue in recognizing and addressing explicit and implicit ways that experience, with its associated privilege or subjugation in the world, can operate in the therapy room. It signifies that the therapist is open to exploring how these issues influence clients' lives outside of therapy as well. The conceptual foundations for location of self, along with its clinical development, are discussed, including the social justice perspective in which it is firmly embedded. Clinical benefits and challenges in its use are also noted. RESUMEN En este artículo se describe la evolución y la práctica actual de un modelo de ubicación del yo, un proceso en el cual el terapeuta da a conocer sus ubicaciones sociales e invita a una conversación acerca de cómo la intersección de las identidades del terapeuta y la familia puede ser beneficiosa y/o limitante. Además, se invita a la consideración y al diálogo a la hora de reconocer y abordar las maneras explícitas e implícitas en las que la experiencia, con el privilegio o el sometimiento con los cuales está asociada en el mundo, puede actuar en la sala de terapia. Asimismo, se indica que el terapeuta está abierto a investigar cómo estos temas también influyen sobre las vidas de los pacientes fuera de la terapia. Se debaten las bases conceptuales para la ubicación del yo y también su desarrollo clínico, incluida la perspectiva de justicia social en la cual está firmemente arraigado. También se tienen en cuenta los beneficios clínicos y las dificultades de su uso. Palabras clave: ubicación del yo, interseccionalidad en terapia, justicia social en terapia
ISSN:0014-7370
1545-5300