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- Title
Speaking of Privilege: Family Therapy Educators' Journeys toward Awareness and Compassionate Action.
- Authors
Hernandez‐Wolfe, Pilar; McDowell, Teresa
- Abstract
This study explores how family therapy educators from privileged social locations understand issues of privilege and the process by which they integrate their personal and professional journeys to create and model equity in family therapy training and professional development. These educators developed awareness about issues of privilege and oppression and owned their privilege. Increased awareness involved personal struggles with guilt and managing internalized voices of prejudice that are constantly reinforced in society. These educators adopted a stance of action and accountability for equity. We hypothesize that the process leading to owning one's privilege involves the ability to be compassionate for others' suffering and one's own limitations.
- Subjects
EMPATHY; FAMILY psychotherapy; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; PROFESSIONAL employee training; SOCIAL classes; SOCIAL justice; WHITE people; SOCIAL responsibility; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Family Process, 2012, Vol 51, Issue 2, p163
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01394.x