The political is personal: The essential obligation of white feminist family therapists to deconstruct white privilege

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-67

  Pewewardy, Nocona ^a  

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Author keywords

Challenging white privilege; Cultural sensitivity; Feminist family therapy training; Post colonialism; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847397011     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J086v16n01_05     Document Type: Article

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