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Existential theme

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Memphis Scotty Moore and Bill Black Written by James (Kokomo) Arnold

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You Don't Own Me - Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn & Diane Keaton

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1st Wives Club - Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler & Diane Keaton

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Feminist Therapy with Lenore Walker Video

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Watch Lenore Walker expertly demonstrate her feminist therapy approach in an actual therapy session. Walker's feminist approach incorporates a focus on how a client's social context contributes to her problem and puts importance on maintaining an even power balance between the therapist and the client.

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Existential Therapy in Two Minutes, "or Less"

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Sex And The City 2 - Girls Singing 'I Am Woman'.

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I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an' pretend 'Cause I've heard it all before And I've been down there on the floor No one's ever gonna keep me down again Oh yes, I am wise But

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FLAWLESS SPEECH - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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by: Cerita Fowler

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Frankl, V.E.  (2006).  Man’s Search for Meaning.  Boston, MA:  Beacon Press.

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Good, G. E., Gilbert, L. A., & Scher, M. (1990). Gender aware therapy: A synthesis of feminist therapy and knowledge about gender.

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Corey, G. (2015).

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Family process, 27(1), 17-31.

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- Feminist theory is the only that focuses on political, social, and cultural influences head on and was uniquely developed for those that are oppressed.
- Feminist theory is the one theory that emerged from a collaborative effort of women to include experiences of multiple viewpoints.
-Existential has a tendency to focus so much on self-determination that they ignore oppressive experiences from marginalized communities.

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Of all of the theories we have learned in class, feminist and existential theory are my favorite.  I believe both theories could work very well with all people.  My favorite component of existential therapy is helping the client to move tragedies and focus on the present and new opportunities.  I also like the idea of helping the client be self-aware and what in their mind, may be blocking them from success.
Where I personally feel existential falls short, feminist theory helps to pick up by helping clients understand how social, political, and cultural experiences have influenced their current life circumstances. As a prospective school counselor, I believe I could integrate both of the theories by helping clients understand how social forces can effect them in negative and positive ways. However, in doing so, I could help them focus on their strengths so that they understand how societal views do not necessarily have to forecast their future. I believe I could help high school students accept their responsibility for change and inspire them to set their own destiny. They owe it to themselves to know that no matter what oppressing situation they face, they have the tools to move forward. I think this could help all students, but especially those that come from lower socio-economic backgrounds and are apart of marginalized communities.

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A blend of the two theories (Similarities)

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A blend of the two theories (Similarities)

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- Both focus on the present and overcoming obstacles
- Both, do not necessarily view diagnosis as important, but approve of self-disclosure of the counselor and empowerment as a therapeutic process.
-Both would benefit women and minorities.
-Both would benefit those who identify within the LGBTQ community
-Both would benefit those that are facing anxiety and depression
-Both are not extremely systematic
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- can be extremely individualistic and ignore social factors such as racism, discrimination, and oppression
- high dependent on self-determination but does not deal with oppression from outside forces

(Corey, 2015)

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- Existential therapy is not very technique oriented but more so based on philosophical views.
- Therapists prefer understanding, description, and exploration as opposed to diagnosis and treatment.
- self-disclosure
-individual creativity
- interventions are reactive to the uniqueness of the client

There are 3 phases:
1. Clients define what makes up their worldview  as therapists help them reflect.
2. Clients examine the value system  and come up with new plans
3. Purposeful-living will start to be practiced

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- Help clients to take responsibility for their life
-Help facilitate self-awareness within clients
- Have a wide range of techniques from other theoretical platforms

(Corey, 2015)

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- help client understand that they are not fully living an authentic life
- help clients re-claim their lives!

4 common goals:
1. Help clients be present with others and themselves
2. Help them see what may be blocking them from success
3. Help clients see that they have responsibility for shaping their life
4. Empower clients to choose ways of expanding in their lives

(Corey, 2015)

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- Therapists practice a more philosophical approach and are not diagnosing or distributing treatment or prognosis
(Corey, 2015)

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Helps clients to focus on the present and future possibilities by understanding self-awareness and helping to search for the meaning of life and not dwelling on tragedies.
(Corey, 2015)

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Identify the "4 givens of existence"
1. Freedom and responsibility
2. Existential Isolation
3. Meaninglessness
4. Death

3 Contributors include:
1.  Soren Kierkegaard
2. Friedrich Nietzsche
3. Jean-Paul Sartre

6 Propositions of Existential Therapy:
1. The capacity for self-awareness
2. Freedom and Responsibility
3. Striving for identity and relationship to others
4. The search for meaning
5. Anxiety as condition of life
6. Awareness of Death & Nonbeing

(Corey, 2015)

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-clients have the freedom to choose their lives
- clients are responsible for their choices
-clients are able to find a balance between the tragic parts of life as well as the possibilities/opportunities
- clients are able to go through on-going transportation and manage anxiety through understanding their values and beliefs

(Corey, 2015)

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Helped develop the 4 "givens of Existential approach

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Psychotherapy should be directed towards helping people view the meaning of life and the problems of being as opposed to problem solving.

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-Counselors risk the importance of the differences of clients from collectivist cultures
-Counselors risk imposing their own values onto the client
(Corey, 2015)

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-empowerment
- self-disclosure
-gender-role intervention
-social identity analysis
- power analysis
-bibliography
-assertiveness training

(Corey, 2015)

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-Therapists must understand their own biases and privilege
- knowledge of oppression
-emotionally present and value self-disclosure
-empower clients
-active

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-empowerment
-equality
understanding  gender-role  socialization
"to create the kind of society where sexism & other forms of discrimination are no longer a reality"

(Corey, 2015), (Good, Gilbert, & Scher, 1990)

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Diagnostic labels are utilized carefully, if at all because labeling can be very limiting due to not enough focus on social change and focusing on the client's symptoms instead of  the social powers that may cause distress. (Corey, 2015)

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Focuses on a shared journey of empowerment to overcome past oppression and focus on the present

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-Constructs of Feminist Theory: include view of human nature, flexible-multicultural perspective, life-span perspective
-Feminists Perspective of Personality Development:
-Relational-Cultural Theory: what role does the connectedness of relationships play with women
-Principle of Feminist Therapy:
1. The personal is political
2. Commitment to social change
3. Women's and girl's voices, as well as those that have experienced oppression.
4. The counseling relationship is egalitarian
5. Focus on strengths

(Corey, 2015, p.344)

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-Feminst therapy/counseling states that it is vital to consider the social, cultural, and political influence that contributes to a person's issues. (Corey, 2015, p.339)

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Founding member of the Feminist Therapy Institute, and clinical psychologist.

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Espin, has published on psychotherapy with latinas, women immigrants and refugees, the sexuality of latinas,  and training clinicians to work with multicultural populations

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Below, are contributors to Existential Theory

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Below, are contributors to the Feminist Theory

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Currently speaks on the significance of multicultural feminist therapy

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The essence of human lives is searching for meaning and purpose.

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Collaborated with others regarding development of relational-cultural theory

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"No relationship can eliminate existential isolation, but aloneness can be shared... such that love compensates for its pain- Irvin Yalom

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"They (women) can use their abilities to support each other, even as they develop more effective and appropriate ways of dealing with power... women do not need to diminish other women ... they need the power to advance their own development , but they do not "need" the power to to limit the development of others"- Jean Baker Miller