Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
Reihe: Routledge/UNISA Press Series
An Adapted Model of Masculinised Psychotherapy
Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
Reihe: Routledge/UNISA Press Series
ISBN: 978-1-032-62811-0
Verlag: Routledge
In this book the author, a clinical psychologist, reflects on her psychotherapy experiences with male clients as she debunks the myth of male alexithymia, the inability to recognise and express emotions. Men are apparently disengaged from wellness practices as they are perceived to be reluctant to seek mental health care.
An ubuntu-inspired personhood discourse of trust, empathy and transformation theoretically underpins the author’s clinical practice. The integration of the culturally familiar philosophy of ubuntu challenges the hegemony of strictly modern Western psychological discourses and theories. Although the book is not a manual for how to do therapy with men, neither a panacea for all male related challenges, it can ignite empathic insights and kindle gender sensitive responses to male concerns, locally and internationally. Women, who are frequently the targets of gender-based violence primarily committed by men, may play a significant role in the rehabilitation and healing of men. Men are usually excluded from psychosocial interventions, but this book makes the case that prioritsing the wellbeing of boys and men is critical to creating a society that is safe for everyone—men, women, children, and the broader public.
Print editions not for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Zielgruppe
General and Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Tables
List of Figures
Acronyms
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Abstract
Preface
Chapter 1
Masculinised psychotherapy: From personal resolution to professional contribution
Chapter 2
Context of masculinised mental health treatment
Chapter 3
Socio-culturally situated masculinities
Chapter 4
Starting and sustaining all-male psychotherapy groups
Chapter 5
‘Every day’ masculine therapeutic discursive practices
Chapter 6
Father in the group
Chapter 7
The woman in the men’s group
Chapter 8
Closure
References
Index
