Abstract This special issue aims to amplify the voices of those who were and continue to be at the frontlines resisting and responding to sexual violence. In order to frame this special issue, we first outline the current socio-political landscape, including increased visibility of movements such as #NoMore, #TimesUp, and most notably #MeToo, and the public showcase of accused perpetrators becoming

Abstract In this article, we present a review of the #MeToo movement alongside therapeutic, feminist self-disclosure by situating feminist self-disclosure in dialogue with and in response to the current #MeToo era of mainstream self-disclosures regarding sexual violence. We consider issues of transference and countertransference when therapists who are survivors work with survivors of sexual violence

Abstract According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice statistics, 1 in 4 Black girls will be sexually abused before the age of 18. The founder of the #Metoo movement, Ms. Tarana Burke, originally designed the hashtag to help bring awareness to Black women and girls from underprivileged communities that experienced rape or sexual assault. However, the phrase was co-opted by White

Abstract Trans women experience sexual violence at alarming rates; however, due to societal cisnormativity, people often remain unaware of such rates. As digital feminist movements, such as #MeToo, gain momentum, this moment represents an opportune time to illuminate how trans exclusionary discourses may exist in feminist movements. Using transfeminist theory as an analytic tool, we discuss how the

Abstract In this article, I problematize sexual violence as a gendered and raced tool of colonial dominance. Though the theoretical framework of settler colonialism, I demonstrate how colonialism in the United States influences current discourse and policy around sexual violence. First, I explore the ways that colonialism positions women as victims and chattel of men. Secondly, I consider why White

Abstract Black, Indigenous, and other Women of Color (BIWOC) are at increased risk for interpersonal trauma, including racial trauma. Interpersonal trauma has potentially deleterious emotional, cognitive, physical, social, and spiritual consequences. European models of trauma recovery often end their process with coping strategies and meaning-making; womanist psychology, which emerges from the cultural

Abstract As an agent of socialization, mothers directly impact the way their daughters think about their own weight. This qualitative study aimed to investigate and capture the recalled maternal communication around eating and body image for Black American collegiate emerging adult women. A sample of 143 women was recruited via online social platforms. Findings from framework analysis highlighted that

(2021). Authors and Editors Biographies. Women & Therapy: Vol. 44, Transnational Feminist Theory and Practice, pp. 1-10.

Abstract This keynote was delivered at the 78th annual conference of the International Council of Psychologists Annual Meeting on December 4, 2020 via Zoom and presents a personal and professional analysis of the successes and failures of feminist psychology as a liberation movement in the last 50 years. I also suggest promising future directions and the work still to be done by future generations

Abstract This article discusses an intervention for rehabilitation of female survivors of violence that reconceptualizes rehabilitation through a feminist lens: the Sampoornata model of Dance Movement Therapy, which has been created and is being practiced by an NGO called Kolkata Sanved in Kolkata, India. Feminist rehabilitation is seen as a perspective which, in contrast to dominant rehabilitation

This article offers a perspective and an application of transnational feminist therapy with Latinas that affirm the value of testimonio as a theoretical framework. Political, social, and interperso...

Using a feminist liberation framework, Thai mental health providers engaged in a structural and institutional analysis of intimate partner violence and developed a social justice based counseling a...

The various types of feminisms around the world have implications for the way oppression is defined and what can be done to resist it. This article explores common dilemmas within transnational fem...

A transnational feminism framework, which aims to reshape the politics surrounding ideologies of feminism by decentering White Women as the model of womanhood, is used to explicitly center the role...

Three African-descended psychologists discuss the case of a psychotherapy dyad in which the first author, a U.S. national, and a Caribbean student who had immigrated to the U.S. served respectively...

This article introduces central features of transnational feminism and discusses how these characteristics provide a foundation for transnational feminist practice in psychology. These core themes ...

This article applies methods of collaborative autoethnography and participatory education dialogues to explore our evolving “trans” national/disciplinary cultural practice with immigrant women and ...

The Caribbean region represents a mosaic of cultures and languages, bound by a common experience of colonization, and marked by distinct histories of freedom and independence. Throughout the variou...

Drawing from a larger study of non fatal suicidal behavior in Sri Lanka, we examine the narratives of two young women and their mothers following the daughter’s suicide-like act. These accounts off...

This article summarizes the contributions of authors to a special issue on transnational feminist practice and integrates their recommendations. The three-part outline for organizing transnational ...

Psychology of women, feminist psychology, and therapy with women have been primarily connected to dominant Western methodologies and practices of the Global North. The history of misogynistic and p...

(2020). Guest Editors: Kim A. Case, NiCole T. Buchanan, Desdamona Rios. Women & Therapy: Vol. 43, Intersectionality in Education, Training, and Praxis, pp. 229-234.

This article discusses our efforts to ground transnational feminist practice locally in borderland spaces and to detach this practice, to the extent possible, from the overall structure of Euro-cen...

Abstract According to National Gang Center, 2012 statistics, 30,700 gangs existed in the United States with an approximate membership of 850,000 people. Although female gang members account for less than 10% of total membership, their numbers and violence among them are increasing as of 2002. Due to their intersectional invisibility, research and interventions for gang members have been based primarily

Abstract This special issue is an interdisciplinary collection on intersectionality theory as critical inquiry and praxis. This paper challenges cultural competence models and argues instead for intersectional cultural humility in theory, practice, and teaching. We first provide a brief review of the development of intersectionality theory and future directions for its application. Then, we critique

Abstract Clinical science must begin to embrace the richness and nuance involved in centering social justice, intersectionality, and diversity and creating space for these topics to exist within scholars, clients, clinical work, theory, and research. In this article, we discuss why the field has resisted these frameworks and offer strategies for increasing their integration in training, research, practice

Abstract The Salient Circles Diagram is a teaching exercise designed to help participants visually display the relative importance and intersections of their most personally salient identities (e.g., identity as a woman or as a person of color). This activity has been used with hundreds of participants in undergraduate and graduate classes and training programs, continuing education events with psychology

Abstract Ambivalent White racial consciousness describes a push toward awareness about racial privilege and a simultaneous pull back from this knowledge into a more comfortable stance of denial. Twenty-nine White community members and undergraduate students participated in focus group discussions on race. Results indicated that participants expressed ambivalent racial consciousness when they talked

Abstract As the use of intersectionality continues to increase in psychology, so do the critiques and extensions of it. Scholars and practitioners who want to integrate intersectionality need to navigate these critiques to maximize its effectiveness and minimize its potential pitfalls. We examine critiques and extensions of intersectionality, particularly as they apply to mental health theory and practice

Abstract This brief challenges readers to examine the meaning, intention, and consequences of their use of the phrases “Women and Minorities” and “Women and People of Color.” I assert that the use of that language makes Women of Color invisible while unintentionally or intentionally defining White women and Men of Color as the de facto norms, thus obfuscating the lived realities of Women of Color.

Abstract In this paper, I introduce a framework that invites psychologists to take intersectionality seriously. First, I revisit some primary tools of intersectional analysis and underscore their relevance to critical training. I then sketch out a flexible typology of what intersectionality is and, more consequentially, what it is not. Next, I consider how intersectionality can help to reimagine the

Abstract It is of critical importance that clinicians are trained in sexual assault prevention through an intersectional lens. In this article, I describe a campus sexual assault curriculum that interrogates the role of systematic oppression to prevent the erasure of marginalized identities. I then describe a group project where students create a sexual assault prevention program based on intersectional

Abstract Traditionally, different types of clinical cultural competency trainings have centered on racialized and gendered mental health statistics. Psychologists’ historical focus has been on typecasting clients’ “otherness” while failing to explore clinicians’ intersectionality and bias. These training gaps have led to many clinicians’ limited awareness of their own privilege, racial identity, and

Abstract Drawing from Black Feminist scholarship, researchers highlight the importance of utilizing an intersectional approach in understanding Black women’s experiences. Multicultural and social justice oriented clinical training must discuss Black women’s gendered racial identity, the influence of gendered racial oppression, and the role of gendered racial socialization in Black women’s self-concept

For those familiar with research and theory in the area of body image and disordered eating, particularly the subareas of prevention and developmental theory, the work of Niva Piran is iconic. Many...

Abstract I use testimonio to examine my journey to psychology. A Latin American first-person narrative, testimonio examines a person’s experience with oppression and resilience. Within this perspective, I explore the impact of discrimination, marginalization, and oppression on my professional development. First, I discuss how place affected my personal and professional identity development. Then, I

Abstract Through the process of dialogue, collaboration, and sisterhood, we attempted to demonstrate feminist values and principles in leadership and mentorship through the process of writing this article. Discussions between the three authors led to our reflections of our own personal journeys in leadership roles, along with lessons learned. We then connected our lived experiences to relevant feminist

Abstract Successfully navigating my career has been a journey through uncharted waters amidst opposing waves—often being “the first” and “different”. My journey was one of contrasts—being an Asian American woman from an immigrant, working class family to becoming a psychologist, executive director, health care administrator, scholar, and academic dean. I often felt bewilderment and moral outrage at

Abstract In this narrative, I describe my development as a feminist mentor and leader in academe. I explore the impacts of both my privileged and marginalized identities throughout my career; the feminist leaders and mentors who guided me; and my own experiences of activism, leadership, and mentorship to the present day. I note especially the intersections and contradictions of my identities and professional

Abstract Literature suggests that mentors play a unique role in individuals’ personal and career development. In this article, I highlight how a feminist mentoring style has influenced my academic and professional journey from student to Full Professor, as I have assumed leadership roles at my university and nationally. Using theory and research as a backdrop, I explore how my multiple identities–international

Abstract The path from undergraduate to the professoriate ranks is a running faucet for Black women in the academy. Of the nearly 800,000 full-time faculty at degree granting institutions, Black women represent only 0.8% of assistant, 0.5% of associate, and less than 0.3% of full professors. Racism, sexism, classism, and elitist beliefs about what constitutes a scholarly pedigree and appropriate research

Abstract In this article, I share my story as a clinical psychologist in academic medicine and as a female leader within organized psychology. I discuss how my sociocultural background impacts and is impacted by the care I provide at an inner-city, safety net hospital and my clinical-research with low-income African American women and families. I offer my thoughts on how my personal and professional

Abstract In this special issue, we offered a venue to capture the stories of diverse woman-identified psychologists. Utilizing feminist storytelling as a vehicle, contributors shared their experiences of mentorship, power, feminism, leadership, and intersectionality from their unique social locations. In this concluding paper, we synthesize overarching themes across author narratives, including central

Abstract In this special issue, we utilize feminist storytelling to highlight the experiences of diverse female psychologists. While women comprise most of the field, nonwhite women are notably underrepresented. To capture their unique accounts, 12 contributors shared their professional experiences, from which we generate recommendations on how to diversify psychology to include women of color and

Abstract The story of Black/African descent women in academic leadership is laced with challenging and triumphant narratives, including mine. Here, I share narratives of family, research inquiry into relational aggression in academia, and my own experiences as a Black woman in the academy. Academic context and political timing play a large part in this writing. I use the work of Black feminists and

Abstract In this paper, I trace my professional journey and highlight two major themes in relation to my path into a wholly unexpected career as a university faculty member: (a) contextual influences in shaping my academic/career cognitions and opportunities that paved the way into an academic career and (b) challenges that I have faced as a woman of color in academia. I share my experiences with infertility

Abstract This article represents an integration of my personal and professional identities. I begin by discussing some of my salient identities (e.g., multiracial Asian American, cisgender woman, sexual/gender minority ally, first-generation college student) and their impact on my path to academic psychology. I then discuss some of the professional lessons I have learned, including the importance of

Abstract As a Black, female, feminist, intersectional psychologist whose scholarship defies traditional categorization, I have faced several challenges within academia including identifying my scholarly niche, finding collaborators, and building networks. In this article, I identify how, by building and extending my network, I have been able to: (a) become an “authentic scholar,” who conducts scholarship

Abstract This article offers a mid-career reflection on life in academia. Using a feminist-existentialist-Buddhist lens, I acknowledge structural and societal obstacles while embracing my sense of agency. I elucidate challenges I faced related to adjustable perspectives and learnable skills, and I offer insights and strategies related to time management, discipline, persistence, and facing inner demons

(2019). Authors’ Biographies. Women & Therapy: Vol. 42, Feminist/Womanist/Intersectional Approaches to Interventions with Black Girls and Women, pp. 217-225.

Abstract Esther Rothblum and Ellen Cole were coeditors of Women & Therapy from 1984-1995. In this article we describe the process of editing a feminist journal in the 1980s and 1990s, including how each of us came to be an editor. We discuss the challenges and opportunities in editing the journal in the early years of the feminist movement and before the Internet.

(2019). Correction. Women & Therapy: Vol. 42, Feminist/Womanist/Intersectional Approaches to Interventions with Black Girls and Women, pp. 492-492.

Abstract Stereotyping Black women as servant, “the mammy” is a well-known racial and gender stereotype and, if internalized, can decrease mental and physical health. Recreated via the Strong Black Woman (SBW) and Superwoman (SW) ideologies, such ideals have the potential to be empowering, while at the same time marginalizing. The purpose of this article is to discuss how Black women embody strength

Abstract Graduate faculty and students challenged with the growing complexity of working effectively in a therapeutic context with African American women are discussed in this article. Although measures of the effective depth and breadth of diversity training in graduate programs exist, this article discusses how multicultural training affects faculty, students, and systems. The relational aspects

Abstract This article focuses on the intersectionality of race, gender, and violence in the lives of Black/Afro-Latinas who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. First, we discuss the trauma of slavery, racism, and colonization in Latin America and the Caribbean, which objectifies Black bodies and renders Blackness invisible. Second, we identify institutional and interpersonal barriers to seeking

Abstract The African American women who provide informal (unpaid) caregiving for African American elders are a valuable resource for their care recipients, families, and communities. However, the demands of caregiving and sacrifices made to provide this service may compromise their mental health. Therefore, it is incumbent on counselors and psychotherapists to become more aware of the clinical needs

Abstract The present study reframes the strong Black woman (SBW) identity as an intersectional cultural coping style that impacts experiences of depression and suicide for African American women in the United States. This study draws on previous findings that distilled affect regulation, self-reliance, and caretaking as SBW components. The researcher explored the SBW as a moderator of the existent

Abstract Social media and traditional resources were used to examine discourse about the role and position of Black women during the civil rights movement of the 60s and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Discourse in both eras highlighted persistent issues with the gendered oppression of Black women, systems of patriarchy and misogyny supporting that oppression, and conflicts about the role of feminism

Abstract The prevalence of overweight and obesity among Black adolescent girls has continued to increase significantly since the 1980s, which indicates that Black girls are disproportionately affected by the obesity health crisis. In addition to risks for negative physical health outcomes, Black girls face the poor psychosocial and emotional consequences of increased weight. Yet, they are less likely

Abstract This article explores identity development among adolescent Black girls in the context of digitized social media environments. In the age of Web 2.0 technology, Black girls are able to project their image and verbiage to articulate self. In this conceptual article, the phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST) framework is used to understand the identity development of