Your Place Is With Us If. . .
You are fully committed to the development of feminist therapy, practice, theory, and action.
You work towards an end to oppression in all areas of feminist practice.
You use a multicultural and anti-racist perspective.
You are willing to challenge and be challenged by work in pr ogress and broadening perspectives.
You seek to amplify your personal and political vision of what feminist therapy can be.
You believe in creating social justice and want to join with other women who are also committed to social change.
Feminist therapy is by and for women of all colors and backgrounds. Its theory, practice, and research must be developed from and by a full diversity of women. The following commitments are designed to create and maintain a diversity to benefit all members and all with whom we work.
We make the first priority of our affirmative action program a conscious commitment to anti-racist and anti-discriminatory policies and actions, as well as to becoming multiracial and multicultural.
We attempt to keep access to FTI leadership open, so that women previously under-represented can participate fully in shaping the goals, activities and products of the Institute.
We will continue to identify problems of under-representation in membership, and develop further specific steps toward a full breadth of diversity.
Dues for the Feminist Therapy Institute, Inc. are $80 a year. Members who cannot manage the full fee are asked to set their own dues on a personally responsible basis at an amount between a minimum of $25 and the basic fee of $80.
The Feminist Therapy Institute Inc. (FTI) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to further the development of the theory, techniques, training, and practice of feminist therapy. Our primary aim is to provide opportunities to learn from each other and to further the influence of feminist therapy theory and methodology in clinical practice, research, education and community involvement.
The theory and practice we develop needs to be based on the experiences of all women. We define feminist therapy as including the realities of cult ure and ethnicity. Experience varies considerably according to such factors as race, class, age, sexual preference, physical ability, education, and work experience. Therefore, FTI is committed to being an organization of women of varying backgrounds. We are also committed to using our differences as a source of strength in our theory development.
The criterion for membership is knowledge of feminist therapy principles and their application to practice through study, mentoring and or experience.
This might have been acquired through:
- courses in women’s studies, psychology of women and feminist therapy
- -mentoring and or supervision by a feminist therapist or educator
- experience integrating feminist principles into therapy practice
To apply for FTI Membership, please:
- Complete the application.
- Email it to admin@feminist-therapy-institute.org or mail it to:
Marcia Chappell
912 Five Islands Rd
Georgetown, ME 04548
3 The administrator will record receipt of your application and forward it to the membership committee for review.
4 Acceptance is determined by the membership committee according to the criterion above.
5 You will be notified of the decision and, if positive, membership will be complete upon receipt of your membership dues.
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Please answer the following questions to allow us to know you better.
Name: ___________________________
Phone: ____________________
Address: _________________________________
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Email: _________________________________
How did you find out about the Feminist Therapy Institute?
Please describe what feminism(s) means to you.
How is it integrated into your practice as a therapist, educator and/or activist?
Describe your major educational and work experiences. (attach a resume if you wish)
Do you agree with the Feminist Therapy Institute Code of Ethics?
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Revised by Marcia Chappell