Dissertation
Sponsoring change in self and others: female sponsors in the cultural context model
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
May 2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-3563
Abstract
In recent years, the field of family therapy has been increasingly influenced by social constructionism and has explored methods to utilize clients' experiences of change into the treatment process. These developments have led to the cultivation of new views on therapeutic relationships, social contexts, and processes of change. The Cultural Context Model (CCM), a family therapy approach based on social justice principles, therapeutic communities, and a unique form of sponsorship to facilitate change, emerged in this context. This study aimed to understand the experiences of female sponsors within the CCM and to fill a gap in the clinical literature on the CCM sponsorship. It employed a phenomenological research design to examine female sponsors' perspectives of the process of therapeutic change. Critically-informed, progressive transformation emerged as the essence of the female sponsorship experience. Importance of community and critical consciousness were two of four themes fundamental to critically-informed, progressive transformation. Findings suggest that a community- and social justice-informed therapeutic context and set of relational skills remain powerful and untapped resources in the field of family therapy.
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Details
- Title
- Sponsoring change in self and others
- Creators
- Eunjung Ryu - DU
- Contributors
- Carolyn Y. Tubbs (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy; College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 3563; 991014632280404721