• DOI:10.1177/0959354305049748
Corpus ID: 145491324

From Therapeutic Power to Resistance?

@article{Guilfoyle2005FromTP,
  title={From Therapeutic Power to Resistance?},
  author={Michael Guilfoyle},
  journal={Theory & Psychology},
  year={2005},
  volume={15},
  pages={101 - 124}
}

Michael Guilfoyle

Published 2005

Psychology

Theory & Psychology

Four ideas are used to conceptually link local therapeutic practices with macro sociocultural arrangements, and to question the feasibility of therapeutically derived resistances against them: power as a productive force; the power–knowledge integration; the power–resistance relationship; and power in context. Narrative therapy is presented as an example of a ‘therapy of resistance’, which at a micro level challenges the therapist–client power relation and privileges clients’ local knowledges… CONTINUE READING

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