FEMINIST IDENTITY AND FEMINIST THERAPY BEHAVIORS OF WOMEN PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

In July, 1974, the Board of Professional Affairs of the American Psych ological Association established the Task Force on Sex Bias and Sex-Ro le Stereotyping in Psychotherapeutic Practice. The Task Force produced several reports, including a set of guidelines for ethical and effect ive psychotherapy published in the December, 1978, issue of the Americ an Psychologist. Shortly thereafter, a set of 13 ''Principles Concerni ng the Counseling and Psychotherapy of Women'' were published in The C ounseling Psychologist (APA, 1979) and subsequently endorsed by a numb er of divisions within APA. Both publications encouraged psychologists to examine the theoretical principles guiding their work with women c lients to ensure that they are free of sex bias and sex role stereotyp es.