A FEMINIST CRITIQUE OF SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY

Applying the feminist critique to solution-focused therapy highlights the strengths and weaknesses of this model from a feminist perspective . Although solution-focused therapy and feminist approaches share an e mphasis on competence and strengths, solution-focused therapy tends to overlook gender and power differences. In general, the model falls pr ey to what R. T. Hare-Mustin (1987) referred to as beta-prejudice-negl ecting differences.