Gender Studies
PRACTICING FEMINIST ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Mary M. Brabeck, editor
American Psychological Association, 2000
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES The reader will be able to:
• Examine how feminist values and principles highlight ethical dilemmas commonly faced by psychologists
• Appraise gender, ethnic identity, value system, and conception of power in one’s practice with those you serve
• Draw from women’s experiences in examining ethical psychological practices
• Make appropriate use of self-disclosure and challenge biases in the legal system
• Recognize moral wrongs in society by drawing from experiences as teachers and parents
• Describe feminist ethics as applied to teaching, therapy, forensic work, research, and cyberspace
• Describe the ethical dilemma between feminism and multiculturalism
Mary M. Brabeck, Ph.D., is Dean, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University.