The Listening Partners Program

An Initiative Toward Feminist Community Psychology in Action

Bibliographic Data

ID11054818
AuthorsLynne A Bond (The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont), Mary Field Belenky (The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont), Jacqueline S Weinstock (The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont)
Year2000
Volume28
Issue5
Pages697-730
Publication date2000-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1023/a:1005149821279
PMID11043111
OpenAlexW166932939
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited65

The Listening Partners intervention is described and analyzed as a synthesis of feminism and community psychology, within a developmental framework. Working from an empowerment perspective, this social action, peer group intervention supported a community of poor, rural, isolated, young, White mothers to gain a greater voice, claim the powers of their minds, and collaborate in developmental leadership—creating settings that promote their own development and that of their families, peers, and communities. High quality dialogue, individual and group narrative, and collaborative problem‐solving were emphasized, in a feminist context affirming diversity, inclusiveness, strengths, social‐contextual analyses, and social constructivist perspectives. The power of enacting a synergy of feminism and community psychology is highlighted

Active listening · Community psychology · Context (archaeology) · Empowerment · Feminism · Health psychology · Narrative · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychotherapist · Public health · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Community Health and Development · Gender Studies · Health Policy Implementation Science · Psychology · Social Psychology