Mary Valentich
Biographic Data
| ID | 1646802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Valentich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Valentich |
| SIGNATURE | VALENTICH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
On Being and Calling Oneself a Feminist Social Worker
This article examines the nature of identity as a feminist social worker in an era when feminism is no longer the driving force for social work that it was from the 1970s to the 1990s. What does it mean to be a feminist practitioner in a period of conservatism? How can identity be fostered? What are the implications for social work education and practice? When social work students and social workers are mostly hesitant to call themselves feminist…
When Mothers of Adult Daughters Die: A New Area of Feminist Practice
This article proposes a new area of feminist practice: bereavement work with adult daughters whose mothers died. It reviews the dynamics of the loss of the mother in the context of societal repression of grieving and the devaluation of women's roles as mothers and provides basic information for personal and professional interventions, including an educational workshop for women whose mothers died or who wish to prepare for their mothers' death
The Rights of Individuals in Family Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse
The complexity of child sexual abuse within the family and the range of family treatment approaches have obscured severa1 fundamental rights of clients. Greater attention to these rights within a systems perspective will permit family therapists to respond to individual needs as well as family and community concerns
Vaginal reconstruction in gynecologic cancer: A feminist perspective
Vaginal reconstruction is a frequent accompaniment of or sequel to radical surgery for recurrent gynecologic cancers. After reviewing research on vaginal reconstruction, undertaken from a perspective which gives prominence to women's power over decisions concerning the use of their bodies and over the definition of their sexuality, we note that the psychosocial and sexual impact of such surgery for the patient and her partner has often been under…
Ideological Perspectives on the Sexual Assault of Women
Conservative, liberal, and radical perspectives are all represented in the women's movement and feminist theory. This ideological diversity also exists in theories of the sexual assault of women. During the early seventies, radical feminists established rape crisis centers and other services for women who had been sexually assaulted. The participation of social work in this development has been constrained by the profession's primary commitment t…
Interpersonal Communication: Foundation Knowledge for Social Work Practice
Interpersonal communication involves the sending of messages by one person and the receiving of messages by another person or small group of persons, with some effect and some immediate feedback.1 It involves not only action, but action and reaction. In the process, individuals present self-definitions and interpret and respond to messages about the “existence and nature” of the other(s).2 Interpersonal communication is then not only an interacti…
Sex Differences in Work Assertiveness of Social Workers
Despite comparable levels of educational qualifications and experience, women in social work occupy a status inferior to men with respect to positions, rates of promotion and salaries. In other words, sexism prevails in what has traditionally been a female profession. Because of the institutionalized preference for men in social work, it is unlikely that individual acts of women to attain professional equality will eliminate sexism. However, beca…
Teaching Human Sexuality to Social Work Students
Ideological Perspectives on the Sexual Assault of Women
Conservative, liberal, and radical perspectives are all represented in the women's movement and feminist theory. This ideological diversity also exists in theories of the sexual assault of women. During the early seventies, radical feminists established rape crisis centers and other services for women who had been sexually assaulted. The participation of social work in this development has been constrained by the profession's primary commitment t…
On Being and Calling Oneself a Feminist Social Worker
This article examines the nature of identity as a feminist social worker in an era when feminism is no longer the driving force for social work that it was from the 1970s to the 1990s. What does it mean to be a feminist practitioner in a period of conservatism? How can identity be fostered? What are the implications for social work education and practice? When social work students and social workers are mostly hesitant to call themselves feminist…
Teaching Human Sexuality to Social Work Students
Vaginal reconstruction in gynecologic cancer: A feminist perspective
Vaginal reconstruction is a frequent accompaniment of or sequel to radical surgery for recurrent gynecologic cancers. After reviewing research on vaginal reconstruction, undertaken from a perspective which gives prominence to women's power over decisions concerning the use of their bodies and over the definition of their sexuality, we note that the psychosocial and sexual impact of such surgery for the patient and her partner has often been under…
Teaching Human Sexuality to Social Work Students
Sex Differences in Work Assertiveness of Social Workers
Despite comparable levels of educational qualifications and experience, women in social work occupy a status inferior to men with respect to positions, rates of promotion and salaries. In other words, sexism prevails in what has traditionally been a female profession. Because of the institutionalized preference for men in social work, it is unlikely that individual acts of women to attain professional equality will eliminate sexism. However, beca…
Interpersonal Communication: Foundation Knowledge for Social Work Practice
Interpersonal communication involves the sending of messages by one person and the receiving of messages by another person or small group of persons, with some effect and some immediate feedback.1 It involves not only action, but action and reaction. In the process, individuals present self-definitions and interpret and respond to messages about the “existence and nature” of the other(s).2 Interpersonal communication is then not only an interacti…
Ideological Perspectives on the Sexual Assault of Women
Conservative, liberal, and radical perspectives are all represented in the women's movement and feminist theory. This ideological diversity also exists in theories of the sexual assault of women. During the early seventies, radical feminists established rape crisis centers and other services for women who had been sexually assaulted. The participation of social work in this development has been constrained by the profession's primary commitment t…
Vaginal reconstruction in gynecologic cancer: A feminist perspective
Vaginal reconstruction is a frequent accompaniment of or sequel to radical surgery for recurrent gynecologic cancers. After reviewing research on vaginal reconstruction, undertaken from a perspective which gives prominence to women's power over decisions concerning the use of their bodies and over the definition of their sexuality, we note that the psychosocial and sexual impact of such surgery for the patient and her partner has often been under…
The Rights of Individuals in Family Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse
The complexity of child sexual abuse within the family and the range of family treatment approaches have obscured severa1 fundamental rights of clients. Greater attention to these rights within a systems perspective will permit family therapists to respond to individual needs as well as family and community concerns
When Mothers of Adult Daughters Die: A New Area of Feminist Practice
This article proposes a new area of feminist practice: bereavement work with adult daughters whose mothers died. It reviews the dynamics of the loss of the mother in the context of societal repression of grieving and the devaluation of women's roles as mothers and provides basic information for personal and professional interventions, including an educational workshop for women whose mothers died or who wish to prepare for their mothers' death
On Being and Calling Oneself a Feminist Social Worker
This article examines the nature of identity as a feminist social worker in an era when feminism is no longer the driving force for social work that it was from the 1970s to the 1990s. What does it mean to be a feminist practitioner in a period of conservatism? How can identity be fostered? What are the implications for social work education and practice? When social work students and social workers are mostly hesitant to call themselves feminist…
Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Human sexuality (3 works)