Judith Myers Avis

Biographic Data

ID6252069
NAMEJudith Myers Avis
GIVEN NAMESJudith Myers
FAMILY NAMEAvis
SIGNATUREAVIS J M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Guelph
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS21
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
H-INDEX2

  • Recounting Graphic Sexual Abuse Memories in Therapy

    Open AccessBrenda L Spitzer, Brenda Spitzer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2006References: 3

  • Narratives from the Field

    Judith Myers AvisARTICLEJournal of Feminist Family Therapy2005References: 1

    The author presented this keynote at die Annual Meeting and Conference of the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy on November 27, 2004 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The meeting was held at the University of Guelph, where she had been teaching Couple and Family Therapy for the previous 18 years

  • Commentary

    Open AccessJudith Myers AvisARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy1998Cited by: 1

  • Feminist-Informed Training in Family Therapy

    Judith Myers AvisARTICLEJournal of Feminist Family Therapy1996Cited by: 1

    This paper explores the history and present state of development of feminist training in family therapy, from the perspective of the author's personal experience. It also suggests future directions for expanding feminist-informed training and for giving it a more central and integrated place in our curricula

  • Central Trends in Feminist Thought and Therapy

    Judith Myers AvisARTICLEJournal of Feminist Family Therapy1993

    This paper draws on a wide range of research from different fields to document the epidemic proportions of physical violence and sexual abuse in North American families. It delineates the gender dimensions of this problem, with men being the predominate perpetrators of sexual abuse of both boys and girls, and the major physical abusers in couple relationships. Family therapy's lack of response to the problem and its conceptual inadequacies in doi…

  • Politics and Empowerment in My Therapy

    Judith Myers AvisARTICLEJournal of Feminist Family Therapy1991Cited by: 2

    No abstract available for this article

  • Men in Therapy

    Anna Dienhart, Judith Myers AvisARTICLEJournal of Feminist Family Therapy1991

    Conventional family therapy models tend to reinforce traditional gender-role socialization in subtle but pernicious ways. A feminist approach to work with men requires therapists to improve their conceptual and perceptual skills by becoming knowledgeable about men's issues and by clarifying personal values concerning the social construction of masculinity. A feminist approach to working with men in families is presented which invites therapists t…

  • Integrating Gender into the Family Therapy Curriculum

    Judith Myers AvisARTICLEJournal of Feminist Family Therapy1989Cited by: 17

    This article starts from the assumption that an awareness of gender biases and issues is critical to competent, responsible, and ethical professional practice. Although recent literature has commented extensively on the need to integrate gender consciousness into family therapy practice, there have been few guidelines on how to integrate it into family therapy training. The author draws on her research and teaching experience in this area to exam…