Ecopsychology and Relationship Competency
The Empowerment of Women Graduate Students Through Nature Experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11658707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith A Holloway (0000-0002-2268-3071, Alliant University, corresponding author), Joan Murray (Alliant University), Rumiko Okada (Alliant University), Alexandra L Emmons (0000-0002-5637-105X, Saturday Academy) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 141-154 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Therapy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-3149 • E-ISSN: 1541-0315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02703149.2014.850343 |
| OpenAlex | W1996444355 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Professional psychology has struggled to find ways to enhance graduate students' relationship competencies. An Ecopsychology course can increase relationship competencies and also empower women students through exercises and experiences that help women connect with nature and shift into an ecofeminist, equalitarian framework. Through the Ecopsychology course, women can undo internalized negative stereotypes they have held about themselves and other women as a result of their gender minority status in society. The course can also enable women to experience a change in power dynamics and relinquish impression management rituals, thereby empowering them to “be themselves” in public as well as in private. Evaluations over 10 years of the course are consistently very high—close to Outstanding. Qualitative analysis of course participants' evaluation feedback reveals that students derive benefits in relationship, intervention, and research competencies
Empowerment · Femininity · Graduate students · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Power (physics · Undo · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Medicine · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
Restorative Effects of Natural Environment Experiences
Views to nature
The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature
Why Is Nature Beneficial?
Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments
Wilderness Therapy
Ethical Considerations in Adventure Therapy
Transforming Body Image Through Women's Wilderness Experiences
What's wrong with empowerment
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |