Breaking the Rules: Women in Prison and Feminist Therapy

by Marcia Hill (Editor), Judith Harden

Breaking the Women in Prison and Feminist Therapy challenges therapists, public policymakers, voters, and those in the criminal justice system to find treatment options, empowerment strategies, viable resources, community support, and policies that can help women with problems such as drug abuse, domestic violence, poverty, and prostitution rather than perpetually punishing them.Breaking the Rules shows you how our society makes ‘other’of those among us who are most vulnerable, injured, and without resources. It digs under your skin and forces you to look

190 pages, Hardcover

First published March 16, 1997

About the author

Marcia Hill, EdD, is a psychologist who has spent over 20 years practicing psychotherapy. She is Co-Editor of the journal Women & Therapy and a member and past Chair of the Feminist Therapy Institute. In addition to therapy, Dr. Hill does occasional teaching, writing, and consulting in the areas of feminist therapy theory and practice. The Editor of More than a Mirror: How Clients Influence Therapists' Lives (The Haworth Press, Inc., 1997), she has co-edited three other Haworth books: Classism and Feminist Therapy: Counting Costs (1996); Couples' Therapy: Feminist Perspectives (1996); and Children's Rights, Therapists' Responsibilities: Feminist Commentaries (1997). She is currently in private practice in Montpelier, Vermont.

-from Breaking the Rules: Women in Prison and Feminist Therapy