Abstract
Kimberlé Crenshaw first wrote about intersectionality to theorize about how race, class, and gender interact and affect the ways that women of color experience oppression. Power is always present in relationships. It is important to recognize the power that therapists represent in the therapeutic relationship, in the context of their profession, agency, and community. Empowerment is to capitalize on the power that a client possesses to strengthen, expand, and apply it.
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Brown, J.D. (2019). Intersections and Power. In: Reflective Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy in a Diverse Society. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24505-4_6
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