Exercise and Sport in Feminist Therapy

This book explores the healing use of exercise and sport as a helpful adjunct to therapy from several therapeutic orientations within the feminist context—psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, constructivist, and organismic/systems therapy. With fascinating case studies and treatment models, it explores the benefits of integrating physical activity, exercise, and sport into therapy. You'll learn how physical activity can be used to help women suffering with chronic mental illness, breast cancer, fibromyalgia, and much more!

Ruth Hall, Carole Oglesby

- Introduction - Theory Approaches from Psychology - Can Exercise Contribute to the Goals of Feminist Therapy? - Latinas: Exercise and Empowerment from a Feminist Psychodynamic Perspective - Exercise and Movement as an Adjunct to Group Therapy for Women with Chronic Mental Illness - Narrative Therapy: Inviting the Use of Sport as Metaphor - Applications from Sport Psychology and Exercise Science - Promoting Exercise Compliance: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach - Effect of an Exercise Program on Quality of Life of Women with Fibromyalgia - Exercise: Complementary Therapy for Breast Cancer Rehabilitation - Index - Reference Notes Included