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This chapter describes a practical framework that can be used in supervision and clinical work to help therapists understand the dynamics of oppression. The three case studies included in the chapter explore how the framework provides supervisors and therapists with a lens for analyzing and understanding how dynamics of oppression impact the problems our clients bring to therapy as well as how they can play out in session. The chapter will include a basic set of questions to be asked in clinical settings to develop an oppression lens for therapeutic relationships.
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Salmon, L. (2017). The Four Questions: A Framework for Integrating an Understanding of Oppression Dynamics in Clinical Work and Supervision. In: Allan, R., Singh Poulsen, S. (eds) Creating Cultural Safety in Couple and Family Therapy. AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64617-6_2
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