The Listening Partners Program: An Initiative Toward Feminist Community Psychology in Action

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The Listening Partners intervention is described and analyzed as a synthesis of feminism and community psychology, within a developmental framework. Working from an empowerment perspective, this social action, peer group intervention supported a community of poor, rural, isolated, young, White mothers to gain a greater voice, claim the powers of their minds, and collaborate in developmental leadership—creating settings that promote their own development and that of their families, peers, and communities. High quality dialogue, individual and group narrative, and collaborative problem‐solving were emphasized, in a feminist context affirming diversity, inclusiveness, strengths, social‐contextual analyses, and social constructivist perspectives. The power of enacting a synergy of feminism and community psychology is highlighted.

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