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Developing a Standpoint Practice Method With Cases

Authority, Subjectivity, Reflection

Michigan State University, sosulski{at}msu.edu

Practitioners confront complex social problems along with clients, helping them find solutions to problems they face while living under oppressive economic and social circumstances. Clients require help with acute problems, yet have vital experience to draw on. Using feminist standpoint theories promotes consciousness-raising for practitioners about clients’ views on their situations, social structures, and power relationships, increasing clients’ self-determination and systems change. This article offers a rigorous, pragmatic method to analyze practice centering clients’ standpoints. This ‘‘feminist standpoint model’’ recognizes innovative interpretations and creative solutions from clients’ perspectives. Examples from a study of welfare reform illustrate the use of the model.

Key Words: case method • feminist research • feminist standpoint theory • social work practice

This version was published on August 1, 2009

Affilia, Vol. 24, No. 3, 226-243 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109909337375


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