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Toward a Radical Understanding of Trauma and Trauma Work

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

The purpose of this article is to help pave the way for more radical counseling with traumatized individuals, communities, and nations. The author critiques the post-traumatic stress disorder conceptualization and psychiatry fundamentally, builds on and critiques feminist and other radical contributions to trauma theory, suggests directions for feminists, theorizes trauma from a radical perspective, and draws implications for practice. Conclusions include the following: A deficit trauma model is inappropriate; institutions of the state must be seen as critical in the creation of trauma; there must be a fundamental break with psychiatry; and trauma work should move in the direction of radical adult education.

Key Words: feminist counseling • trauma

Violence Against Women, Vol. 9, No. 11, 1293-1317 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801203255555


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