Dr. Rampage a Feminist Counselor looks at how gender as it’s construed socially impacts the client’s problem and this is a case where a single mother, who is single-handedly raising her 6-year-old son by herself where the father is not very active in the son's life as a responsible man should be. Due to the heavy load of responsibility, like working long hours and her son failing in school.(19:45min).
How does this Feminist theory resonate with me? Watching this video made me think about myself a young black single mother out here all by myself trying to take care of my son and daughter with a little help from my child's father. I can relate to her working hard and long hours just to make sure that I could keep the basic
needs of my children and myself. I understand what this young woman is going through.
Intervention
The intervention used for this session is empowerment, reframing. According to Dr. Rampage empowerment is used to build-up the positive thing that Becky is doing in her life and helping her to look at the here and now instead of the negative (21:40 min). Becky feels as she is not doing a good job handling her responsibility and feels that she is failing as a mother because, her son is failing in school, and not doing his homework. Becky has shown Nicholas how to take responsibility such as cleaning up the house and do his chores without telling him at 6-years-old. Nicholas “Stated that he could get up early and dress" as Dr. Rampage discusses ways of improvement(01:14 min). Becky blames herself and feels she have done things wrong in her son life. Dr. Rampage takes what Becky see negative and speaks on the positive of what she has done right so far. And looking how mother and son can build-up on ways to make life a little easier for Becky and Nicholas, were Becky take time out to spend a quality time Nicholas, and Nicholas will get up to help his mother day less hectic(01:14min).
Insight Gain
What I have gained from Feminist Theory and the session with Dr. Rampage and Becky, Nicholas is not mattered what you are going through, you have to look at the positive thing that is happening in the here and now. And to better yourself whatever is find negative ways to make it positive and then remember NOTHING LAST FOREVER only if you want to.