Judith V. Jordan

Judith V. Jordan is the co-director and a founding scholar of the Jean Baker Miller Institute[1][2] and co-director of the institute's Working Connections Project. She is an attending psychologist at McLean Hospital and assistant professor of psychology at the Harvard Medical School.[3] She works as a psychotherapist, supervisor, teacher and consultant. Jordan's development of relational-cultural therapy has served as a foundation for other scholars who have used this theory to explore the workplace,[4][5][6][7] education.[8][9][10][11] leadership[12] and entrepreneurship.[13]

Jordan is the author of the book Relational-Cultural Therapy, co-author of Women's Growth in Connection, editor of Women's Growth in Diversity, The Complexity of Connection, The Power of Connection, and has published many "Works in Progress" at Wellesley College as well as chapters and journal articles.[14][15] In addition, Jordan has written, lectured and conducted workshops nationally and internationally on the subjects of relational-cultural theory, women's psychological development, empathy, mutuality, mutual empathy,[16] courage, shame, relational resilience, psychotherapy with women, a relational model of self, relational psychotherapy, gender issues in psychotherapy, relationships between women and men, the mother-daughter and mother-son relationships, special treatment programs for women and treating post-traumatic stress.[17]

In 1997 Jordan shared the Massachusetts Psychological Association's "Career Contribution Award" with Irene Pierce Stiver and Janet Surray,[18] and in 2010 she received the American Psychological Association Division 29's "Distinguished Psychologist Award for Contributions to Psychology and Psychotherapy".[19]

  1. ^ "Jean Baker Miller Training Institute". Jbmti.org.
  2. ^ Robb, C. (2007). This changes everything: The relational revolution in psychology. New York, NY: Pacador.
  3. ^ "Judith Jordan | Harvard Catalyst Profiles | Harvard Catalyst". Connects.catalyst.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. ^ Fletcher, J.K. (1998). Relational practice: A feminist construction of work. Journal of Management Inquiry, 7(2), 163-186
  5. ^ Fletcher, J. K. (2001). Disappearing Acts: Gender, Power, and Relational Practice at Work. The MIT Press
  6. ^ Fletcher, J. K., & Ragins, B. R. (2007). Stone Center relational cultural theory. The handbook of mentoring at work: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 373-399). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  7. ^ Gersick, C. J. G., Barunek, J. M., & Dutton, J. E. (2000). Learning from academia: The importance of relationships in professional life. Academy of Management Journal, 43(6), 1026-1044
  8. ^ Beyene, T., Anglin, M., Sanchez, W., & Ballou, M. (Spring 2002). Mentoring and relational mutuality: Proteges perspectives. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 41, 87-102
  9. ^ Liang, B., Tracy, A.J., Taylor, C.A., & Williams, L.M. (2002). Mentoring college-age women: A relational approach. American Journal of Community Psychology, 30(2), 271-285
  10. ^ Pololi, L., Conrad, P., Knight, S., & Carr, P. (2009). A study of the relational aspects of the culture of academic medicine. Academic Medicine, 84(1), 106-114
  11. ^ "Schwartz, H. L. (2009, May). Thankful learning: A grounded theory study of relational practice between master's students and professors".
  12. ^ Fletcher, J.K. (2004). The paradox of postheroic leadership: An essay on gender, power, and transformational change. The Leadership Quarterly, 15, 647-661
  13. ^ Buttner, E. H. (2001). Examining female entrepreneurs' management styles: An analysis using a relational frame. Journal of Business Ethics, 29, 253-269
  14. ^ "Wellesley Centers for Women | Jordan, Judith, V. | by author | browse all | WCW". Wcwonline.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  15. ^ Robb, C. (2007). This changes everything: The relational revolution in psychology. New York, NY: Pacador.
  16. ^ Comstock, D.K., Hammer, T.R., Strentzsch, J., Cannon, K., Parsons, J., & Salazar II, G. (2008). Relational-cultural theory: A framework for bridging relational, multicultural, and social justice competencies. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86 (Summer), 279-287
  17. ^ "Jean Baker Miller Training Institute". Jbmti.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  18. ^ "MPA Awards". masspsych.org. Massachusetts Psychological Association, Inc. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  19. ^ "Congratulations!". Apa.org. Retrieved 2011-03-31.