Description

This comprehensive volume provides more than seventy affirming interventions in the form of homework assignments, handouts, and activities intended to help therapists and counselors support LGBTQ+ community members and their allies. In addition, each chapter includes an objective, indications and contraindications, a brief vignette or case study, suggestions for follow-up, professional readings and resources, and references to supporting empirical studies. The editors emphasize a social justice perspective that encourages counselors and therapists to hone their skills in creating change in their communities while helping their clients learn more effective coping strategies in the face of minority stress, bullying, microaggressions, and other challenges in daily living. Offering students practical tools used by clinicians worldwide, the volume is particularly useful for courses in clinical and community counseling, social work, and psychology.

The book consists of eight sections. Each section contains homework, handouts, and activities for the following topics: the coming out process across the lifespan; managing oppression and building resilience; relationships; LGBTQ+ parenting and family therapy; gender and sex identity exploration; substance use disorders; career, employment, and education issues; and outreach programming and training workshops. The volume also contains a large section on training groups of allies and promoting greater cohesion within LGBTQ+ communities.

Editor: Whitman, Joy S, Editor: Boyd, Cyndy J, Foreword by: Singh, Anneliese

Topic: Family / Parenting / Childbirth
Media: Book
ISBN: 1939594383
Language: English
Pages: 704