Developg cultural petency is key to bt reprentg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr persons, says Angie Martell, founr and managg partner of Iglia Martell Law Firm, PLLC.
Contents:
- APA’S GUIL FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY WH LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL CLIENTS: THE FUNDAMENTALS FOR PRACTICE
- WORKG WH GAY MALE CLIENTS
- ISSU PSYCHOTHERAPY WH LBIAN AND GAY MEN: A SURVEY OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
- MEETG THE NEEDS OF LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL CLIENTS SUBSTANCE ABE TREATMENT
APA’S GUIL FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY WH LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL CLIENTS: THE FUNDAMENTALS FOR PRACTICE
* format for gay client *
January 20, 2006 — Most psychologists are likely to enunter a lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) client at some pot their practic (Gars, Hanck, Cochran, Goodchilds, & Pepl, 1991). This article foc on the APA’s “Guil for psychotherapy wh lbian, gay and bisexual clients, ” begng wh a brief discsn of signifint effects of stigma and “mory strs" on LGB dividuals.
WORKG WH GAY MALE CLIENTS
In this DVD, Douglas C. Halman monstrat his eclectic, relatnship-foced approach to therapy wh gay men. * format for gay client *
The LGB Guil at a Glance The “Guil for psychotherapy wh lbian, gay and bisexual clients” (APA, 2000) were created to help psychologists intify the fundamental issu unique to the asssment and treatment of LGB dividuals, upl, and fai.
ISSU PSYCHOTHERAPY WH LBIAN AND GAY MEN: A SURVEY OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Homosexualy and bisexualy are not ditive of mental illns although (as scribed above) stigma and prejudice may ntribute to an creased need for psychologil servic this muny. A health profsnal’s prejudice and accurate or outdated rmatn about homosexualy and bisexualy on the provir’s part may affect a client’s prentatn and the procs of psychotherapy.
MEETG THE NEEDS OF LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL CLIENTS SUBSTANCE ABE TREATMENT
The “Guil for Psychotherapy wh Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients” provi practners wh a ncise overview of the most fundamental issu relevant to clil practice wh LGB clients. Developg cultural petency is key to bt reprentg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr persons, says Angie Martell, founr and managg partner of Iglia Martell Law Firm, PLLC.
Therapists workg wh gay men are enuraged to nsir the psychologil effects of livg a world where the client is tght that he is ls "mascule" than non-gay men, that his primary relatnships are of lser value than those of heterosexual men, and where he may have suffered abe, harassment, or discrimatn as the effect of a prejudiced fay, church, or social world. How he feels about himself as a gay man is a rult of the teractn between signifint social fluenc (history of trma, overt or sid; fay receptivy; strength of peer group; nnectn—or lack thereof—to the gay muny) and his own unique personaly. Halman's personal orientatn is eclectic and person-centered nature, startg wh a reful asssment of the man's psychosocial velopment and workg wh heterosexual men, is eful to unrstand somethg of the gay man's g-out journey.