Full Description
Offering expert guidance on working with sexual minority clients, this comprehensive volume combines developmental and sociocultural knowledge with clinical savvy. Provided is a solid understanding of lesbian and gay identity formation and the effects of social prejudice and discrimination. Attention is given to avoiding psychodiagnostic errors, especially with clients in the process of coming out. Treatment concerns addressed include family-of-origin issues, couple problems, HIV and other health issues, challenges facing same-sex parents, and much more.
Winner--APA Division 44 Distinguished Book Award in Lesbian, Gay, and/or Bisexual Psychology
Contents
Introduction
I. Social, Developmental, and Political Foundations
1. Heterosexism: A Fundamental Reality
2. Concepts of Sexual Orientation
3. Sexual Orientations: Origins and Influences
4. Sexual Orientation and the Law
II. Identity Formation and Psychological Development
5. Theories of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity Formation
6. Issues for Sexual Minority Adolescents
7. Midlife and Later-Life Issues for Sexual Minority Adults
III. Affirmative Practice
8. Psychodiagnostic Considerations
9. Psychotherapeutic Applications for Identity Formation
10. Sexual Minorities within Other Minority Populations
11. Career Choice and Development with Sexual Minority Clients
12. Health and Medical Concerns
13. Religious Concerns and Spiritual Development
IV. Working with Couples and Families
14. Families of Origin and Coming-Out Issues
15. Understanding Same-Sex Couples
16. Sex Therapy with Gay and Lesbian Couples
17. Families with a Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Parent
Resources
References
Index
