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1 online resource (340 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION I: HOMEWORK, HANDOUTS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR COMING OUT AND MANAGING HOMOPHOBIA AND HETEROSEXISM; 1. Conflicts in Self-Perceptions in the Coming-Out Process; 2. Hurdles; 3. Homosexual Identity Formation: Identifying Obstacles to Growth; 4. Semihypnotic Visualization: Treating Internalized Homophobia in Sexual and Gender Minorities; 5. Queer Space: Empowering Realizations of Sacred Sexuality |
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6. To Pass or Not to Pass: Exploration of Conflict Splits for Bisexual-Identified Clients7. Homosexual Rites of Passage: A Path to Validation; 8. The Experiential Ecomap Exercise: Creating Client-Based Narratives of the Influence of Ecosystemic Environments on the Coming-Out Process; 9. Coming Out of Marriage: Developing an Emerging Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Identity; 10. Who Told Me That? Challenging Internalized Homophobic Messages; 11. Surviving Trauma and Anxiety As a Result of Events of Discrimination; 12. Managing Heterosexism at Work or School; 13. Overcoming Biphobia |
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SECTION II: HOMEWORK, HANDOUTS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR RELATIONSHIP ISSUES14. Assimilation, Queer Pride, and In Between: Personalizing GLBT Relationships, Sexual Practices, and Politics; 15. Financial Stability Within the Lesbian Relationship; 16. Choosing a Partner; 17. Creating a Cultural and Sexual Genogram; 18. Knowing You, Knowing Me: Sexual Identity and the Couple; 19. Working with Couples on Ethnicity and Sexual Identity: The "Parts" Interview; 20. Creating a "Thicker Description": Understanding Identity in Mixed-Identity Relationships |
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21. Opening the Door or Locking It Tight: The Negotiation of a Healthy Open Relationship22. Gender Roles and Intimacy for Gay Men; 23. Sexual Concerns/Sexual Dysfunction Assessment; 24. Sexual Pleasuring Sessions; 25. Exploring and Negotiating Sexual Meanings; 26. Enhancing Relationships: Sex-Role Values of Lesbian and Bisexual Women; SECTION III: HOMEWORK, HANDOUTS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR GENDER, ETHNIC, AND SEXUAL IDENTITY ISSUES; 27. The Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Continuum; 28. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Gender Expression Genogram |
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29. Challenging Multiple Oppressions with GLBT Clients30. Who Am I Really? Understanding the Intersection of Sexual and Ethnic Identity; 31. Facilitating Lesbian Gender Exploration; SECTION IV: HOMEWORK, HANDOUTS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIFIC ISSUES; 32. A Coming-Out Ritual: Using Spirituality to Enhance Resilience; 33. Reconciling with Religion/Exploring Spirituality; 34. Facilitating Spiritual Wellness with Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals: Composing a Spiritual Autobiography; 35. Body As Self: Resolving Body Image Disturbances in Gay Men |
| Summary |
Most therapy is set up in a heterosexist context. Explore the issues facing your gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients--and how to deal with them!The Therapist's Notebook for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients offers therapists treating lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients innovative, practical interventions plus homework and hands-on activities tailored to these populations. Use the notebook to explore the issues surrounding coming out, homophobia in the workplace, spirituality, identity formation, and issues that require a non-heterosexist approach, such as domestic violence and relatio |
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36. Feelings and Meaning Associated with Unwanted Sexual Behavior |
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Gay people -- Mental health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Lesbians -- Mental health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Bisexual people -- Mental health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Psychotherapy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Psychoanalysis and homosexuality -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Homosexuality -- Psychological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Bisexuals -- Mental health
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Gays -- Mental health
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Homosexuality -- Psychological aspects
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Lesbians -- Mental health
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Psychoanalysis and homosexuality
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Psychotherapy
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Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Boyd, Cynthia J
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| ISBN |
9781317760757 |
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1317760751 |
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