Handbook of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in Counseling and Psychotherapy

, by Debord, Kurt A.; Fischer, Ann R.; Bieschke, Kathleen J.; Perez, Ruperto M.

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Copyright: 9/19/2016

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This timely volume explores the unique challenges faced by sexual minority (SM) and transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) clients today. Experts in the field examine how the concepts of gender and sexual orientation are both socioculturally-constructed and can be informed by biologically focused research, thus setting the stage for flexible, affirmative mental health services.

Chapters cover a range of practice-focused as well as theory-based topics, including complexity in identity, minority stress, and stigma management. With concise summaries of research findings and detailed case studies, contributors provide an intersectional understanding of how practitioners can work within rapidly changing political and legal contexts to uncover and affirm clients’ multiple social identities, and build resilience.

Kurt A. DeBord, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Lincoln University, a historically Black university in Jefferson City, Missouri. He conducts and presents research with students on topics that are of primary interest to his students. He has earned the Governor's Award for Outstanding Teaching at Lincoln. In addition, he conducts a private counseling practice in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. DeBord works with a diverse set of clients, including many from the sexual minority, transgender, and gender nonconforming communities. He is a member of the Transgender Health Network in Mid-Missouri.

Ann R. Fischer, PhD, spent two decades as a faculty member in APA-accredited graduate programs in counseling psychology, most recently in the Department of Psychology at Southern Illinois University. Over the years, she and her students have published a number of studies involving core questions about how gender, sexuality, and culture are infused with issues of power and identity. A fellow of APA Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women), she has taught a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in both psychology and women, gender, and sexuality studies. As she transitions out of academia, Dr. Fischer enjoys freelance writing and editing, as well as creative work in photography and music.

Kathleen J. Bieschke, PhD, is a professor of education (counseling psychology) at Pennsylvania State University, head of the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, and a licensed psychologist. She earned her PhD in counseling psychology from Michigan State University. Dr. Bieschke's research focuses on the provision of services to members of underrepresented populations, particularly those who identify as members of sexual or gender minorities. Dr. Bieschke is also actively involved with the Center for Collegiate Mental Health. She recently served as the associate editor of the journal Training and Education in Professional Psychology, and she is currently a commissioner and chair of APA's Commission on Accreditation. Dr. Bieschke was named a fellow for two divisions of APA (Division 17 — Society of Counseling Psychology; and Division 44 — Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues).

Ruperto M. Perez, PhD, is director of the Counseling Center and adjunct assistant professor in the School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a licensed psychologist in Georgia and Florida and is credentialed with the National Register Health Service Providers in Psychology. He has authored various publications and programs and provided consultation in the areas of diversity and inclusion and counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. Dr. Perez is a fellow of APA (Division 17 — Society of Counseling Psychology; and Division 44 — Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues), a Diamond Honoree Award Recipient of the American College Personnel Association, and a member of the Asian American Psychological Association and the Georgia Psychological Association.

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Pace of Change and the Challenge to Keep Up
Kurt A. DeBord, Ann R. Fischer, Kathleen J. Bieschke, and Ruperto M. Perez

I. Foundational Information for Practitioners

Considering Constructions: A New Model of Affirmative Therapy
Ruth E. Fassinger
Essentialist Views on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Francisco J. Sánchez and Tyson Pankey
Context, Stigma, and Therapeutic Practice
Glenda M. Russell and Christopher G. Hawkey
(Re)Focusing Intersectionality: From Social Identities Back to Systems of Oppression and Privilege
Bonnie Moradi

II. Affirmative Counseling With Sexual Minority, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming Clients

Affirmative Counseling With Sexual Minority Clients
Parrish L. Paul
Affirmative Counseling With Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients
Anneliese A. Singh and lore m. dickey
Working With Survivors of Trauma in the Sexual Minority and Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations
David W. Pantalone, Sarah E. Valentine, and Jillian C. Shipherd
Conflicting Identities: Sexual Minority, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming Individuals Navigating Between Religion and Gender–Sexual Orientation Identity
Susan Kashubeck-West, Amber M. Whiteley, Tara Vossenkemper, Carol Robinson, and Cori Deitz
Special Issues in Psychotherapy With Sexual Minority and Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adolescents
Tyrel J. Starks and Brett M. Millar
Special Issues Related to Aging Adults
Tammi Vacha-Haase and Weston V. Donaldson

III. Essential Areas for Practice, Research, Training, and Health

Psychotherapy With Clients Who Have Been Through Sexual Orientation Change Interventions or Request to Change Their Sexual Orientation
Ariel Shidlo and John C. Gonsiorek
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Family Issues in the Context of Changing Legal and Social Policy Environments
Charlotte J. Patterson
Addressing the Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Clients: An Analysis of Recent Research and Scholarship
Roger L. Worthington and Jennah N. Strathausen
Beyond Competencies and Guidelines: Training Considerations Regarding Sexual Minority and Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People
Julia C. Phillips and Brian R. Fitts
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Health Issues: Policy and Practice
Douglas C. Haldeman and Kristin A. Hancock
Physical Health Concerns Related to Medical Transitions for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients
lore m. dickey and Anneliese A. Singh

Afterword
Kurt A. DeBord, Ann R. Fischer, Kathleen J. Bieschke, and Ruperto M. Perez

Appendix: Resource List

Index

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Handbook of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in Counseling and Psychotherapy

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