Pink Therapy: A Guide for Counsellors and Therapists Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients
Author(s): Edited by Dominic Davies and Charlies Neal
A guide for counselors and therapists working with people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual. It provides an overview of lesbian, gay and bisexual psychology, and examines some of the differences between lesbians, gays and bisexuals, and heterosexuals. It proposes a model of gay affirmative therapy.
It will help to provide answers to pressing questions such as: what is different about lesbian, gay and bisexual psychologies? how can I improve my work with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients? what are the key clinical that this work raises? The contributors draw on their wide range of practical experience to provide - in an accessible style - information about the contemporary experience of living as a lesbian, gay or bisexual person, and to explore some of the common difficulties.
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'..a well-informed and well-researched book aimed at practitioners, both straight and gay...essential reading for any counsellor who is likely to come across non-heterosexual clients.' --Gay Times
'...a major achievement. It will certainly inform my work as a researcher, trainer and teacher strongly - I want to recommend it wholeheartedly.' - British Journal of Educational Psychology
The Editor Dominic Davies has a wide experience of 'people work' in the statutory and voluntary sectors. He has worked in Residential Social Work; University Counselling; and HIV/AIDS and Sexuality Training. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Counselling at Nottingham Trent University. He holds a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, is a BAC Accredited Counsellor and a member of the Steering Group for the Association for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies. Charles Neal is a therapist, trainer, educator and gay father with 25 years' experience working towards empowerment with people of all ages at points of change. He specialises in gay affirmative therapy and working with artists and performers and is founding chair of the Association for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies in the UK. A graduate of Spectrum's humanistic training, he has a lifelong involvement in analytic, integrative and humanistic therapies
Introduction An historical overview of homosexuality and therapy Towards a model of gay affirmative therapy Homophobia and heterosexism Working with people coming out Working with single lesbians and gay men Working with lesbian and gays in relationships Parenting and family issues Working with young people Working with older lesbian clients Working with older gay male clients Alcohol and substance use Partner abuse Religious and spirituality conflicts Resources Index
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- : Open University Press
- : Open University Press
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Special Fields
- : Edited by Dominic Davies and Charlies Neal
- : Paperback
