Deconstructing heterosexism: becoming an LGB affirmative heterosexual couple and family therapist.

The writers propose a three-step model to assist heterosexual therapists in becoming more aware of the influence of their own heteronormative assumptions, heterosexual privileges, and heterosexual identities on the therapy process. They offer definitions of concepts that are important in dealing wi...

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Publicado en:Journal of Marital & Family Therapy Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 14 - 27
Autores principales: McGeorge, Christi, Carlson, Thomas Stone
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell January 2011
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Sumario:The writers propose a three-step model to assist heterosexual therapists in becoming more aware of the influence of their own heteronormative assumptions, heterosexual privileges, and heterosexual identities on the therapy process. They offer definitions of concepts that are important in dealing with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. They also discuss strategies that clients and therapists can deploy to deconstruct heterosexism in the context of therapy.