Featuring over seventy affirming interventions in the form of homework assignments, handouts, and activities, this comprehensive volume helps novice and experienced counselors support LGBTQ+ community members and their allies. Each chapter includes an objective, indications and contraindications, a case study, suggestions for follow-up, professional resources, and references.
The book’s social justice perspective encourages counselors to hone their skills in creating change in their communities while helping their clients learn effective coping strategies in the face of stress, bullying, microaggressions, and other life challenges. The volume also contains a large section on training groups of allies and promoting greater cohesion within LGBTQ+ communities.
Counseling and mental health services for LGBTQ+ clients require between-session activities that are clinically focused, evidence-based, and specifically designed for one or more LGBTQ+ sub-populations. This handbook gathers together the best of such LGBTQ+ clinically focused material. As such, the book appeals both to students learning affirmative LGBTQ+ psychotherapy/counseling and to experienced practitioners.
The Handbook features homework assignments, handouts, and activities that:
-Emphasize working with clients from different backgrounds.
-Stress the importance of ethical guidelines and culturally competent care.
-Demonstrate how to engage clients in conversations about coming out across the lifespan.
-Help clients manage oppression and build resilience through self-care, advocacy, and validation.
-Identify the facets of relationships that are unique to LGBTQ+ individuals.
-Offer interventions to enhance familial support and work through family dynamics.
-Assist clients to more deeply appreciate their genders and sexual identities.
-Aid therapists in their work with clients who have substance use and abuse issues.
-Address concerns about career choices, employment options, and college pursuits.
-Create safety in a range of social and clinical spaces, including college campuses.
Offering practical tools used by clinicians worldwide, the volume is particularly useful for courses in clinical and community counseling, social work, and psychology. Those new to working with LGBTQ+ clients will appreciate the book’s accessible foundation to guide interventions.
- Table of Contents
- Foreword, by Anneliese Singh
- Preface
- Section I: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for the Coming Out Process Across the Lifespan
- 1. A Pet-Assisted Intervention during Coming-Out Experiences, by Michael P. Chaney and Kathryn L. Pozniak
- 2. Assisting Individuals in Coming Out in Later Life as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual, by Vincent M. Marasco and Randall L. Astramovich
- 3. Transgender Teens and Gender-Identity Disclosure, by Laura R. Haddock
- 4. Assisting Youth with Disclosing Their Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity Using an Ecomap, by Richard A. Brandon-Friedman and M. Killian Kinney
- 5. Must Be the Music: Musical Autobiography and Critical Lyric Analysis, by Kiahni Nakai
- 6. Cinematherapy for LGBT Clients, by Jennifer Lancaster and Angelica Terepka
- 7. How Does God See Me? A Reflective Exercise, by Hannah B. Bayne and Anita A. Neuer Colburn
- Section II: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Managing Oppression and Building Resilience
- 8. Survival in an Unjust World: A Tool for Coping with Multiple Forms of Oppression, by Jessica Chavez
- 9. Managing the Intersections: A Narrative Approach to Guiding Queer People of Color in Navigating Multiple Oppressions, by Jayleen Galarza
- 10. A Lovingkindness Meditation to Heal from Heterosexism, Transphobia, and Other Forms of Oppression, by Eve M. Adams, Tracie L. Hitter, and Virginia Longoria
- 11. From Stress to Strength: A Group Intervention for Processing Minority Stress Experiences with Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals, by Caroline Carter and Diane Sobel
- 12. Exploring Multiple Marginalized Identities in LGBT Clients of Color, by Vanessa Dabel
- 13. Somos Lantinx: Exploring Cultural Values of Sexually and Gender-Diverse Latinx Clients, by Zully A. Rivera Ramos, Amanda Lawson-Ross, and Carlos Hernández
- 14. Building Resilience with Clients Who Face Multiple Forms of Oppression, by Kristin N. Bertsch
- 15. Building a Stronger Advocacy Role for Older LGBT+ Adults in Nursing Home Settings, by Angela Schubert
- 16. A Toolkit for Collaborative Safety and Treatment Planning with Transgender Youth of Color, by Wendy Ashley, Allen Eugene Lipscomb, and Sarah Mountz
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17. Healing from Heterosexism: An Empirically Based Exercise for Processing Heterosexist Experiences, by Kathleen M. Collins, Meredith R. Maroney, Tangela S. Roberts, Brianna M. Wadler, and Heidi M. Levitt
- 18. At the Intersection of the Autism Spectrum and Sexual and Gender Diversity: Case Studies for Use with Clinicians and Clients, by Eva Mendes and Meredith R. Maroney
- 19. Clinical Work with LGBTQ Asylum Seekers, by Brianna M. Wadler, Meredith R. Maroney, and Sharon G. Horne
- 20. Value-Driven Exploration of Intersections between Sexual and Religious Identity, by Angelica Terepka and Jennifer Lancaster
- Section III: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Relationships
- 21. Exploring and Navigating Sexual Desire in Relationships, by Sara K. Bridges
- 22. Intimate Partner Violence: Initial Interventions for LGBTQ Clients, by Sabina de Vries
- 23. Transgender Youth and Healthy Relational Skills, by Luke R. Allen
- 24. Two Stars and a Wish: Termination Activities for Groups with Sexual- and Gender-Identity Diverse Clients, by Theodore R. Burnes
- 25. The Quadrant Exercise of Relationship Exploration for Sexual- and Gender-Identity Diverse Clients, by Theodore R. Burnes
- 26. Negotiating Information and Communication Technologies with Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Young Adults, by Nathaniel Amos
- 27. BDSM Exploration and Communication within LGBT Relationships, by Kandice H. van Beerschoten
- Section IV: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for LGBTQ Parenting and Family Therapy
- 28. Transgender-Affirmative Parenting: Practicing Pronouns, by Jennifer M. Gess
- 29. Family Mapping Exercises (FMEs) for Adults and Children in LGBTQ-Parented Families, by Fiona Tasker, Maeve Malley, and Pedro Alexandre Costa
- 30. Expanding Binary Thinking: A Reflective Activity for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Youth, by Rebekah Byrd and Laura Boyd Farmer
- 31. Parents of Transgender Teens and the Initial Disclosure Process, by Laura R. Haddock and Hilary Meier
- 32. Maintaining the Family Unit When an Adolescent Family Member Comes Out as a Sexual or Gender Minority, by Susannah C. Coaston, Patia Tabar, and Lori Barrett
- 33. Empty-Chair Work for Coping with Heterosexist and/or Transphobic Family Rejection, by Cara Herbitter and Heidi M. Levitt
- 34. Addressing Blended Family and Trauma Issues with Sexual and Gender Minority Parents, by Anthony Zazzarino, Veronica M. Kirkland, and Jenae Thompson
- 35. An Informative Intervention for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender-Nonbinary Children and Adolescents, by Heather Kramer
- 36. Circles of Outness: Systemic Exploration of Disclosure Decisions in Mixed-Orientation Relationships, by Mary R. Nedela, M. Evan Thomas, and Michelle M. Murray
- Section V: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Gender and Sex Identity Exploration
- 37. The Matrix for Sexuality and Gender: My Sexual and Gendered Self in the World of Sexual and Gender Diversity, by K. Jod Taywaditep
- 38. Exploring Gender Identity with a Photo Diary, by M. Killian Kinney and Richard A. Brandon-Friedman
- 39. Creative Interventions for Traumatized Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming (TGNC) Youth, by Alexandra M. Rivera and Crystal Morris
- 40. The Importance of Language: Creating Nonbinary Assessment Forms That Reflect a Full Range of Gender Identities, by Andrew Suth and Sorrel Rosin
- 41. Mapping of Desires and Gender: Explorations at the Intersections, by Shannon Solie
- 42. Asexuality: An Introduction for Questioning Clients, by Emily M. Lund, Bayley A. Johnson, Christina M. Sias, and Lauren M. Bouchard
- 43. Inhabiting Our Bodies: Working with Gender Dysphoria in Transgender and Gender-Nonbinary Children and Adults through Body Maps, by Natasha Distiller
- 44. Using Expressive Art Therapy with LGBTQ Youth: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, by Jean Georgiou
- 45. An Eight-Week Identity Exploration Group for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals, by Julie M. Mullany
- 46. Using Mindfulness to Enhance Identity Integration for LGBTQ clients, by Marilia S. Marien
- 47. Managing Religious and Sexual Identity Intersections, by Matt Zimmerman
- 48. Rose as a Name Is So Much Sweeter: Navigating the Name-Change Process with Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Clients, by Cadyn Cathers
- 49. The Aging Transgender Client: Mapping the Acceptance of Experience, by Dorian Kondas
- Section VI: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Substance Use Disorders
- 50. A Relapse-Prevention Intervention for LGBTQ Clients with Substance Use Disorders: The C3PO, by Michael P. Chaney and Fiona D. Fonseca
- 51. Exploring the Concept of Honesty with Transgender Clients in Recovery from Addiction, by Mia Ocean and George Stoupas
- 52. Using Art Therapy to Address Body Dysphoria, Body Image, and Eating Concerns with Trans and Nonbinary Clients, by Jeannine Cicco Barker
- 53. The Inextricable Relationship between Marginalization and Addiction: Bridging the Gap through Charting, by John J. S. Harrichand and Christian D. Chan
- 54. LGB Addiction Recovery and Community Membership, by George Stoupas and Mia Ocean
- Section VII: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Career, Employment, and Education Issues
- 55. Job Search and Career Resources for LGBT People, by Anita A. Neuer Colburn
- 56. Sexual-Identity Management in the Job-Search Process with Lesbian and Gay Clients, by Suzanne M. Dugger and Jason A. Owens
- 57. Strategies for Helping LGBTQ Clients Address Discrimination in the Workplace, by Randall L. Astramovich and Matthew J. Wright
- 58. Exploring Values in Career Exploration with Adolescent LGBTQ Clients, by Jane E. Rheineck and Tracy Peed
- 59. The College Search: Campus Climate Checklist, by Suzanne M. Dugger, Carina Lindsey, and Jason A. Owens
- 60. Exploring Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy with Sexual and Gender Minority College Students, by Marilia Marien and Yuhong He
- Section VIII: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Outreach Programming and Training Workshops
- 61. Intersecting Identities: A Self-Reflective Activity for Outreach Programming and Workshops, by Laura Boyd Farmer and Christian D. Chan
- 62. Building Community on Campus: A Workshop on Sharing and Support for LGBTQ College Students, by Alaina Spiegel
- 63. Outreach Ally-Training Activities, by Brandy L. Smith
- 64. Reflections of Assumptions, by Jayleen Galarza and Matthew R. Shupp
- 65. The Papercut Activity: Understanding the Subtle and Ongoing Effects of Microaggressions, by Jeanne L. Stanley
- 66. Examining Our Blind Spots: Considerations in Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients with Disabilities, by Michelle M. Murray
- 67. Outreach on a College Campus: Understanding the Campus Climate, by Batsirai Bvunzawabaya and Matthew LeRoy
- 68. Understanding Me, You, and LGBTQ: An Outreach Workshop for General Audiences and Allies, by Alaina Spiegel
- 69. Living in Intersectional Spaces: Exploration of Social Identities in the LGBT Community, by Matthew LeRoy and Batsirai Bvunzawabaya
- 70. Creating Consciousness to Create Connection: Attending to Biases When Working with Queer Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence, by Deborah O’Neill and Laura Kay Collins
- 71. Addressing Anti-Trans Prejudice: Decoding the Gender Matrix, by Soumya Madabhushi
- About the Editors and Contributors
- Index
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