Sb435 Conversion Therapy Essay

An individual’s sexuality should not define who they are as a person. What is Conversion Therapy? Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy has a range of treatments that are designed in hopes to turn a person’s sexual orientation to heterosexual. Conversion therapy is also used in attempts to convert a transgender person’s gender expression to match with the gender given at birth. It is currently banned for minors in 5 states (California, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, and Illinois) and the other 45 states have no law against it. Many teens in this current time period are coming out as either lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer. Homosexuality is often seen as a negative effect towards society.

Recent studies have shown that spirituality is a very significant factor in addiction treatment recovery. Faith- Based Treatment is described from a theological standpoint. According to Albers (1997), It is a “gift of grace and is a processive phenomenon incorporating the reality of the past, the actuality of the present and the potentiality of the future”. According to Sider and Unruh (1999), faith- based treatment is more effective due to it being better cost- efficient than most government programs. Sider used a program called “Teen Challenge” program as an example in the article as it being one of the largest residential rehabilitation programs in the world. Sider also reported that the Teen Challenge rehabilitation program has a rate of 70 percent success than most programs. Studies have also shown that faith- based treatment have played a significant role in

Most contemporary psychological treatment approaches are predecessors of the ancient and medieval philosophies and theories. Cognitive behavioural therapy as one of the modern treatment method in not an independently formed treatment, different theories have contributed to its present shape and application.

Despite the largely negative responses, many organizations support conversion therapy. Many practitioners such as the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality

Electroconvulsive shock therapy, copper heating wires and mind altering drugs seem like something straight out of a terrifying horror film, but these are all painful realities for some victims of conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is also known as reparative therapy, and is the widespread practice of trying to change the sexuality of gay men and women all over the world. It is an inhumane process that only hurts patients. Gay conversion therapy is a horrifying term used to rationalize physical torture, psychological damage and systematic oppression towards the LGBT community that needs to be banned.

Founded in 1960 in Kendall, Florida, Baptist Health Inc. continues to provide hundreds of different treatment options for their patients. Rev. Dr. C. Roy Angell, a long

Reparative therapy, is a range of dangerous and discredited practices that falsely claim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (Human Rights Campaign). These practices have been banned by many mental health doctors and practitioners. This particular therapy is mainly used on the youth of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Conversion Therapy of minors is only illegal in 5 states: Vermont, California, New Jersey, Illinois and Oregon. There are many states missing from this list, including Virginia. The state of Virginia must acknowledge that the practice of conversion therapy should be equated with the use of torture. Our constitution outlaws the use of cruel and unusual punishment. However, in allowing this practice to continue, we have neglected both the constitution, as well as our citizens. As the birthplace of our nation's first president, the state of Virginia should strive to protect his legacy each and every day. Approximately two weeks ago, one of your citizens whose name is Eddie (#saveeddie) attended the Watermarks Camp, a Christian summer camp located

The client has every right to choose whether or not they receive the treatment that they are recommended by a counselor. By providing the client with any information that can contribute to them making an informed decision on their treatment plan, we can be sure that we have

Comparable to your experience with the inability to connect with other Christians about homosexuality, I also accept people for who they are regardless of their sexual orientation. So, viewing the presentations with Jeff, Wendy, and Dr. Garzon were informative, however my beliefs and opinion differs from theirs. Also, there were terms used within the video presentation that seemed inappropriate for professional counselors, such as Jeff and Wendy to utilize when referring to homosexuals as being broken or addicts. Nonetheless, homosexuality is not an addiction. Additionally, religious beliefs and therapeutic methodologies to sexual reorientation such as reparative or conversion therapies has and will continue to be a controversial topic in which

In today’s society many disorders may arise. Some of these issues include eating disorders, anxiety, gender-identity disorders, depression, addictions, and many others. However, there is another issue that brings individuals in the counseling setting, and that is the issue of sex and sexuality. Issues stemming from sex and sexuality can arise from same-sex attraction, pornography, infidelity, hormonal issues, and/or negative, inadequate beliefs and perceptions concerning sexuality. Licensed professionals, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, etc…, are trained and usually prepared for these types of disorders, however, certain types of counselors, licensed or not, are not trained in this area. There are various distorted views on sexuality, and these distorted views are across the board. So it begs the question are Christian counselors equipped to handle these types of disorders and many others. If so, what models do they follow in order to help an individual struggling with these issues? This critique will interview a Christian counselor/Addition specialist concerning her viewpoint on human sexuality and her personal model for decision-making in dealing with individuals who struggle in the area of sexuality and/or in any of the other aforementioned areas.

Based on all the evidence provided, I do not believe in reparative therapy. I believe that is dangerous and is damaging to an individual’s (especially a young person's) psyche. The whole process from what was explained in the Stephen Fry video is disturbing. Causing a person shame for having a sexual attraction and not focusing on love or looking back on past ‘trauma’, that really isn’t trauma is wrong. I don’t believe you can change your sexual orientation. You can be in denial about it, but that doesn’t mean it will change. I don’t not think it is something we should be asking people to pursue. Rather, if they are struggling with their sexuality or issues surrounding it, perhaps taking to a regular (non-reparative) therapist about this. The

Sexual orientation is something that people hear about daily in the news, media, and daily lives of others, especially when it comes to the field of psychology and the nature versus nurture debate. For being as commonly debated and discussed as it is, there are many questions that come along with it: what is sexual orientation, how do people know their sexual orientation, what causes homosexuality, is it normal, is it possible to change, and can wanting LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, youth to change lead to suicide?

Researchers such as Hayes and Strosahl (2005) defines acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as an empirically based intervention technique from the cognitive behavior model of psychotherapy that employs mindfulness and acceptance methods mixed in various ways. Grounded within the practical concept of functional contextualism and based on the comprehensive idea of language and cognition, ACT is different from the normal or traditional cognitive behavioral therapy. The differences are manifested in the paradigm of instead of teaching people to control their emotions, ACT teaches them to acknowledge, accept and embrace the emotions and or feelings (Hayes, Louma, Bond, Masuda, & Lillis, 2006). Primarily, western traditions

“The central problem of the conversion theory ....is that it does not describe the way we typify our experiences of painful art....If the overall experience of an artwork is described as painful, then the conversion theory is simply not applicable to that work.”