Sexual Identity Issues

Appleby, G A., & Anastas, J.W. (1998). Not just a passing phase: Social work with gay, lesbian and bisexual people (pp. 3–43, 44-75). New York: Columbia University Press.

In this particular study Dr. Nina Nabors, illustrates affirmative psychotherapy with a lesbian client (Laureate, 2012). According to Dr. Constance, Affirmative therapy is based on the notion of the difficulty in working through issues of sexuality, that are the foundations through childhood, and learning in contexts that are quite discriminatory and quite biased. (Laurlettre, 2012).

Identity markers will be placed around the room and participants will be invited to place themselves within the gender and sexuality galaxy. Movement and self-witnessing will be used to deepen the experiential. By using this imaginative approach, participants are able to see that there is no hierarchy of identities within gender and sexuality. Participants will also be able to see that there are infinite possibilities and it is our job as therapists to support any client’s identity no matter where it falls in the

Likewise, the learner student will work to become comfortable with having both professional and casual relationships with others who are much different one’s own. There is no one specific type of therapy for a member of the LGBTQ community. However, these individuals face the same challenges heterosexuals face. For example, depression, suicide, fear and anxiety. As a result of such the challenges each client will face from this specific community the learner student will make special efforts to be sensitive and empathic to the client.

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?

Sexual and social stigmas largely affect the health of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population. While many reports from the Institute of Medicine, Healthy People 2020 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recognize a need to improve the quality of health care, barriers still remain. LGBT patients face legal discrimination, especially with insurance, a lack of social programs, and limited access to providers competent in LGBT health care. Although the Affordable Care Act increased access to care for LGBT patients, unless these patients feel understood by providers and develop trust in the system, they are not likely to utilize care. Healthcare providers need to recognize how these vulnerabilities, as well as persistent racism and stigma linked to sexual orientation and gender identity, make the healthcare needs of LGBT patients more challenging than the general population. Healthcare providers also need to promote cultural competence within this population and broaden their clinical lens to include health promotion, in addition to addressing concerns mentioned above within the population. Additionally, medical and nursing schools need to ensure that future providers are adequately educated by including information about this population in the curriculum.

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.

A brief author note (which should not be included in papers submitted in Paul Rose’s classes) goes here. It may include acknowledgment of funding sources, expressions of gratitude to research assistants and contact information for the author who will handle requests. I have a few notes of my own to share here. First, I am very grateful to everyone who has emailed me with suggested improvements; I’m sorry I can’t acknowledge you all here. Second, you are hereby granted permission to use this document for learning and research purposes. You may not sell this document either by itself or in combination with other products or services. Third, if you use this

There is an arising topic in today’s generation and many teens and adults are facing challenges that are unthinkable to anyone else. These individuals are going through the challenge of determining their gender identity. Matters similar to this is the debate surrounding conversion therapy and how this LGBT communities are treated. Conversion therapy or reparative therapy is defined as by Oxford dictionaries as “psychotherapy aimed at changing a person’s homosexuality and based on the view that homosexuality is a mental disorder” (Oxford University Press, 2016). There has been much attention revolving around conversion therapy due to its safety and ethically questionable methods such as electroshock therapy and ice pick

My understanding of sexual orientation identity is that although there are many developments of sexual identities, there is only one that people see it as normal. Which is the development of heterosexual identity. Also, because of that all the other sexual development of orientation identities, such as lesbianism, gay and bisexuals development of sexual orientation identity are being focused more than heterosexual orientation identity. This is very interesting because the author compares the development of sexual orientation identity and the racial identity development.

First, homosexuality is an issue in counseling that is difficult for a counselor to relate with his or her counselee. A counselor can often relate to the issues of his or

A counselor’s primary goal is to have integrity, while also having the client’s well-being as a priority. While competency is the most important factor in professional counseling, a level of trust needs to be met between the client and the counselor. When a client has full confidence that the counselor will maintain confidentiality, the counselor’s integrity has been established and the client can being to open up more to the counselor, establishing better tools for increasing mental health (Sanders, et. al., 2013, p. 263). Sexual identity therapy is also a potential means of.

Humans must recognize that sex is a continuum, and that “We are… a multisexed species” (Stoltenberg 25). To limit sex to man and woman is to oversimplify the vast combinations that genuine, consenting individuals are making. The identification as male is a conscious step into an inner circle, a circle that separates itself through interests and values identified as male and through a rejection or “non-identification with that which is perceived to be non-male, or female” (Stoltenberg 29). By accepting a spectrum sexuality opens one up to un-gender their sexuality so as to not be suppressed by the limitations imposed by a sexual identity.

It is important as a future school psychologist to understand the importance of the language of the LGBT community and how the different terms impact an individual. It is important to honor the individual and their identity. It is important to understand that the individual journey is about the individual’s identity and it is not a lifestyle. As a future school psychologist I have to be empathic, provide a supportive environment, and stop negative bad behavior. I also have to be knowledge able and my own biases and how that may impact my ability to supportive to students and families in the LGBT community. Another concept that I found particular meaning in is just allowing the child to be him or herself. Giving children the permission to freely identify in the way that is most fitting for them will allow children and youth to be confortable and acceptant in their gender roles. Allowing a child to be themself helps to prevent depression, cutting, suicidal ideations, and

Sexuality counseling is a topic that covers an extensive amount of material. At the beginning of the semester, my knowledge base was narrow and limited. I was under the impression that sexuality counseling would solely discuss issues within the LGBTQ community. The reason I entered class with such a narrow perspective is because I have only deliberated sexuality in one context. I had heard the topic of sexuality only arise when individuals were mentioning sexual orientation.