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. Ed(S): Glassgold, Judith M.; Drescher, Jack - Activism and LGBT Psychology - 9780789036759 - V9780789036759
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Activism and LGBT Psychology

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Description for Activism and LGBT Psychology paperback. Editor(s): Glassgold, Judith M.; Drescher, Jack. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: GT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 340.

Go beyond traditional approaches to therapy, research, and teaching Psychotherapy works toward change, but has traditionally focused solely on the individual. Today it is understood that discrimination and other adverse social conditions adversely affect the mental health of minority groups. Activism and LGBT Psychology takes note of the influence of social factors and offers examples of how mental health professionals can use their professional skills to empower the LGBT community. Respected leaders in the field of psychotherapy describe theoretical, clinical, community interventions, and personal approaches to changing attitudes toward LGBT people and within LGBT communities. Prejudice against a minority has ... Read more

  • integrating activism into clinical practice
  • theoretical alternatives for clinical practice
  • mental health issues as the consequences of social injustice
  • strategies for using liberation psychology in psychotherapy with LGBT clients
  • practical strategies to bring an integrated clinical approach which encourages client empowerment and self-definition
  • how research can be social activism
  • providing training and support to make educational professionals agents of change
  • personal accounts of integrating professional work with an activist role
  • and more!

Activism and LGBT Psychology is a positive, insightful guide for change that is valuable for community psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists, educators, students, and professionals in the mental health field.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780789036759
SKU
V9780789036759
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About . Ed(S): Glassgold, Judith M.; Drescher, Jack
Judith M. Glassgold, Jack Drescher

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