Education, Research, and Practice in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Psychology: A Resource Manual, Vol. 5 » (New Edition)

The Fifth Volume in the annual series Psychological Perspective on Lesbian and Gay Issues is devoted to providing a basic collection of resources for educators, practitioners and researchers in Lesbian/Gay Bisexual and Transgendered Psychology. The volume and the series are sponsored by Division 44 of the American Psychological Association.

Academic psychologists have been challenged to make psychology curricula more inclusive. Program changes involve revising undergraduate and graduate course material and content to represent the full spectrum of sexual orientation identity, development and life dilemmas. Similarly, trainers and educators responsible for training in related mental health disciplines, mental health agencies and other venues that deliver psychological services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Psychology individuals have been appropriately challenged to make training competent practitioners a priority. Many practitioners who have had no training in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Psychology find themselves confronted with clients that they feel ill equipped to address. They often have the desire to develop clinical competencies in this area, but don't know where to begin. This volume is intended to serve as a basic resource with information on salient lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered psychology issues and to provide the reader with a range of references and other resources to explore key identity, development, and other subjects.

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Twelve contributions discuss topics such as: beyond heterosexism and across the cultural divide; contemporary teaching strategies; sexual orientation and heterosexism in the psychology curriculum; issues in psychotherapy training and clinical practice; family psychology and adolescent development; psychology's evolution; people of color; and an employee's guide to advancing equity. Edited by Greene (a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, St. John's U.) and Croom (a clinical psychologist, and director of the Center for Intercultural Clinical Psychology in Chicago). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)