Counseling LGBTI clients / Kevin Alderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alderson, Kevin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Counseling of.

Gay people.

Lesbians--Counseling of.

Lesbians.

Bisexual people--Counseling of.

Bisexual people.

Bisexuals--Counseling of.

Gays--Counseling of.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2013]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Alderson (counseling psychology, U. of Calgary, Canada) offers a guide for students and mental health practitioners to working with LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex) individuals. He provides an introduction to terminology and debates in the field, a brief history of the community, and specific chapters on each subgroup, incorporating material from evidence-based journal articles throughout and including sections on research in Canada vs. that in other societies. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Historical and contemporary perspectives regarding LGBTI individuals

Gay boys and men

Lesbian girls and women

Bisexual boys and men

Bisexual girls and women

Fetishistic crossdressing children and adults

Transsexual boys and transwomen

Transsexual girls and transmen

Intersex children and adults

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 7, 2013).

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

ISBN:

9781452281032

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.