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ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF CURRICULA FOR PREPARING THERAPISTS TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL CLIENTS: A DELPHI STUDY
Author(s) -
Godfrey Katie,
Haddock Shelley A.,
Fisher Avery,
Lund Lori
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2006.tb01623.x
Subject(s) - lesbian , delphi method , psychology , curriculum , homosexuality , human sexuality , delphi , psychotherapist , medical education , psychological intervention , work (physics) , clinical psychology , medicine , pedagogy , psychiatry , sociology , computer science , gender studies , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , psychoanalysis , engineering , operating system
The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, experiences, and values that therapists should possess to provide quality therapy services to lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons and their families. Using the Delphi method, consensus from a panel of experts on LGB topics was obtained on the components that training curricula should ideally include to prepare therapists adequately to work with this population. Panelists provide suggestions for important therapist values and qualities, key theoretical orientations, common issues of LGB clients and their support persons, key components of assessment and interventions, ethical and legal issues, and recommended materials. The panelists stress self‐of‐the‐therapist work and development of a systemic perspective as critical aspects of training. The role of sexuality was deemphasized. Recommendations to training programs based on these findings are provided.