Pink Therapy / Edition 1

by Dominic Davies, Glyn Ed Davies

Overview

Pink therapy is the first British guide to counsellors and therapists working with people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual. it provides a much needed overview of lesbian, gay and bisexual psychology, and examines some of the differences between lesbians, gays and bisexuals, and heterosexuals. Pink therapy proposes a model of gay affirmative therapy, which challenges the prevailing pathologizing models.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335191451
Publisher:	Open University Press
Publication date:	05/01/1996
Series:	Pink Therapy Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.48(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

The Editor

Dominic Davies has a wide experience of 'people work' in the statutory and voluntary sectors. He has worked in Residential Social Work; University Counselling; and HIV/AIDS and Sexuality Training. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Counselling at Nottingham Trent University. He holds a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, is a BAC Accredited Counsellor and a member of the Steering Group for the Association for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies.

Charles Neal is a therapist, trainer, educator and gay father with 25 years' experience working towards empowerment with people of all ages at points of change. He specialises in gay affirmative therapy and working with artists and performers and is founding chair of the Association for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies in the UK. A graduate of Spectrum's humanistic training, he has a lifelong involvement in analytic, integrative and humanistic therapies.

Table of Contents

Introduction
An historical overview of homosexuality and therapy
Towards a model of gay affirmative therapy
Homophobia and heterosexism
Working with people coming out
Working with single lesbians and gay men
Working with lesbian and gays in relationships
Parenting and family issues
Working with young people
Working with older lesbian clients
Working with older gay male clients
Alcohol and substance use
Partner abuse
Religious and spirituality conflicts
Resources
Index