Download or read book Gay Affirmative Therapy for the Straight Clinician: The Essential Guide written by Joe Kort and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the answers straight clinicians need to work effectively with gay and lesbian clients. It has been over three decades since the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality as a category of deviant behavior from the DSM. Same-sex marriage is recognized in certain states, gay-straight alliances are springing up in high schools across the country, and major religious denominations are embracing gay clergy. Yet despite the sea change of attitudes toward homosexuality, many well-meaning straight therapists are still at a loss as to how to effectively counsel their gay and lesbian clients. This book will offer straight therapists the tools they need to counsel gay and lesbian clients effectively.