Handbook of LGBT-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy

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Handbook of LGBT-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy is written by Jerry J. Bigner and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1136340335 (ISBN 10) and 9781136340338 (ISBN 13).

The editors and contributors of this comprehensive text provide a unique and important contribution to LGBT clinical literature. Spanning 30 chapters, they discuss the diverse and complex issues involved in LGBT couple and family therapy. In almost 15 years, this book provides the first in-depth overview of the best practices for therapists and those in training who wish to work effectively with LGBT clients, couples, and families need to know, and is only the second of its kind in the history of the field. The clinical issues discussed include • raising LGBT children • coming out • elderly LGBT issues • sex therapy • ethical and training issues Because of the breadth of the book, its specificity, and the expertise of the contributing authors and editors, it is the definitive handbook on LGBT couple and family therapy.