TY - JOUR
T1 - The Intersection of Spirituality, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity in Family Therapy Training
T2 - An Exploration of Students’ Beliefs and Practices
AU - McGeorge, Christi R.
AU - Carlson, Thomas Stone
AU - Toomey, Russell B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2014/12
Y1 - 2014/12
N2 - This study explored the relationship between the level of clinical training that family therapy students receive related to spirituality and/or religion and their beliefs about providing therapy to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clients. The sample consists of 341 students in family therapy programs who completed an online survey assessing the level of training on spirituality and/or religion that students received as well as indicators assessing the level of congruence between students’ spiritual and/or religious beliefs and the practices of LGBT affirmative and reparative therapies. The findings highlight a number of significant associations between the training students receive on spirituality and/or religion and their beliefs about therapy with LGBT clients.
AB - This study explored the relationship between the level of clinical training that family therapy students receive related to spirituality and/or religion and their beliefs about providing therapy to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clients. The sample consists of 341 students in family therapy programs who completed an online survey assessing the level of training on spirituality and/or religion that students received as well as indicators assessing the level of congruence between students’ spiritual and/or religious beliefs and the practices of LGBT affirmative and reparative therapies. The findings highlight a number of significant associations between the training students receive on spirituality and/or religion and their beliefs about therapy with LGBT clients.
KW - Family therapy training
KW - LGBT affirmative therapy
KW - Religion
KW - Reparative therapy
KW - Spirituality
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U2 - 10.1007/s10591-014-9312-8
DO - 10.1007/s10591-014-9312-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939897633
SN - 0892-2764
VL - 36
SP - 497
EP - 506
JO - Contemporary Family Therapy
JF - Contemporary Family Therapy
IS - 4
ER -