The Intersection of Spirituality, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity in Family Therapy Training: An Exploration of Students’ Beliefs and Practices

Christi R. McGeorge; Thomas Stone Carlson; Russell B. Toomey

doi:10.1007/s10591-014-9312-8

The Intersection of Spirituality, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity in Family Therapy Training: An Exploration of Students’ Beliefs and Practices

Christi R. McGeorge, Thomas Stone Carlson, Russell B. Toomey

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	497-506
Number of pages	10
Journal	Contemporary Family Therapy
Volume	36
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-014-9312-8
State	Published - Dec 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Family therapy training
LGBT affirmative therapy
Religion
Reparative therapy
Spirituality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Cultural Studies
Clinical Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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