COUN 560 Affirmative Therapy w/ LGBTQIA+ Client

This course provides an introduction to affirmative therapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA) individuals and other people of diverse genders and sexual orientations. Terminology, assessment, and treatment issues are explored through lecture, case studies, role play, group discussion, and small group presentations. Emphasis is placed on developing cultural humility and awareness of intersectionality. Heterosexism, genderism, and transphobia are addressed from an anti-oppressive, liberatory perspective.