Loving Boldly
In this major contribution to the literature, counselors, psychologists, and therapists address the issues that are vital to the lesbian experience. Although ten percent of the female population may be lesbian, the majority of people in the U.S. consider homosexuality, lesbianism included, obscene, vulgar, and anti-American. Despite the prevalence of and proven positive adjustment of lesbians, mainstream mental health professionals have mirrored society's attitudes in their conceptualization...
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In this major contribution to the literature, counselors, psychologists, and therapists address the issues that are vital to the lesbian experience. Although ten percent of the female population may be lesbian, the majority of people in the U.S. consider homosexuality, lesbianism included, obscene, vulgar, and anti-American. Despite the prevalence of and proven positive adjustment of lesbians, mainstream mental health professionals have mirrored society's attitudes in their conceptualization of lesbianism as deviant and in their treatment of lesbians in therapy. The contributors to this compassionate volume examine the need for greater understanding of the issues important to lesbians in order to decrease homophobic stereotypes and to demonstrate how the lesbian experience can serve as an affirmative model of nontraditional lifestyles. They focus on lesbian issues rarely discussed in print--married lesbians, lesbians in rural settings, and lesbian nonmonogamy. The choices, ethical dilemmas, and concerns of lesbians as mothers, lovers, clients, and therapists are voiced in this honest and provocative book. Booknews Also published as Women and therapy, v.8, nos. 1/2 1989. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Contents Introduction: Lesbianism as a Model of a Positive Lifestyle for Women \ \ Beyond Thou Shalt Not: Thinking About Ethics in the Lesbian Therapy Community\ Not in Man's Image: Lesbians and the Cultural Oppression of Body Image\ Married Lesbians\ Choosing Children: Psychological Issues in Lesbian Parenting\ Psychosocial Development of Children Raised by Lesbian Mothers: A Review of Research\ Distancing and Connectedness: Impact on Couple Formation in Lesbian Relationships\ Lesbian Victims of Domestic Violence\ The Lesbian Victim of Sexual Assault: Special Considerations for the Mental Health Professional\ Lesbian Women in a Rural Helping Network: Exploring Informal Helping Resources\ Alcoholism, Chemical Dependency, and the Lesbian Client\ Attaining and Maintaining Positive Lesbian Self-Identity: A Cognitive Therapy Approach\ Using Kohut's Self Psychology in Work With Lesbian Couples\ Nonmonogamy in the Lesbian Community\ The Lesbian Academic: Negotiating New Boundaries\ Lesbian-Related Issues in Counseling Supervision\ Lesbian Mothers: Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice\ Reference Notes Included\
\ BooknewsAlso published as Women and therapy, v.8, nos. 1/2 1989. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
