From a Secret Place by Karin Edith Heller; Bill Domonkos

From a Secret Place

America’s Families Cope with the Coming Out Process of Gay and Lesbian Youth

Karin Edith Heller; Bill Domonkos

Young lesbians, gays, and their families describe their own ‘coming out’ experiences, clearly and poignantly.

40-minute VHS + Leader’s Guide

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A timely and original video packed with insights that will enhance the work of a broad range of educators and mental health professionals, this resource is one that anyone who works with teenagers won’t want to miss. It provides an engrossing account of the coming out process of gay and lesbian youth and the special difficulties these teens face at home and at school. Interviews with adolescents and their parents are interwoven with professional commentary and dramatic vignettes performed by a theater group of gay and lesbian teens.

Topics include:

* The process of coming to terms with a homosexual identity

* The need for gay and lesbian role models and support groups

* Coming out to close friends and family

* The road to understanding and acceptance for parents

* and more.

Who Should Use this Video

A valuable professional training tool and a much-needed component of health education and human sexuality courses for teenagers, this unique video is ideal for teachers and school administrators. It is invaluable as well for family therapists, child psychologists, and social workers, and of course, teenagers and parents.

The Companion Leader’s Guide

A concise leader’s guide contains guidelines for effective use of the video, discussion questions for group leaders, an annotated bibliography, and a list of organizations providing information and support.


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Details

ISBN 9781572302648
Genre Coming Out
Publication Date 28-Feb-93
Publisher Guilford Press
Language English
Rating NotRated
Subject Coming Out (Sexual Orientation) – United States; Documentary Films – United States; Gay Youth – United States
BookID 4354

Author: LFWBooks