This is the first and only book existing on the lesbian/gay counseling service, mental health movement in the United States. It covers how gay counseling services arose from the lesbian/gay subculture and gay movement, why they were needed, their history, organization, philosophy, staff, clients, and relationship with their lesbian/gay communities and the established mental health system. It provides recommendations and advocates measures the on-gay mental health professionals and agencies. It chronicles lesbian/gay history and the struggle for positive mental health services in a context of cultural homophobia and labeling gays as mentally ill.
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| Title: Counseling Our Own |
| Author: Charna Klein |
| ISBN: 9780960000000 |
| Subtitle: The Lesbian-Gay Subculture Meets The Mental Health System |
| Genre: Health |
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| Publication Date: 33239 |
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| Publisher: Consultant Services Northwest |
| Language: English |
| Format: Paperback |
| Pages: 263 |
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| Book_ID: 119383 |