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Contribution to Book
Supporting Transgender Youth and Their Families in Therapy: Facing Challenges and Harnessing Strengths
Handbook of LGBT-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy (2012)
  • Deborah Coolhart, Syracuse University
Abstract
The editors and contributors of this comprehensive text provide a unique and important contribution to LGBT clinical literature. Spanning 30 chapters, they discuss the diverse and complex issues involved in LGBT couple and family therapy. In almost 15 years, this book provides the first in-depth overview of the best practices for therapists and those in training who wish to work effectively with LGBT clients, couples, and families need to know, and is only the second of its kind in the history of the field. The clinical issues discussed include • raising LGBT children • coming out • elderly LGBT issues • sex therapy • ethical and training issues Because of the breadth of the book, its specificity, and the expertise of the contributing authors and editors, it is the definitive handbook on LGBT couple and family therapy.
Publication Date
April 5, 2012
Editor
Jerry J. Bigner, & Joseph L. Wetchler
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN
978-0415883597
Publisher Statement
Copyright 2012 Routledge. This book may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and Routledge. The book may be found at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415883597/
Citation Information
Deborah Coolhart. "Supporting Transgender Youth and Their Families in Therapy: Facing Challenges and Harnessing Strengths" 1New York, New YorkHandbook of LGBT-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/deborah_coolhart/2/