The Importance Of Collaboration In Multicultural Therapy

I was very pleased at the inclusion of the case of Felix (Glassgold, 2009). It was refreshing to see affirmative LGBTQ+ therapy in action as opposed to stated in passing reference. I liked the author’s concise explanation of 1 of the 16 American Psychological Association’s Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients (2000) that stated the guidelines encourage therapists to accept client’s “sexual orientation and their same-sex desires and behaviors.” I have attached the revised 2011 guidelines. For over half of the clients I currently see at IHI, disclosure of their orientation has impacted their relationship with their family of origin (covered in Guideline 10). This has varied from being asked not to speak openly about their sexuality to complete disownment or rejection from communities.

I thought using the minority stress model in the conceptualization was fitting and like the author’s view of prejudice and

I always appreciate definitions, and like that the authors defined culture as, “a system of beliefs, perspectives, and values a group of a particular race/ ethnicity or geographic region collectively share” (Asnaani & Hofmann, 2012). I was curious what people thought of the acronym ADDRESSING, on the one hand I preferred the simplicity of the sub-heading, “culturally informed but person-specific assessment” but on the other hand I liked that gender, sexual orientation, disability and spiritual orientation (among other) were included in the article’s concept of cultural identity. I appreciated the emphasis that, although it is important to learn about the culture of clients, this in itself is insufficient and that “all patients are still regarded as unique