Homophobia and clinical competency: An exploration of couple and family therapists' beliefs

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-342

  Henke, Tegan ^a   Carlson, Thomas Stone ^b   McGeorge, Christi R ^b  

^a DuPage County Health Department   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and lesbian couples; Homophobia; Therapist competency

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951687515     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332690903246101     Document Type: Article

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