Inviting "kate's" authenticity: Relational cultural theory applied in work with a transsexual sex worker of color using the competencies for counseling with transgender clients

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-227

  Patton, Jason ^a   Reicherzer, Stacee ^a  

^a WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Relational cultural theory; Sex worker; Transgender; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650230544     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538605.2010.524846     Document Type: Article

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