Deconstructing Heterosexism: Becoming an LGB Affirmative Heterosexual Couple and Family Therapist

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-26

  McGeorge, Christi ^a   Stone Carlson, Thomas ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BISEXUALITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE; BISEXUALITY; COUPLES THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 78650765834     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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