INCORPORATING SEXUAL ORIENTATION INTO MFT TRAINING PROGRAMS: INFUSION AND INCLUSION

Many authors have questioned the preparedness of family therapists to deal with sexual minority clients. Even though the Commission on Accrediation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) has called for the integration of sexual orientation into the curriculum of marriage and family ther...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2003-01, Vol.29 (1), p.59-67
Main Authors: Long, Janie K., Serovich, Julianne M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
Clinics
Community Relations
Consciousness Raising
Counseling Effectiveness
Counselor Qualifications
Counselor Training
Curriculum
Education
Families & family life
Family Counseling
Family therapy
Family Therapy - education
Fear
Homosexuality
Humans
Inclusive education
Males
Marriage
Marriage - psychology
Marriage Counseling
Minority Groups
Resistance (Psychology)
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Orientation
Sexuality
Social Bias
Social Control
Teaching Methods
Therapy
Trainees
Training
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Summary:Many authors have questioned the preparedness of family therapists to deal with sexual minority clients. Even though the Commission on Accrediation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) has called for the integration of sexual orientation into the curriculum of marriage and family therapy training programs, the subject continues to be marginalized. The purpose of this article is to encourage trainers to examine their programs' curricula for evidence of heterosexist bias and introduce ways that they might integrate issues related to same‐sex affectional and sexual orientations into their programs via the classroom and the clinic.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.2003.tb00383.x