This video combines the latest research and effective treatment approaches by such experts as Dr. Ritch Savin-Wiliams, Dr. Karla Anhalt and Teresa DeCrescenzo, and includes vital information for working with this special population.
You’ll learn about:
- Typical adolescent developmental milestones
- Four key “differential developmental trajectories” — a comprehensive model for understanding healthy GLB identity development.
- Stressors common to identifying as GLB during adolescence, including loss of social support, victimization/harassment, suicidality, high-risk sexual behavior and substance abuse.
- Ways to help GLB youth become resistant to potential stressors.
- The paradigm shift from a pathologizing model to a strength-based treatment approach that includes mentoring, trust building, adjusting to social roles, building resiliency against harassment, and dealing with religious conflicts.
- The GLB youth perspective as they share their positive and negative experiences.
This video is part of the 7-video series, Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients. Other videos in this series include:
- Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients 1: Historical Perspectives
- Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients 2: Individual Assessment and Psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients 3: Relationships, Families and Couples Counseling
- Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients 4: The Coming Out Process
- Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients 5: The Bisexual Experience
- Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients 6: Diversity and Multiple Identities
- Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients 7: Sexual Minority Adolescents
