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10 - Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning for LGBTQ+ Individuals

from Part III - Assessment and Treatment in LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2024

By
Chaniece Winfield ,
Shelby Dillingham ,
Yusuf Barburoglu ,
Peighton Corley ,
Cory Gerwe  and
Jeffry Moe
Edited by
Jeffry Moe ,
Amber L. Pope ,
Dilani M. Perera  and
Narketta Sparkman-Key
Jeffry Moe
Affiliation:
Old Dominion University, Virginia
Amber L. Pope
Affiliation:
William & Mary
Dilani M. Perera
Affiliation:
Fairfield University, Connecticut
Narketta Sparkman-Key
Affiliation:
James Madison University, Virginia
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Summary

This chapter will explore best practices in assessing, diagnosing, and treatment planning for LGBTQ+ clients. Examining issues and trends with standardized assessment tools with an emphasis on biopsychosocial assessment will be discussed. Within this chapter, effective strategies and techniques to assess sexual-affectional and gender identity will also be presented with an in-depth critique of heteronormative and cisnormative values that can negatively impact the assessment process. Throughout this chapter, resource examples of LGBTQ+ affirming treatment plans with case examples of intakes with sexual-affectional minority women will be presented.

Keywords

Assessmentsexual-affectional identitygender identityaffirmative treatment planningassessment practices
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LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling
A Student and Practitioner Handbook
 , pp. 177 - 196
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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