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International Gay & Lesbian Review

The Equality Complex: Lesbians in Therapy: A Guide to Anti-Oppressive Practice

by Val Young
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Abstract compiled from jacket cover.

This book is geared towards women who perceive therapy as a resource for exploring the nature of sexual identity during periods of personal and social transitions. Written from the perspective of clients rather than therapists, it demonstrates the equlaities elements of the National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications standards (NVQs/SVQs) in counseling. Observations by contributors of disempowering and heterosexist therapy methods or attitudes, and equally of good practice, are followed by an ontroduction to the anti-oppressive approach and a series of counseling examples, including supervision. Written with the general reader in mind rather than the professional therapist.

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International Gay & Lesbian Review
Los Angeles, CA