Affirmative Stances in Training Programs Toward Sexual and Gender Minority Clients

Views From Clinical and Counseling Psychology Graduate Students

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3633754
AutoresZachary A Soulliard (0000-0003-2281-3857, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, autor correspondente), Katherine L Zane (0000-0002-7544-5376, OhioHealth Physician Group-Neuroscience, Columbus, Ohio, USA), Honore M Hughes (Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University; St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
Ano2023
Volume70
Fascículo3
Páginas542-564
Data de publicação2023-02-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2021.1993663
PMID34762023
OpenAlexW3211620831
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas32

Despite training recommendations to address mental health disparities among sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, the current state of SGM affirmative training in clinical and counseling doctoral psychology programs remains unclear. The present study surveyed 147 clinical and counseling psychology graduate students in the United States. Participants completed surveys on affirmative training stances in their graduate program for sexual minority clients, gender minority clients, and self-reported perceptions of their attitudes, knowledge, and skills related to SGM clients. Results revealed that current graduate students reported more affirmative stances for sexual minority clients compared to gender minority clients. SGM graduate students reported fewer affirmative stances in their programs for both sexual and gender minority clients compared to their heterosexual cisgender peers. Lastly, SGM identity was a significant predictor of perceived SGM clinical competency beyond years of training, program model, or type of graduate program. Implications for training and future research are discussed

Counseling psychology · Graduate students · Medical education · Mental health · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology