TY - JOUR
T1 - A Narratology of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients' Experiences Addressing Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counseling
AU - Buser, Juleen K.
AU - Goodrich, Kristopher M.
AU - Luke, Melissa
AU - Buser, Trevor J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Although spiritual and religious themes have been found to be salient for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals, a paucity of research has explored how these themes are attended to in the counseling context. This qualitative investigation used a narratology approach to explore the counseling experiences of seven LGBT clients around spiritual and religious issues. The narrative which emerged included (a) negative counseling experiences, (b) client perseverance in locating additional counseling, (c) positive counseling experiences, and (d) a reframing of counselor responsibility. The results of this study contain implications for future research, clinical practice, and counselor training.
AB - Although spiritual and religious themes have been found to be salient for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals, a paucity of research has explored how these themes are attended to in the counseling context. This qualitative investigation used a narratology approach to explore the counseling experiences of seven LGBT clients around spiritual and religious issues. The narrative which emerged included (a) negative counseling experiences, (b) client perseverance in locating additional counseling, (c) positive counseling experiences, and (d) a reframing of counselor responsibility. The results of this study contain implications for future research, clinical practice, and counselor training.
KW - LGBT clients
KW - narratology
KW - qualitative research
KW - religion
KW - spirituality
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U2 - 10.1080/15538605.2011.632395
DO - 10.1080/15538605.2011.632395
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84855508701
SN - 1553-8605
VL - 5
SP - 282
EP - 303
JO - Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling
JF - Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling
IS - 3-4
ER -