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ERIC Number: EJ742121
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 11
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-9633
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Lesbians with Physical Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Their Experiences with Counseling
Hunt, Brandon; Matthews, Connie; Milsom, Amy; Lammel, Julie A.
Journal of Counseling & Development, v84 n2 p163-173 Spr 2006
The authors interviewed 25 lesbians with physical disabilities about their counseling experiences. Using a phenomenological qualitative approach, the authors identified 9 themes. Five themes addressed participants' perceptions of their counselors: general satisfaction or dissatisfaction, counselors' general effectiveness, counselors' awareness and education regarding sexual orientation and/or disability, discrimination and bias, and counselor identity. Three themes related to the participants' attempts to negotiate the counseling process: (1) coming out or self-disclosure;(2) self-advocacy; and (3) accessibility/accommodations. The final theme related to depression. [Abstract altered to comply with ERIC guidelines.]
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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