ERIC Number: EJ742121
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 11
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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.]
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Physical Disabilities, Females, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Counseling Effectiveness, Participant Satisfaction, Counselor Attitudes, Sexual Orientation, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias, Self Advocacy, Accessibility (for Disabled), Self Disclosure (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Counselor Client Relationship, Interviews, Counselor Training, Counseling Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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